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June 3, 2018

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A beautiful Polyphemus moth emerges from its cocoon

After almost 8 months of wintering over, moisturizing, hovering and nail biting, the moth has finally emerged from the cocoon I found in the leaf litter last October. I even took the cocoon camping with me – I did not want to miss the big event! Introducing my Polyphemus moth. Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 7 yearsJune 3, 2018 ago
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Interesting Snapping Turtle behaviour and shell characteristics

I came from the Coe Hill area and we had 2 kinds of large turtles (still do). Both types are very dark, grow to about 16″ – 18″ in diameter, very aggressive. The main difference is one has a smooth shell and one has a spiked shell, 1 row on Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 7 years ago
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Sightings of note: May 27 to June 2

 Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) (1) – Reported Jun 01, 2018 12:33 by Thomas Unrau – Big (Boyd/Chiminis) Island (Kawartha Land Trust), Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “Good visual id- full white wing bars. Good song”               Sora (Porzana carolina) (2) – Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 7 yearsJune 3, 2018 ago
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