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