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Truffles and the Muskrat Pond
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Truffles and the Muskrat Pond

I was sitting on top of the root dome, looking down over the shelf, peering into the soft muddy substrates below me while folks were figuring the story of the tracks out. While they investigated further, I looked around on top of where I was and was grateful that I did as I realized that I had narrowly avoided putting my hand in a moderate pile of Raccoon scat.

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Tracking Cooper’s Hawks along the Etobicoke Creek

Tracking Cooper’s Hawks along the Etobicoke Creek

I was exploring the northwestern end of the Etobicoke Creek trail on July 14th when I made my way into an Eastern White Pine plantation edging a creekside forest on the other side of the trail I was on. Near the opening of the trail I found a Robin carcass missing the head.

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