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Panicled Aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum)Observer
matthewhamDescription
Found along trail near river in the Humber Arboretum. This plant was approximately 2.5 feet tall with 1-inch diameter flowers.
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Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)Observer
matthewhamDescription
One of several gulls around the Humber Campus. Most of them were in and around the trash area between Humber College and Guelph-Humber.
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Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica)Observer
matthewhamDescription
I believe this is a weeping willow tree. It was located near Bathurst and Harbord. It looks like at some point in it's life a cable of some sort was strung along its trunk since there is a large long scare running vertically in its bark. Given its location is likely that it was planted there many years ago.
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White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)Observer
matthewhamDescription
This was a doe that was grazing in the trees just off the path in the Humber Arboretum. She was accompanied by a fawn, and another young female deer.
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Artist's Bracket (Ganoderma applanatum)Observer
matthewhamDescription
Artist's Bracket that was growing on a log along a trail in the Humber Arboretum.
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Eastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)Observer
matthewhamDescription
Hornet/Wasp that was on a flower near the river in the Humber Arboretum. I would say slightly under an inch in length.
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Pear-shaped Puffball (Apioperdon pyriforme)Observer
matthewhamDescription
A little group of puffballs (correction, wolf's milk) growing on a Dawn Redwood tree in the Humber Arboretum. They were located about 6 inches from the base of the tree
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Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)Observer
matthewhamDescription
A plant from among several that were growing along the edge of an outcrop of trees in Bickford Park. This particular one was about 4 feet tall.
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
matthewhamDescription
A pair of mallards were swimming alone in a pond in the Arboretum. This is the male.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
matthewhamDescription
Gray Squirrel I found running around the Humber Arboretum. It was going around from bush to bush and digging.
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Blow Flies (Family Calliphoridae)Observer
matthewhamDescription
This was one of the several flies which were trapped in between my windows in the kitchen. It seems they might have hitched a ride on some food and since there were no new ones born after the initial batch.
Compared to a lot of other flies I've encountered, these were pretty slow.
