Birding by ear: rose-breasted grosbeak
Opening the back door this morning, I heard a rose-breasted grosbeak squeak at me from the neighbour’s tree. He sat long enough for…
Read MoreOpening the back door this morning, I heard a rose-breasted grosbeak squeak at me from the neighbour’s tree. He sat long enough for…
Read MoreThis summer I noticed some unexpected trees deep in the woods, high on a ridge near the cottage. Compound leaves like these are…
Read MoreWoollybear caterpillars are a common sight this time of year. Danny and I keep finding them on our walks, which we have been…
Read MoreMost of the wildflowers are past. All but a few butterflies and dragonflies have disappeared. But as the softening golden light of September…
Read MoreOn a Sunday morning photo ramble through the conservation area, I encountered this demure but lovely butterfly. It is Cercyonis pegala, the common…
Read MoreCypripedium acaule is one of the treasures of our cottage property. This not-so-discrete lady shows her stuff every spring, but usually in early…
Read MoreOn Sunday morning I ran my annual route for the international Breeding Bird Survey. It is one of my favourite events of the…
Read MoreThe longest day of the year has inspired rituals and celebrations for as long as our ancestors turned their eyes to the sky…
Read MoreThis guest post by Mike Lepage is adapted by permission from a recent note to the Wellington County birding email hotline. I…
Read MoreOn a recent trip to the country, I was delighted to get a close look at some barn swallows at Reroot Organic Farm….
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