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Great Egrets

Egrets were being slaughtered by the thousands in 19th century America.

Aug 15, 2014

Fertilize your annuals!

Keep your plants happy and healthy with soluble fertilizer.

Aug 13, 2014

Milkweed and Monarchs

The monarchs’ table was set, but alas, they wouldn’t come to dinner.

Jul 25, 2014

Thank You Readers

“It is not happy people who are thankful. It is thankful people who are happy.”
Author Unknown

Jun 29, 2014

The Raven

Ravens are renowned for their ability to solve complex puzzles to obtain tasty tidbits of food.

Jun 25, 2014

Imperilled Turtles

May/June is the time that turtles emerge from a long winter’s dormancy to bask in the sun. Unfortunately fewer and fewer of them appear every spring.

May 26, 2014

Ignorance is Bliss

“Even the models we see in magazines wish they could look like their own images.” Cheri Erdman

May 6, 2014

Wood Frogs

Usually wood frogs choose ponds that hold water only temporarily – a roll of the dice that can lead to the death or salvation of their progeny.

Apr 22, 2014

Providence for the Playwright

“Luck affects everything; let your hook always be cast. In the stream where you least expect it, there will be fish.” Ovid

Apr 9, 2014

Cougars

Something strange is going on, and the phenomenon is not confined to the Headwaters.

Apr 3, 2014

Snowy Owl Rescue

The winter of 2013-14 has seen a “the largest movement of snowy owls in four or five decades” into southern Canada and the United States.

Mar 5, 2014

Snow Buntings

Look for snow buntings every winter, across the windswept fields of Dufferin, Wellington and other open country settings in southern Ontario.

Feb 7, 2014