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Movers and Shakers: River Chub

The breeders and the egg stealers make a river chub nest a happening place in springtime.

Jun 7, 2022

Calvin the Salamander Returns!

Calvin and his kin depend on two things for their survival: forest and fishless ponds.

May 10, 2022

Magical Merlins

Merlins have been recorded nesting in Orangeville, Caledon Village and just south of Headwaters in Georgetown.

Apr 17, 2022

Signs of Spring

In March nature pushes against the shackles of winter, and then bursts free with birdsong and butterflies.

Mar 3, 2022

Bambi Has a Dark Side

Deer are lovely but too many can hurt the environment.

Feb 3, 2022

Good Bird? Bad Bird?

Starlings have three strikes against them.

Jan 5, 2022

Raven Foodies

Ravens are clever and adaptable, they eat just about anything we do.

Dec 4, 2021

Fall Fungi

Fungi are mysterious, stunningly diverse, and impactful.

Nov 4, 2021

Turtles

Only two of Ontario’s eight native turtle species are likely to be found here: midland painted turtles and common snapping turtles.

Oct 12, 2021

To Catch a Fish

Fish are fast, slippery, and camouflaged, designed by evolution to avoid being eaten.

Sep 13, 2021

Wasps

I’ve walked through meadows teeming with wasps, innumerable times, without being stung.

Aug 16, 2021

Batesian Mimicry

July is prime butterfly season in Headwaters.

Jul 7, 2021