Walk Softly: Birds don't poop like people
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by Geoffrey Carpentier If you’re a faithful reader, you might already know poop fascinates me, not so much ours, but that of animals....
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Colleen Green
- Jul 3
- 3 min
Walk Softly - Frogs and Toads - The Rest of the Story
by Geoffrey Carpentier Continuing with our discussion about the frogs and toads of North Durham and the Kawarthas, let’s start with the...
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Geoff Carpentier
- Jun 26
- 3 min
The numbers don't lie
by Geoffrey Carpentier Every May, I honour a pledge to myself, to go out and raise money to help our Canadian birds, as they struggle...
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darryl knight
- Jun 13
- 3 min
Who doesn't love fireflies?
by Geoffrey Carpentier I’ve noted, of late, a number of posts in some local Facebook groups expressing how happy folks are to see...
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Geoff Carpentier
- May 29
- 3 min
Walk Softly – Should I mow my lawn?
by Geoffrey Carpentier People spend a lot of time and money trying to keep their lawns perfectly weed-free. I could not determine how...
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Geoff Carpentier
- May 22
- 3 min
Walk Softly – What? I can't hear you!
by Geoffrey Carpentier One of the greatest challenges we face as we grow older is that our balance changes, our eyesight diminishes, and...
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Geoff Carpentier
- Apr 24
- 3 min
Walk Softly – Frogs of North Durham and the Kawarthas
by Geoffrey Carpentier Last column, I spoke about salamanders and newts, so today I’d like to introduce you to the rest of the...
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Geoff Carpentier
- Apr 10
- 3 min
Walk Softly - Salamanders & Newts: enigmatic creatures
By Geoff Carpentier I love to watch these elusive amphibians, as they forage through varied watery habitats. This may be in the form of...
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Geoff Carpentier
- Mar 27
- 3 min
Walk Softly - Coyotes
by Geoffrey Carpentier Much maligned and certainly misunderstood, the coyote or brush wolf (Canis latrans) is a resourceful and adaptive...
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Geoff Carpentier
- Mar 13
- 3 min
Walk Softly – Once in a Blue Moon
by Geoffrey Carpentier Generally, nobody is surprised to look up at the night sky and see the moon, but sometimes, it seems to change...
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Geoff Carpentier
- Feb 27
- 3 min
Walk Softly – What is normal anyway?
by Geoffrey Carpentier About this time of year, several acquaintances call me to tell me, excitedly, they just saw their first migrant...
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Geoff Carpentier
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Walk Softly – You alone can’t save the planet, but …
by Geoffrey Carpentier You alone can’t save the planet, but you can try. Here are some things you can do, to move in that direction. Take...
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Colleen Green
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Walk Softly – It’s Groundhog Day!
by Geoffrey Carpentier Well, it’s getting close, only a few days until those slumbering groundhogs awaken, for a few minutes, to predict...
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Geoff Carpentier
- Jan 16
- 3 min
Walk Softly – Is something "myth" ing?
by Geoffrey Carpentier I've been having some fun with a series of articles dealing with myths about wildlife, and I'd like to share one...
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Geoff Carpentier
- Jan 2
- 3 min
Walk Softly – Don’t “myth” out on this one
by Geoffrey Carpentier I thought it might be fun to continue to explore some popular misconceptions about animals and the environment. Is...
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Geoff Carpentier
- Dec 13, 2023
- 3 min
Walk Softly – The power of the internet
by Geoffrey Carpentier Sometimes I lament the speed at which technology moves and sometimes I marvel at it. I recently had the...
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Geoff Carpentier
- Nov 28, 2023
- 3 min
Walk Softly – Beavers – I have more to say
by Geoffrey Carpentier Last time, I talked about the different reactions people have toward beavers depending on the nature of their...
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Geoff Carpentier
- Nov 14, 2023
- 3 min
Walk Softly – Beavers – Good or Bad?
Geoffrey Carpentier SPECIAL TO THE STANDARD I was looking at some older news clips I had saved and came across one which seemed...
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Geoff Carpentier
- Oct 31, 2023
- 3 min
Walk Softly – You ‘Mythed’ the Point
by Geoffrey Carpentier I thought it might be fun to explore some popular misconceptions about animals and the environment. Is it fact or...
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Geoff Carpentier
- Oct 17, 2023
- 3 min
Walk Softly – Slithery creatures are fascinating
by Geoffrey Carpentier For most people one simply has to mention a snake and they cringe – fear fills their minds and hearts. If asked...
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