Humber Arboretum Atlas July Highlights

Welcome back to the Humber Arboretum Atlas Project monthly highlights! There were so many interesting observations that were made in July.

A lot of animals were spotted this month. Treshaun Thomas Wright spotted an Eastern Cottontail and a White-tailed Deer. One of our nature interpreters, Mike Naumoff, spotted a Wild Turkey.

© Mike Naumoff, some rights reserved (BY-CC), Wild Turkey - Observation 88017055

Plants and animals that have habitats in or by the water was a big theme in July. A Great Blue Heron was spotted by robertopennino and the Sacred Lotus was spotted by navpreetsekhon. Other observations included the Fatmucket and the Bluntnsed Minnow.

© navpreetsekhon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC), Sacred Lotus - Observation 85857512

Some fruits were also spotted, such as the Mock Strawberry found by Max Haber. Lynn Short found the Autumn Olive and navpreetsekhon found the European Raspberry.

© Lynn Short, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC), Autumn Olive - Observation 87150314

© navpreetsekhon, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC), European Raspberry - Observation 87909625

The Humber Arboretum thanks everyone for submitting their findings this month. Every time a new picture gets posted, the beauty of the Arboretum gets captured and put on display for people to see. Looking forward to all the things that get observed in August!

• Nicole Carbone, Humber Arboretum Student Content Creator

Publicado el 03 de agosto de 2021 por humberarboretum