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...
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...
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,...
Mar 26, 2019 | Nature Walks
Definite visible signs of Spring in the last day of Winter!! We enjoyed a great walk along the outer trails of the park and cut across through the open soccer field towards the pond below. Everywhere were Indian plum in bloom and greening up with bright leaves. Their...
Nov 2, 2018 | Nature Walks
This Friday was a very mild but overcast day at North 40, a dog off leash area, North of Churchill and 72nd street, is a little jewel of a walk in Ladner. Formerly used as a military airfield and communications station located beside Boundary Bay. After its closure...
Jul 10, 2018 | Nature Walks
This week, on my daily neighborhood walks with the children and the dog, we encountered lots of edible berries, such as the red huckleberry, thimble berries, some wild raspberries, saskatoon berries, creeping blackberries (my personal favorite) and yesterday we...
