Elizabeth Szekeres is a geographer with a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies. Since retiring from full time work in 2017, she has spent her time traveling the globe to explore the natural world and observe birds. New Zealand, Southern Africa, Hungary, Spain, Ecuador, California, Oregon, The Galápagos Islands, Costa Rica, Newfoundland, Baja California, Mexico and the Sea of Cortez are some of the places she has been. We are happy to present Elizabeth. She will be sharing her anecdotes and photos of a personal pet project that she has been working on; to see and photograph all of the specie of penguins in the world.
This message is from Laura Timms, a past Headwaters Nature speaker. She’s a Senior Specialist, Natural Heritage Management for Credit Valley Conservation, and is in charge of the annual CVC Butterfly Blitz. A number of our members have participated in this over the years.The 2023 CVC Butterfly Blitz is starting soon, running from May 6 – September 16. They’re starting earlier this year in the hopes that we all can spot more early spring butterflies, many of which are already flying. We’ll then meet for an in-person kickoff event on June 3rd. You can find out more about this fifth Butterfly Blitz at https://cvc.ca/butterfly-blitz/ and can register there via the enroll now button on the website. One of the early spring butterflies of special interest is the West Virginia White, a provincial species of Special Concern. They should be flying soon, and may be found in large areas of intact… Read more »
Here are some images and some thoughts of mine on this most wondrous late Autumn!
