Nature Images Show Round Up

On Saturday, February 1, TFN Members descended on the S. Walter Stewart Library for our annual Nature Images Show, a wonderful afternoon full of amazing work, good friends, and tasty snacks. The images on display were as varied as the members who presented them: snap shots of weird finds, scenes from citizen science, highlights from TFN walks, art installations, and so much more.

Special thanks to Margaret McRae & Lynn Miller for organizing the event, to all of the volunteers who helped with set-up and tear-down, to everyone who brought food and, of course, to all of the artists and naturalists who participated!

The March issue of our newsletter will contain some select shots for those of you who were unable to join us. Unfortunately, space restrictions will only allow for a small sampling of the wonderful images and art on display. So, for your wider enjoyment and appreciation, some additional shots are provided below – click the picture to enlarge and see the whole thing!

Dave Barr

  • Bee fly mimicking a bumblebee for protection from predators
  • Queen’s of the half-black bumble bee (Bombus vagans) emerge in May to feed on nectar and pollen

Jenny Bull

  • A heavy carpenter bee swings on a spike of blue vervain
  • A northern cardinal trying to wipe fragments of snail shell from its beak

Bill Cruttwell

  • Cape May warbler, Pelee
  • Northern waterthrush, Pelee

Martin Chen

  • Six petal trillium, Port Hope, May 2019
  • Ontario ladyslipper orchid near Whitby, June 2018

Margaret McRae

  • Tulip tree flower
  • 13 monarch eggs on one milkweed leaf

Liz Menard

  • Nature of the River – Etching on linen, upholstered on period appropriate chairs
  • Nature of the River – Original Artist’s Book + Etched copper plate

Frank Miles

  • Red Bellied Woodpecker
  • Moose Sticking its Tongue Out

Theresa Moore

  • Cardinal fledgling begging for food at Toronto Botanical Gardens
  • Beaver feeding on bark at Arrowhead Park (part of a family of three)

Lillian Natalizio

  • Bees like this male leafcutter bee were frequent visitors to the swamp milkweed in my garden
  • The softer green colour and texture of newly emerged American beech leaves are a favourite spring sight at Centennial park

Jessica Nelson

  • Cicada emerging from its skin, Mount Pleasant Cemetery (August 2019)
  • Common Grackle, High Park (June 2019)

Carol Pasternak

  • Newly moulted cecropia moth
  • Male scape moth nectaring

Danielle Pellatt-Hall

  • Flower of the Canadian Wild Ginger, ‘Asarum canadense’
  • Flower of Field Chickweed, ‘Cerastium arvense’

Jason Ramsay-Brown

  • American toad
  • Cedar-apple rust

Wendy Rothwell

  • Chicory (​Cichorium intybus), an introduced plant that blooms from June to October, High Park
  • Wild blue Lupine (Lupinus perennis), a valued native plant, blooming in late May or early June, that is being successfully restored to High Park

The Toronto Field Naturalists wish to acknowledge this land through which we walk. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississauga of the Credit River. Today it is still the home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to be on this land.