by kirsten | Jan 30, 2023 | Nature Walks
Have you noticed a sweet scent wafting past your nose as you walk in our neighborhood and wondered if spring is around the corner? This wonderful aroma most likely comes from the fragrant winter flowering shrubs like the tiny white flowers of the Sweetbox...
by kirsten | Jan 23, 2023 | Nature Walks
Wild Rabbits also known as Eastern cottontail (sylvilages floridanus) Adored by some, unwanted by others… The cottontaiI is the most common rabbit species in North America. It is abundant in Midwest North America and so- called due to their little white...
by kirsten | Jan 23, 2023 | Nature Walks
In Country Woods, South Surrey BC, we mainly see and/or hear the barred owl. The barred owl is also called a “hoot owl” and can be recognized by its distinctive call: “Who, who, who cooks for you?” This owl is active both during the day and the night. Half of all owl...
by kirsten | Jan 16, 2023 | Plants
Poison sumac (Rhus Vernix or Toxicodendron) This shrub like tree can grow up to 20 feet tall, it has two parallel sets of leaves 7 to 13 on each leaf stem and the leaves are up to 4 inches long, with one at the very end making it an uneven number of leaves. It’s tiny...
by kirsten | Jan 16, 2023 | Nature Walks
The Douglas squirrels are our native squirrels and are half the size of the grey and black ones. Our native squirrels prefer old growth or 2nd year growth forest habitats but will move out when developments move in. Their food preferences are cones and nuts from fir,...
