Late Spring Nature Walk

Last weekend the weather was just wonderful, not too cold and not too hot. We took the opportunity to head to the park and enjoy a nature hike.

It was a great day with no huge swarms of black flies or mosquitoes.

Yellow Ladys Slipper flower.

Ladys Slipper flower

One of our first finds was this beautiful Lady's Slipper flower.

Kids having fun on a nature walk.

Our kids love this tree! I have so many photos of them by this over the years.

Kids touching poplar trees to see the dust on the bark.

Nature Study Poplar Trees

They rediscovered how poplar trees have a dust on their bark.

A deer in a fenced park pen.

Deer grazing in the pens.

Water rushing over rocks.

I love the little water rapids.

3 swans sitting next to a pond.

3 beautiful swans!

5 Canada geese swimming in a pond.

Canada Geese Swimming

Canada Geese were enjoying all the attention at the park.

Canada Goose swimming.

Canada Goose

No bread? Ok I'll ignore you then!

Canada goose swimming in a pond with green algae water.

Canada Goose Close Up

I love how this Canada Goose photo turned out!

Close up of a trout in a stocked pond.

Trout Close Up

Trout in the small ponds. They raise them here then stock other local ponds with them.

Canada geese sitting in flowers by a pond.

Canada Geese Sitting In Flowers

I love how the geese look surrounded by the flowers.

White swan with a racoon in the feeder in the background.

Swan and Raccoon

If you look closely you can see a noise raccoon helping himself to the deer and bird seed!

Have you been on any nature walks lately?  What did you find?

Kim Mills

Hi! I’m Kim, a homeschool mom of 6 who believes that learning should be fun for kids and moms! My goal is to help you make learning engaging and enjoyable with hands-on learning and easy to do lessons that actually get done.

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