Andy McKinnon is a naturalist and wildlife photographer. He has been fascinated by all kinds of living things since he was a child growing up beside the Don Valley in Toronto. A naturalist for over 30 years, his interest in photography is much more recent.

While most of the kids in his neighbourhood were out playing street hockey, he was exploring the valley and learning about its wild inhabitants. He has an excellent eye for detail and has learned to identify literally thousands of different plants, insects, birds, mammals, and other creatures. He has an interest in different habitats, from wetlands to meadows to forests.

Through spending so much time outdoors observing, most recently in the Rouge Park area of Toronto, he has made unique discoveries. He photographed the most northern occurrence of a map turtle in the Rouge River system, as verified by Bob Johnson of the Toronto Zoo. He also has the first known photographic documentation of Boreal Owls in Rouge Park, and continues to find and identify various species that were previously unknown in the Park.

Please join us to hear more on September 16th at 7:30 p.m. Wallace Hall, RH Presbyterian Church