Canatara

We are very fortunate to have such a gem of a park within the city of Sarnia. A variety of habitats provide an interesting selection of life to discover on every visit through the trails!

The female Eastern Carpenter Bee bores holes into wood homes, fences and patios to place her eggs while her mate plays the part of bodyguard! They move quickly from flower to flower, pollinating and harvesting from a large area in a short time. They don't seem to mind sharing feeding grounds with other varieties of bees.

https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.php?identification=Eastern-Carpenter-Bee

Green Herons hunt at all times of the day and night. They eat mainly small fish and supplement their diet with insects, spiders, crustaceans, snails, amphibians, reptiles and even rodents!

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Green_Heron/lifehistory

Nessus Sphinx Moth - has 2 thin yellow bands that aids in identification

A young Killdeer ventured away from Mom and Dad, allowing Deryl to snap a photo! They are able to run 24 hours after hatching from their ground nest!

A female Snapping Turtle temporarily chose a pile of Wood Chips in which to dig a nest. We kept an eye on her from a distance. She luckily decided it wasn't a good location and moved elsewhere. It takes 15-20 years for a Snapping Turtle to reach maturity. One female can lay 20-40 eggs per year and can live up to 100 years if she avoids predators and human interference. Unfortunately only 1 or 2 of those eggs will reach maturity.

https://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/what-we-do/resource-centre/featured-species/reptiles-and-amphibians/snapping-turtle.html