Ode to an Office Window
The world outside my office window unfolds like a movie from first glow of dawn to evening frog song. Below it, the birdfeeder…
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Help Me Raise Funds for Bird Conservation
On May 23 I will set out to identify as many bird species as possible within a 24-hour period to raise funds for…
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A thoughtful comedy about bird nerds
Yesterday we rented and watched The Big Year (2011), a movie about birders. Specifically it stars Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson…
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Feeder birds
Our house backs onto Hanlon Creek Conservation Area, so it seemed an ideal place to feed the birds this winter. We expected to…
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Weekend retreat
[slickr-flickr id=”12687067@N00″ type=”gallery” tag=”butterfletch1″] I retreated to the cottage for the weekend. Sunday morning I photographed these three butterfly species within five minutes…
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Eastern screech-owl
Last night, my partner and I received a mysterious and memorable visitation. With the sun setting behind the Church of Our Lady, we…
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Mixed-flock swallow phenomenon
Over the weekend I witnessed interesting behaviour in a flock of swallows along the Speed River. Friday afternoon on the way home from…
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