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Nature Newfoundland and Labrador is the Province’s oldest conservation organization and a registered charity based in St John's, NL.

It was a colder one this weekend but we hope you g

It was a colder one this weekend but we hope you got out and made the best of it! Some say if you wait for the right weather in NL, you’ll never go!

Here’s one photo @saraliz_j took of “an urchin test on the barrens... which aren't actually barren at all! This urchin is laying on a dense bed of lichens (Cladonia sp.) and maritime barrens plants at Grates Cove, NL.”

Let us know what special treasures you’ve found on the barrens!

2020 is stay home year in Newfoundland & Labrador

2020 is stay home year in Newfoundland & Labrador and there is no shortage of beautiful shoreline and nature nooks and crannies to visit!

@saraliz_j shared 5 beautiful photos of her travels within NL at our online AGM and photo night in March which we hope will give you some baycation inspiration!

This photo captures a view in Spillar's Cove near Cape Bonavista. Sara has proclaimed this to be one of her favourite places! Tell us where you will be staycationing this year🏕

Join us tonight from 7:30 - 8:30 for our last Bird

Join us tonight from 7:30 - 8:30 for our last Bird Learning Night of June!
If you have been enjoying this weekly Bird Learning Night we are pleased to announce that we have extended it through all of July so you can continue birding Newfoundland & Labrador with us (virtually!) This delightful and exotic bird photographed will not be seen on our online bird expeditions of NL! This photo was shared with us by @birdtherocknl from our online March AGM and photo night. Keep reading for his description of this photograph and to learn where this little birding treasure is found🌎 “The Tufted Coquette. One of my favourite birds in the world, and certainly one of the smallest, is this diminutive hummingbird from South America. But what it lacks in size it more than makes up for in “pizzazz”. Check out those adornments! I am fortunate to see these birds every December when I lead a fantastic Eagle-Eye Tours trip to Trinidad & Tobago. Lots more photos from those trips are available in two series of blog posts at the links below:

2015: https://birdtherock.com/2016/01/31/island-hopping-trinidad-tobago-part-1/

2017: https://birdtherock.com/2018/03/02/trinidad-tobago-2017-part-1/“

Hoping everyone had a great weekend of outdoor fun

Hoping everyone had a great weekend of outdoor fun!
@birdtherocknl shared this photo of one of his greatest birding finds of 2019 with us in March at our online AGM and photo night. If you have a great nature moment from this weekend, make sure you tag us in your photo!

Here’s what Jared had to say about the experience: “Hands down the most exciting bird I saw in Newfoundland in 2019, this Eurasian Oystercatcher represented the fourth record for the province, and just the fifth record for all of North America. (The other record was in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska – and a Newfoundlander was even involved in discovering that one!) I was out-of-province when it was first discovered in mid-May, but made the seven-hour drive to Lushes Bight (Notre Dame Bay) to see it soon after arriving home. My “most wanted” bird for Newfoundland was crossed off my list that day – and I’m still deciding which is next ;)”

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