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Cougars

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

Apr 3, 2014
Don Scallen

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
Don Scallen

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
Don Scallen

Gaining Weight and Losing Pants

I keep trying to lose weight but it keeps finding me.
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Feb 5, 2014
Laurie May

Resolution Roadblock

I used to think city driving was difficult. It didn’t take me long to discover that rural driving has its own unique set of challenges. Let me elaborate…

Jan 6, 2014
Laurie May

Snowy Owls

Hungry snowy owls looking for food in the hills.

Jan 2, 2014
Don Scallen

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree

Christmas is not really about the tree. It’s about the people that surround the tree – and “home” is wherever you feel loved.

Dec 19, 2013
Laurie May

Groundhogs

Have groundhogs learned the ability to look both ways before crossing?

Dec 9, 2013
Don Scallen

A Bee or not a Bee? That is the question.

Our understanding of the natural world is often rather muddled. Calling a yellow-jacket a bee is like calling a fox a woodchuck.

Nov 11, 2013
Don Scallen

No Time for Banana Bread

Little did we know we would slowly discover that “country folk” are the hardest working people on the face of the Earth.

Nov 6, 2013
Laurie May

Chocolate Mousse

Adapt and customize to your dietary preferences – dairy free, gluten free or nut free.

Nov 1, 2013
In The Hills

Red-backed salamander

Red-backed salamanders are abundant, outnumbering all of the reptiles, rodents and birds that share their forest habitat.

Oct 17, 2013
Don Scallen