Maybe birds did not descend from dinosaurs
New research suggests evidence against the widespread hypothesis that birds descended directly from dinosaurs. The study, published in the Journal of Ornithology, used…
Read MoreTag: birds
The buzz on neonicotinoid pesticides
Your garden might not be humming with bumblebees, but scientists this week are buzzing with a possible reason why. Neonicotinoid pesticides have in…
Read More
Nature’s most extravagant lovers
Few lovers woo as extravagantly as birds-of-paradise. Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s birds-of-paradise project delves deeper into the lives of these birds. Here is…
Read More
Photovember 12
Ring-billed gulls at Royal City Park
Read More
What would Rachel Carson do?
A world-altering book, Silent Spring, hit the shelves 50 years ago this week. The gospel according to Rachel raised awareness of the widespread,…
Read More
New bird feeder visitor: red-breasted nuthatch
We have a new visitor at our bird feeder: a red-breasted nuthatch. Danny first noticed the unfamiliar bird on Sunday, but I did…
Read More
Illuminating turkey intelligence
Naturalist Joe Hutto spent a year as the adoptive parent of a brood of wild turkeys. His journal of the experience not only…
Read More
Cities provide essential habitat
Last summer I spent most Thursday evenings sitting in the construction wasteland outside city hall watching a chimney across the street. The weather…
Read More
Our Backyard Neighbours
The Occupy Backyard movement has begun. Our yard is full of creatures availing themselves of food and shelter. It is encouraging to see…
Read More
My Letter to Guelph Councillors About OPA 48
I am concerned that OPA 48 does not provide adequate protection for Guelph’s rivers and greenways. I have been a Guelph resident since…
Read More