Wildlife live precarious lives that are wrought with good and bad events. Difficult migrations from their wintering grounds to the...

This is the time of year when almost every bird is nesting. Their frenzied activity ensures, in the tight window, when weather permits,...

As I sit and put finger to keyboard, it used to be pen to paper (LOL), I think back to an unexpected encounter I had the other night. My...

Annually, I do a Birdathon in support of projects designed to help or in some cases save Canadian birds. While this column today is a...

We see them everyday and essentially most people just ignore them. Hundreds of thousands of dead trees were created a few years ago when...

It’s hard to imagine spring is well underway as we look outside and feel the chill in the air. Just last week it snowed, AGAIN, and...

Well, times are certainly different now with the state the world is in. The hustle and bustle is replaced by a calming serenity that has...

The news is daily filled with stories about COVID-19, which are disrupting our lives and the economy. But is there anything good coming...

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As we look out our windows, it’s hard to imagine that spring is officially only about six weeks away. Will the snow and cold ever relent...

As Ontario continues to develop more and more land, not only does the extent of our forests get diminished, but also the quality. Long...

For the past 120 years, during approximately three weeks in late December and early January, millions of people have gotten up off their...

At this time of the year, once I reset my mind after celebrating the wonderful season of Christmas, with its remembrance of Christ, the...

It is days like today, when it is cold and somewhat miserable, that I welcome and cherish old friends. I haven’t seen them for months...

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The majestic Bald Eagle never fails to arouse awe in every observer fortunate to spot it. In the 19th and 20th century, it variously was...

Last time, I left you with the gloomy image of my lawn devastated by White Grubs. Small excavations and torn up turf were interspersed...

For months now I have been struggling to balance my love for nature with the damage that White Grubs cause to my lawn. The upside is that...

You will recall that last time I talked a bit about how to choose binoculars when you eventually buy a pair or upgrade the ones you...

One wonders how and why English names of birds change. Some changes occurred because relationships were uncertain when the birds were...