A close-up view of vibrant deep red peonies in full bloom, captured at Humber Arboretum in Toronto, Ontario, showcasing their rich color and lush green foliage.
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You never know who you'll meet on the garden path.
Green Frogs are the most commonly seen species of frog at the Humber Arboretum. This particular amphibi-friend was making sure they were seen by sitting right in the middle of the path to the gazebo.
#Frogs #TorontoWildlife #UrbanWildlife #HumberArboretum #HumberCollege #Toronto #Etobicoke
Eastern Cottontail rabbit skull.
Rabbits and other lagomorphs have an ID feature on their skulls that helps separate them from rodents - "rostral fenestration". This refers to the area of skull in front of the eye socket that looks like latticework.
This skull is one of the many objects on display inside the Centre for Urban Ecology.
#Skull #Animals #Rabbits #Wildlife #TracksAndSigns
#CentreForUrbanEcology #HumberArboretum #HumberCollege
From the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority:
"TRCA has issued a Water Safety Message for June 11 to June 13, 2023. 20 to 35mm of rain is forecasted to start Sunday evening and taper off Monday afternoon. Please exercise caution near streams and other water bodies."
This notice includes the West Humber River, which runs through the Arboretum.
Learn more and check for updates at: https://trca.ca/floodnotice/
Stay smart and stay safe!
Two-Eyed Land-Based Play and Co-Learning is part of Humber College's Early Childhood Education program. The project makes extensive use of the Humber Arboretum lands and the Centre for Urban Ecology to introduce ECE students to Two-Eyed Seeing, which braids together Indigenous and non-Indigenous ways of seeing, being, and doing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4ELpUtufuA
We like to think it's the same Great Blue Heron who hangs around the Centre for Urban Ecology ponds each summer, delighting visitors and day campers alike. And if it is, they're back!
#GreatBlueHeron #Birds #TorontoWildlife #UrbanWildlife #HumberArboretum #Etobicoke
Helped out at a rock painting event at @humberarb today. This was my contribution. (Crayfish make other people happy too, right?)
#Crayfish #Animals #RockPainting #HumberArboretum #HumberCollege
It's patchy goldfinch time in #Toronto ! American Goldfinches are a fairly drab brown colour during the winter months, but adults turn a vibrant yellow during the spring and summer, with the males developing a solid black cap as well. Of course birds can't change their feathers all at once, so during the early spring the goldfinches go through a transition period.
#Birds #TorontoWildlife #HumberArboretum #TorontoParks #HumberCollege #SignsOfSpring
John Twynam
Humber Arboretum
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