I noticed on arriving at the lower Scarborough Bluffs this morning that someone had put out about a dozen uncarved pumpkins. Who were these for?

A little later, the answer was clear.

Some birds:

Some botany:

10am group:

1pm group:

MAILBOX about a good nature TV show this evening.

Hi Miles,

The PBS show Nature has an upcoming episode devoted to woodpeckers. Perhaps some of your walkers (and you!) would be interested in watching it. From a blurb in the Star TV section: “This instalment takes a look at what makes woodpeckers so special. With over 240 species identified, these birds boast a unique evolutionary journey and play a powerful role in ecosystems all over the world.”

On PBS Wednesday November 2nd at 8:00 p.m.

NATURE POETRY

 “My heart ‘s in the Highlands, my heart is not here; My heart ‘s in the Highlands a-chasing the deer.” – Robert Burns

Miles Hearn