Walruses, found in the northern most reaches of Ontario, can weigh upwards of 1,000 kilograms.
Photo credit: NOAA Photo Library
Walruses, found in the northern most reaches of Ontario, can weigh upwards of 1,000 kilograms.
Photo credit: NOAA Photo Library
Common loon with young
Photo credit: Peter Ferguson
Other-worldly coral fungus.
Photo credit: Victor Critch
North America’s most northern frog, wood frogs will over-winter under leaves where they freeze and thaw based on the temperature.
Photo credit: Todd W Pierson
Pine siskins resemble goldfinches, but have thinner beaks and streaked plumage.
Photo credit: corvidaceous
Ruby-throated hummingbirds beat their wings 60-80 times per second while in flight. During migration season, these birds fly more than 3000 kilometres, each way, from Ontario into Central America.
Photo credit: Noah Cole
An eastern tailed-blue butterfly feeds on nectar from a fleabane aster.
Photo credit: Jenny Pansing
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Keep an eye out for turtles!!!
(via: North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores)
* pictured is Eastern Box Turtle (T. carolina)
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