🦎🦎 #wildlifewednesday 🦎🦎 Red Backed Salamander... classified as “least concern” for once. We found two of these critters while working through some spring clean ups in North York just the other day. What joy! They are mainly terrestrial and like living low to the ground, under rocks, logs and other debris. Be mindful of them while working through your gardens this spring. They are just beginning to come up from hibernation. Don’t cultivate. It isn’t necessary. And leave some wet leaf litter behind for them to burrow into. They’re still sleepy... . . . . A♠️B Discovered by @annelise.watson in North York, Ontario #wildlifewednesday #wildlifephotography #wildlife #thevalueofnature #developmentthroughdiscovery #wednesdaydiscoveryjournal #neverstopexploring #getoutside #nature #environment #conservation #exploremore #redbackedsalamander #salamandersofinstagram #northyork #thesix #TO #PartridgeTotalCare (at North York) https://www.instagram.com/adam.ce.braun/p/BwXTi35niZe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18wg40lcm8561

🐢🦎 #wildlifewednesday 🦎🐢 Galápagos Sea Iguanas, named so for their unique ability to forage for food in the sea, primarily algae. This is an uncommon and almost exclusive talent not displayed in other modern reptiles. My best friend and habitual traveler @pearse87 has been lounging ocean side with these dinosaurs for several days. I’m not particularly interested in iguanas. But like all my other wildlife posts, I’m always excited to see animals being animals where animals live. Seeing an iguana in it’s own habitat would suddenly spark a curiosity in me about iguanas and their environment as a whole. Curiosity drives discovery... . . . . A♠️B Discovered by @pearse87 in Santa Cruz, Galápagos #wildlifewednesday #wildlifephotography #wildlife #thevalueofnature #developmentthroughdiscovery #wednesdaydiscoveryjournal #neverstopexploring #getoutside #nature #environment #conservation #exploremore #iguana #reptilesofinstagram #galapagos #islandlife (at Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador) https://www.instagram.com/adam.ce.braun/p/BtReTkdH0za/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ip7qpd7ccatu

Late entry for #wildlifewednesday ...this Milk Snake was basking in the sun at the @cslgroup Milton yard. She was roughly 18” long and real shiny. What a beaut!!!... . . . . Discovered in Milton, Ontario #wildlifewednesday #wildlifephotography #wildlife #thevalueofnature #developmentthroughdiscovery #wednesdaydiscoveryjournal #neverstopexploring #getoutside #nature #environment #conservation #exploremore #snakesofinstagram #milksnake (at Milton, Ontario)

This "butterfly bush" - located on the beach of Pirate Bight, Norman Island - is fluttering with activity. I put quotations because I don't actually know. It's really close. There are some characteristics that I recognise and some that I don't. But, simply put, it's a flowery (likely fragrant) bush and it's covered in butterflies...so there you go. @sharonburrill could provide more insight. This set of pictures comes from one of her adventures. Norman Island is fabled to be the inspiration of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. As contested as this claim may be the island does have a documented history of shipwrecks, mutinies, and stowage of pirate booty...so I've learned. . . . . Discovered by @sharonburrill in "The Bight" Norman Island, BVI #wildlifewednesday #wildlifephotography #wildlife #thevalueofnature #developmentthroughdiscovery #wednesdaydiscoveryjournal #neverstopexploring #getoutside #nature #environment #conservation #exploremore #normanisland #thebight #piratesbight #bvi #tortola

#wildlifewednesday I pillaged this picture from my sister's Instagram... It's my nephew and his dziadzia (my dad). My dad is showing how, if he's ever so gentle, the birds will eat out of his hand. He's a quick study. She has another shot of him with a bird in his hand. "The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself" - Henry Miller. . . . . Discovered @rbgcanada, Burlington, Ontario #wildlifewednesday #wildlifephotography #wildlife #thevalueofnature #developmentthroughdiscovery #wednesdaydiscoveryjournal #neverstopexploring #getoutside #nature #environment #conservation #rbg #royalbotanicalgardens #burlington

#wildlifewednesday I am told by a credible source that this is a Luna Moth...possibly a male. It happened to be sun bathing in the yard here at the CSL Group head office a few days ago. Sarah used to work at a butterfly conservatory down in the Caribbean. I had to ask her what this was. She proceeded to drop some knowledge. This moth is one of the latgest in North America with a wingspan of up to 114mm. This one was the almost the length of my hand. They feed on Birch, Willow, and Sumac...all of which we have at the office. Isn't it beautiful. #wildlifewednesday #wildlifephotography #wildlife #thevalueofnature #developmentthroughdiscovery #wednesdaydiscoveryjournal #neverstopexploring #getoutside #nature #environment #conservation #whyilandscape #getoutside #workoutside #lunamoth #cslgroup #csl_ancaster (at CSL Group Ltd)

Hey guy! #wildlifewednesday #wildlife #wildlifephotography #thevalueofnature #developmentthroughdiscovery #wednesdaydiscoveryjournal #neverstopexploring #getoutside #nature #environment #conservation #weekendhikes #bechtelpark #waterloo #kwawesome