Walk Softly – Never Lose Focus
by Geoffrey Carpentier As many of you know, I do some international nature guiding, both on land and at sea. Recently, I had the...
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GEOFF CARPENTIER
Geoff Carpentier is a published author, ecotour guide and environmental consultant.
Snakes – A Primer
by Geoffrey Carpentier Many people fear and loathe snakes, but, if pressed, they wouldn’t even know why. Let’s see if we can learn more...
Walk Softly – Trumpeter Swans
by Geoffrey Carpentier For the last few years, we’ve had new neighbours on Elgin Pond, in Uxbridge. A family of swans moved in and each...
Walk Softly – Earwigs
by Geoffrey Carpentier I woke up early today and went outside to watch the sunrise. A flash of colour caught my eye. Was that an earwig...
Walk Softly: Birds don't poop like people
by Geoffrey Carpentier If you’re a faithful reader, you might already know poop fascinates me, not so much ours, but that of animals....
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...
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...
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...
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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