Hi! My name is Desmond MacNeal. I have a real interest in nature, especially birds. Some of my favourite families are Waterfowl, Shorebird, Gulls, Terns, Woodpeckers and so on. I’m getting into mammals, frogs and reptiles, insects etc. I am 10 years old and I got really interested in nature when I was nine. I put my pictures of mammals, birds, plants etc. Click on this tab if you want to see my observations. My spark bird (that made me interested in all this) is the American Woodcock! I love seeing and hearing them in our field. I love how during one of their displays they go up high in the sky and then dive down doing spirals and making a high pitched chip.
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| American Woodcock- Guelph Eramosa, Wellington, Ontario, March 2020- 4:50PM |
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| American Woodcock- Guelph Eramosa, Wellington, Ontario, March 2020- 4:50PM |
I live in Guelph Eramosa, Wellington. When I grow up I want to go around the world doing Quest Nature Tours. My family has a field in the front (where we see our Woodcocks) and a field in the back. Behind the back field is a pretty big forest and there is a small clearing with Tiger Beetles. There is also a small pond with Green Frogs, Wood Frogs, Leopard Frogs, Eastern Newts and Spring Peepers.
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| Six Spotted Tiger Beetle- Guelph Eramosa, Wellington, Ontario, May 20, 2019- 11:20AM |
Right behind our house we have a larger pond, which we call Darner Pond. It is home to Leopard Frogs, Green Frogs, Eastern Newts, Muskrats (we think there are two) and Midland Painted Turtles. In Darner Pond we put a minnow trap and so far we've caught four species- Brook Stickleback, Fathead Minnow, Central Mudminnow and Northern Redbelly Dace. If you want to have look at what we've seen at our property, here is a link to our iNaturalist property project. My dad is also really interested in nature and his name is Dan MacNeal.
The reason why I am starting a blog is because of Josh Vandermeulen. If you want to read his blog (which I suggest you do), click on his name. He shares all of his awesome adventures! He inspired me to make this blog in the first place. So if you're reading this, Josh, thank you so much!!!!
Oh here is a picture of me!
Hi Owen here
ReplyDeleteGreat start for a blog. Keep on posting, it gives me something to read over this extended break. ('-') :)
Nice work Desmond! I hope you will come down to Costa Rica soon too.
ReplyDeleteHi Desmond. This is a great start on your new blog! It provides an interesting account of chasing down the Ross's Goose and has lots of wildlife pics to view inclding links to all your iNat observations (which are very impressive indeed). The front page pic of the woodcock is excellent!
ReplyDeleteCoincidentally, I have recently been in contact with Josh Vandermulen who just so happened to be in few of the same places I have been recently.
Keep up the great work on the blog and of course all your outdoor adventures which will allow you to populate it. Well done!!
Desmond
ReplyDeleteExcellent research! Wonderful blog. A fine young naturalist you are! Well done!