Notes from the Wild

Green Frog Blog
Jun 26, 2013 | | Blogs | EnvironmentGreen frogs sometimes strike out cross country in search of new ponds and new environments, boldly going where no frogs have gone before!

Cowbirds
May 27, 2013 | | Blogs | EnvironmentCowbirds, if unlikely to garner much human sympathy, are fascinating creatures.

Spring Sparrows
May 8, 2013 | | EnvironmentTake time to notice the fox, white-crowned and white-throated sparrows.

Timberdoodles
Apr 9, 2013 |The flight of the timberdoodle should continue through April and can be witnessed at dawn as well as dusk.

Redpolls
Mar 17, 2013 | | Blogs | EnvironmentThe redpoll feeding etiquette is decidedly boorish; they jostle each other rudely for favoured perches on the feeders.

Chickadees
Mar 3, 2013 |Chickadees are consummate risk takers and they pack a lot of smarts into their tiny bird brains.

Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers
Feb 15, 2013 |Hairy woodpeckers brandish large dagger-like beaks; the beaks of downys are smaller and more chisel-like.

Opossums
Jan 6, 2013 |Opossums, having migrated north are also unlikely winter survivalists. Naked ears, feet and tails slough off frozen fragments during our harsh winters.

Evergreen Ferns
Dec 11, 2012 |Many ferns boast exquisite form and are splendid photographic subjects. Seeking them is a fine excuse for a late season ramble.

The Death of a Tree
Nov 13, 2012 | | Blogs | EnvironmentDenuded and sterilized, the land waits sullenly for the homes and strip malls that characterize the inexorable expansion of Brampton.