Muriel reports that the evening walk number 4 ….. turned into a pond watching car cruise with 21 people. It is very interesting what turns up in a picture . A Great Blue Heron, a Blue-winged Teal, An American Bittern, and some Mallard Ducks , all in one Great shot ! After checking out the…
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Sights and Sounds with Muriel Field Trip 3 April 9 2018
…..After the ICE storm . The round frowning Robin standing on stiff legs on the icy snow, and the shivering Great Blue Heron trying to pull its body inside its fluffy feathers, were begging Mother Nature to please turn up the thermostat. In spite of this the Chorus Frogs are struggling to keep singing even…
Sights and Sounds with Muriel Field Trip 2, on Tuesday April 10, 2018
Muriel writes: As you are now aware , it does not rain every time I lead a walk. It was a lovely evening , but still quite cold. The old swing bridge at the Narrows was free of snow and a good spot for watching the activity in the water and areas around. A pair…
Sights and sounds with Muriel Sinclair Field Trips: Trip 1 was April 3/2018
As usual, Muriel chose the stormiest night of the year, and she chose it almost a year ago. What a brr-rrrrrr evening. I love Spring because every day holds wonderful, wonderful surprises. When we arrived at Brough’s Creek on Woodland Drive it was snowing and very cold…but what activity! Two rather stout Beavers had been…
Winter stewardship walk at Carthew Bay
Beautiful blue sky and a very tolerable winter temperature of -3.5° greeted the 14 members of the Orillia Naturalists’ Club at the Carthew Bay Nature Reserve on Sunday, March 4, 2018. The property team from the club is the eyes and ears for the Couchiching Conservancy and the team is responsible for keeping track of…
Winter Hike at Hope Smith
Sunday, February 18, 2018 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. started with a bit of snow and –1 degree, but the day improved with some sun and +1 degree C. What a lovely day it turned out to be. 12 people, 3 of whom were from the Orillia Camera Club started on the Alexander Hope Smith…
Carthew Bay Hike
One of the activities the club participates in is the stewardship and monitoring of the Carthew Bay Nature Reserve, one of the properties managed by the Couchiching Conservancy. Our job as stewards is to visit the property at least four times a year, spring, summer, fall and winter and make note of any changes such…
Carthew Bay Hike
One of the activities the club participates in is the stewardship and monitoring of the Carthew Bay Nature Reserve, one of the properties managed by the Couchiching Conservancy. Our job as stewards is to visit the property at least four times a year, spring, summer, fall and winter and make note of any changes such…
A Fall Walk in Copeland Forest
A fall walk in the Copeland Forest – Sunday, October 1, 2017 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 1, was a perfect day for a fall walk with Margaret and David Kennedy in the hills and valleys of the Copeland Forest. Twenty naturalists, including two visitors from Holland, Stinnissen family members, and an expert specializing…
Stewardship Hike Carthew Bay
On May 29, 2017, Dorthea Hangaard of the Couchiching Conservancy joined 10 members of the Orillia Naturalists’ club for her introduction to the Carthew Bay property. The property team from the club is the eyes and ears for the Conservancy and the team is responsible for keeping track of any improper incursions onto the property as well…
BIRDING HIKE
May 28 , Sunday 2017 – a birding hike on the Uhthoff Trail led by Arni Stinnissen 8 Members of the Orillia Naturalists’ Club were up bright and early on Sunday . We were able to navigate the heavy fog to arrive at the Uhthoff trail where it meets Foxmead Road. The birds were in…
Muriel's First Signs of Spring - April 20, 2017 - Rail trail north of Orillia
The 6 stalwarts – photo by Heather Ewing Well folks, these walks are called “ Signs of Spring”, and rain is definitely one of those signs. Mother Nature has been quite kind to us …….but sometimes we push the limits too far and get wet. That’s the reason good rain gear was invented. Along the…