In North America, we have several species of deer, but in our area, only two can be found; the Moose and the White-tailed Deer. Yes,...

As I look out my door, I see most of the leaves have fallen, the nights are very chilly, and there truly is frost on the pumpkins. As the...

At this time of year, we expect the woods to be pretty quiet, with only the rustling of windblown leaves and the occasional chirp of a...

Each autumn, I marvel at the annual bird migration, as it is an exciting time of year. The nesting season is over, and the babies have...

Autumn is a time of reflection. I love autumn as it is both a time of awe-inspiring colours and a foreboding of winter soon to come, but...

Typically, I note articles that cross my desk which report negative stories about nature. Historically, they didn’t emerge that...

Many animals use mimicry to fool predators and prey into thinking they are something else, with insects putting on the best show in this...

We all recognize them when they cross our paths. Some of us relish them. For instance, as engineers they are valued because they break...

Last time I wrote about some positive effects of forest fires. Today, I want to expand on why nature sometimes gets nasty. While natural...

The media is abuzz with the devastating wildfires in western and central Canada. Tens of thousands of hectares have been impacted, and...

I love to read about nature, but every now and then, words jump out at me that make me stop in my tracks. As sometimes, I don’t know what...

No, this isn’t about a giant yellow bird that lives on a street named for a seed. It’s about my annual drive to raise money for the...

The Eastern Gray Wolf is a mysterious animal which evokes different emotions in us. How you react comes down to how much time you’ve...

Around the globe, we hear with alarming frequency, honey bees are in decline due to mysterious diseases, climate change, pesticides and...

I recall my first encounter with the Brown-headed Cowbird. It was a gorgeous sunny day and I saw this strange small blackbird with a...

I won’t go on too much here about COVID-19 and its impacts on society because we hear about it every day and everywhere. One of the...

The Mallard is a cosmopolitan species, recognized worldwide. The male is generally more familiar than the female, even though she is just...

Every spring, I get excited as the birds start to return to Ontario from South and Central America. Life is emerging everywhere! Even...

As spring awakens and we venture outside, one of the first signs of spring we notice is a tiny yellow flower along the roadsides and...

Ever since European settlers occupied North America, our influences on avian populations have varied between positive and devastatingly...