Don Scallen
Don Scallen enjoys sharing his love of nature through his writing and presentations. Check out his blog "Notes from the Wild".

Foul-Weather Friends
Nov 21, 2011Birds are drawn to feeders like Saturday morning coffee drinkers to Tim Hortons. The presence of birds in the winter landscape is life-affirming.

Norway Maples
Nov 17, 2011Our rural roads and historic schoolhouses may have ended up as dull as suburbia in the fall.

Exotic Species aka Mantis and Honeybee
Oct 22, 2011What has our impact been on native North American wildlife? I think we know the answer to that.

Meetings with Remarkable Trees
Sep 9, 2011We revel in their beauty, relax in their shade and are calmed by the soothing sound of their leaves soughing in the wind.

Wrens
Aug 30, 2011Both male and female wrens generate a potpourri of chatter – a profusion of messaging rivaling the texting of human teenagers.

Micro – cosmos in your yard
Aug 23, 2011Many new point-and-shoot cameras have a macro focus function, allowing you to take close-up photos of miniature creatures.

Caterpillars & Butterflies
Jul 25, 2011Most butterfly caterpillars will mature and form chrysalides within two or three weeks.

Fishers have been Lured South
May 3, 2011Fishers are said to attack porcupines in a particularly grisly manner.

The Jefferson Salamander
Apr 5, 2011The Jefferson salamander is a cause célèbre locally because of its very restricted range in Canada.

Merlins
Mar 14, 2011Merlins in Caledon would have been almost unthinkable 25 years ago. At that time, except on migration, Merlins seldom strayed south of the lakes and forests of the Canadian Shield.

Great Horned Owls
Feb 14, 2011Great horned owls along with other members of the owl tribe are gifted with adaptive traits beyond their acute senses.

Winter Bird Counting
Jan 17, 2011The Christmas Bird Count is an annual tradition that entices naturalists to down steaming cups of pre-dawn coffee and then head out birding at first light.

Elms
Nov 28, 2010I grew up in the shade of elm trees that arched magnificently across the suburban street where I lived as a young boy. Then, one by one they began to die.

Brook Trout
Nov 3, 2010Make sure to enter Don’s “Name these fish” contest (see details in this article). Deadline: November 30th!

Spiders: Intricate Weavers
Sep 20, 2010On cool September mornings, dew reveals the intricate weavings of spiders.