Tag: Lynde Shores Conservation Area

Lynde Shores Conservation Area is a 348-hectare (860 acre) wildlife preserve in south Whitby, Ontario.

A Very Lucky Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar

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image of an eastern or canadian tiger swallowtail larva, in ontario, canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How do you like my new little buddy? It is the cutest little caterpillar, an Eastern or a Canadian Tiger Swallowtail larva likely in its third or 4th instar, soon to cocoon and morph into a beautiful butterfly. Read more

Merry Christmas From The World Of Lynde Shores

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Lynde Shores Conservation Area in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, had all the looks of Christmas one year. Read more

White-tailed Deer In The Wild At Lynde Shores



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White-tailed Deer In The Wild At Lynde Shores

two deer along pathway at lynde shores - whitby

In mid-March of 2014, Bob and I took a drive out to Thickson’s Woods in Oshawa to look for the Great Horned Owls reported to have been seen in the tall pines there.  On our way home, we took a slow drive along Hall’s Road South, which borders the Cranberry West Tract of Lynde Shores Conservation Area in Whitby.  There, we espied a small herd of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) lingering in the warm sunshine. Read more

Brown Thrasher At Lynde Shores Conservation Area

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brown thrasher, lynde shores conservation area, whitby, ontario

An early spring rendezvous in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, allowed Bob and me to fit in a stop at Lynde Shores Conservation Area for a quick tour around the bird feeding trail.  Near one of the feeders, a beautiful Brown Thrasher  was tucked low in the crown of a fallen tree. Read more

Double Crested Cormorant at Lynde Shores Conservation Area

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double-crested cormorant, profile of head

Bob and I have seen many Double crested Cormorants in the Georgian Bay area when canoeing the Beaver River and in the Minesing Swamp, not to mention right in the town of Thornbury, but we had never come across a member of the species at Lynde Shores Conservation Area in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, until on a visit there. Read more

Great Blue Heron Sighting At Lynde Shores Conservation Area

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Bob and I seem to have a fascination with Great Blue Herons.  These stately birds always demand our attention as this one did on an outing to  Lynde Shores Conservation Area  in Whitby,  Ontario. Read more

Clouded Sulphur Butterfly At Lynde Shores Conservation Area

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clouded sulpher butterfly, sits on flower and collects nectar, Lynde Shores Conservation Area, whitby, ontario

It was rather late in the fall when Bob and I went for a walk at  Lynde Shores Conservation Area  in Whitby, but glorious sunshine made for an unseasonably warm day.  It was no surprise, then, to find numerous butterflies visiting the remaining wildflowers in the meadows within sight of Lake Ontario, butterflies such as this Clouded Sulphur. Read more

Muskrats Eat, Swim, and Dive at Cranberry Marsh in Whitby

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Muskrat holds a stick in its hands - Cranberry Marsh - Lynde Shores Conservation Area

On a visit to the West Cranberry Tract at Lynde Shores Conservation Area in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, we were lucky enough to see some muskrats at the edge of the marsh foraging for food. Read more

Barred Owl At West Cranberry Tract In Whitby

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Barred Owl - catching a snooze - Cranberry West Tract - Whitby

On a visit to the West Cranberry Tract in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, we came upon this Barred Owl perched high in a tree. Completely at ease, it was wiling away the day quite oblivious of the world around it. Read more

Red-Bellied Woodpecker at Lynde Shores Conservation Area

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Red-bellied Woodpecker - takes a break after eats snow - Lynde Shores - Whitby - Ontario

With a gusty northwest wind blowing, Bob and I headed to Lynde Shores Conservation Area in Whitby, Ontario.  We wondered if the Red-bellied Woodpecker was still lingering in the woods there, and sure enough, I heard its repeated chiff-chiff and rolling churrr before actually spotting the Woodpecker on a nearby tree. Read more