Island Lake Conservation Area: June 2020

I am enjoying discovering natural locations and this place is wonderful. It features a beautifully maintained circular trail and boardwalk which follow the shores of Island Lake just south of Orangeville. Perfect for a long walk, or an hour or so scenic bicycle ride on flat surfaces.There are benches all along the way.

Some botany:

Autumn-olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
False Solomon-seal *Maianthemum racemosum)
Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica)
Doll’s-eyes (Actaea)
Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium)
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)
Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)
Amur Maple (Acer ginnala)
Lakeside Sedge (Carex lacustris)
Morrow Honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii)
Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)
Red-osier (Cornus sericea)
Highbush-cranberry (Viburnum opulus)
Yellow Avens (Geum aleppicum)
Marbleweed (Lithospermum molle)
Black Medick (Medicago lupulina)
Rough Cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica)
Algae
Spatterdock (Nuphar advena)
Sweet-cicely (Osmorhiza)
Birdfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Glossy Buckthorn (Rhamnus utilis)
Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea)
rust fungus on Glossy Buckthorn
rust fungus on Glossy Buckthorn
rust fungus on Glossy Buckthorn

On this very hot morning, few birds showed themselves:

Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal (male)
Canada Geese
Trumpeter Swans

NATURE POETRY

And since all this loveliness can not be Heaven,
I know in my heart it is June.                                – Abba Gould Woolson (1838–1921)

Miles Hearn

2 thoughts on “Island Lake Conservation Area: June 2020

  1. Lisa Volkov

    What a gorgeous place! What beautiful pictures! Even the algae is beautiful!
    Thank you so much for sharing your discoveries with us, Miles!

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  2. Pina

    How beautiful!
    In spite of the nonsense that happens in this world, there is still much beauty to be found in good Mother Nature.

    And those little nature poems are so perfect too.
    Thank you !

    Reply

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