One of the interesting yet unadvertised sites in Newfoundland is the folded rocks near Port aux Port. You have to ask locals exactly where they are and how to get to them but it is worth the effort. This formation is also called the Faults & Folds of West Bay Beach. "The folds of rock are related to the churning tectonic activity that gave rise to the earth's mantle hundreds of millions of year ago." For scale I am about 6 feet tall.
Red-breasted nuthatch, Oct 22, 2022, Rondeau Provincial Park. It has been grey and overcast or snowing/raining for a while, so one from the archives. Sitta canadensis. The oldest known Red-breasted Nuthatch was 7 years, 6 months old. source - allaboutbirds.org
White tailed deer, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Dec 23, 2017. After our monster storm the snow has all melted and the temperatures have been well above freezing. This image is from 5 years ago. Odocoileus virginianus • is the most widely distributed and the most numerous of all North America’s large animals • leaves its fawn unattended for hours at a time • may have difficulty surviving the winter, particularly if there are too many deer competing for food or if snow is deep • occasionally gets its antlers hopelessly entangled with those of another male during a mating season battle, resulting in the slow death of both animals source - Hinterlands who's who.
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