Fun in the park

As kids get older they spend more time playing computer games and watching TV. The older they get their activity level decreases to less than 1 hour per day which can be harmful to their health says the National Institutes of Health. This might explain why 32 percent of kids in grades 5, 7 and are overweight. Kids and teens need a break from computer games, television and sitting around most of the day. Kids and teens who are very active have less weight problems, less emotional problems, more muscle, more stamina, better self-esteem, and better health.

Adult butterflies can disperse by flight, sometimes long distances, to either colonize new areas with fresh plants for the caterpillars or even migrate long distances to escape our freezing winters, such as Monarchs flying to Mexico or coastal California for the winter.

Butterflies have four wings.

Butterflies often have brightly coloured wings with unique patterns made up of tiny scales.

Most butterflies feed on nectar from flowers.

Butterflies have taste receptors on their feet

Monarch butterflies are known for their long migration. Every year monarch butterflies will travel a great distance (sometimes over 4000 km), females will lay eggs and a new generation of monarchs will travel back, completing the cycle.

If there's one thing that can make or break a photograph more than any other, it's lighting. You might have the most incredible landscape or stunning portrait model, but without the right quality of light you can still be left with a flat, dull, and uninspiring photo.

This is particularly true in outdoor photography - it can often be difficult or impossible to use artificial lighting to illuminate your subject, so you're completely reliant on the natural light.

Thankfully, we have the perfect solution - the so-called "golden hour"

Macro photos of water droplets isn’t exactly something that might have your brimming with excitement, but we thing that after you have a look at these, you might be firing up your macro lens and heading into the garden on the next dewy morning.

The golden hour rule can be applied to any type of outdoor photography. As well as the more obvious subjects such as landscapes and city scenes, it also works well for outdoor portraits, shots of flowers and plants, and even certain types of still life such as cars.

Canoeing on the Grand River

Canoe Tripping is about getting back to the basics and enjoying the nature around you.

The Grand River is the largest river entirely within southern Ontario's boundaries. The Grand River is a large river in southwestern Ontario, Canada. From its source near Wareham, Ontario, it flows south through Grand Valley, Fergus, Elora, Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, Paris, Brantford, Caledonia, and Cayuga before emptying into the north shore of Lake Erie south of Dunnville at Port Maitland. One of the scenic and spectacular features of the river is the falls and gorge at Elora.

The Great Canadian Canoe Experience is the perfect way to start your day! Paddle through the peaceful waters of Grand River. This is the best time of day for animal sightings in this area so keep watch for loons, eagles, osprey, and more all with the backdrop of the gorge.  

"Either way, it is a good way reduce stress levels and increase energy."

Nice Saturday with Nature and Family

Indian Peacock

The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen, and the offspring peachicks.

The peacock displays the divine shape of Omkara when it spreads its magnificent plumes into a full-blown circular form.

 Canadian Polar bear

A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg . The polar bear is the largest living species of terrestrial predator.

Polar bears are superbly insulated by up to 10 cm (4 in) of blubber, their hide and their fur; they overheat at temperatures above 10 °C (50 °F), and are nearly invisible under infrared photography.

The polar bear has an extremely well developed sense of smell, being able to detect seals nearly 1.6 km (1 mi) away and buried under 1 m (3 ft) of snow.

Due to their lack of prior human interaction, hungry polar bears are extremely unpredictable, fearless towards people and are known to kill and sometimes eat humans

Canada goose

The male usually weighs 3.2–6.5 kg (7.1–14.3 lb), and can be very aggressive in defending territory.

Canada goose is protected in Canada under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, The calls overhead from large groups of Canada geese flying in V-shaped formation signal the transitions into spring and autumn. Canada geese are known for their seasonal migrations. Most Canada geese have staging or resting areas where they join up with others.

Flying in the V formation has been the subject of study by researchers. The front position is rotated since flying in front consumes the most energy.

Canadian Panda

The panda is a bear native to south central China.

As part of a long-term conservation partnership agreement between China and Canada, signed by Hu Jintao, President of China and Mr. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, China will loan two giant pandas to two Canadian Zoos (Toronto and Calgary) for a ten year period.

Taking in the pandas is costly. An $800,000 pen upgrade was already planned and will now cost more, the rent on the pandas is $1 million a year and there's an extra $200,000 charge if a cub is born. That's all on top of food, which can cost close to $200,000 a year.

Pandas communicate through vocalization and scent marking such as clawing trees or spraying urine.