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Headwaters Sketchbook

Matching Birds to Food

Nov 20, 2010 | Linda McLaren | Environment

The WINTER 2010 edition of the Headwaters Sketchbook: Matching Birds to Food.

Treasure Boxes

Sep 13, 2010 | Linda McLaren | Autumn 2010 | Back Issues | Departments | Environment

Headwaters Sketchbook — A rainy day in October, a good day to open treasure boxes and dream of summers past or plan a winter holiday on tropical beaches.

Cicadas

Jun 15, 2010 | Linda McLaren | Back Issues | Departments | Environment | Summer 2010

Headwaters Sketchbook — Cicadas buzz-saw through the silence of a sweltering August mid-afternoon.

Mono Cliffs Park

Mar 21, 2010 | Linda McLaren | Back Issues | Departments | Environment | Spring 2010

On the way to our one-room primary school, we often picked the first spring flowers to present to our teacher.

Woodpeckers

Nov 15, 2009 | Linda McLaren | Back Issues | Departments | Environment | Winter 2009

Location: Mono Cliffs Provincial Park Date: January 9 Time: 10am Weather: Calm and snowy, -2 C It begins: Huge snowflakes spiral down through still air, forming another clean page on…

Woolly Bear Caterpillars

Sep 15, 2009 | Linda McLaren

Brown and furry, caterpillar in a hurry!

Terra Cotta Conservation Area

Jun 18, 2009 | Linda McLaren | Back Issues | Departments | Environment | Summer 2009

Waterlilies and dragonflies on a summer morning at Terra Cotta Conservation Area.

Boyne Valley Park

Mar 21, 2009 | Linda McLaren | Back Issues | Departments | Environment | Spring 2009

And with spring come the ducks!

Wild Minks

Nov 18, 2008 | Linda McLaren | Back Issues | Departments | Environment | Winter 2008

A mink can swim 30 meters underwater, dive to five meters, curl up with a clear conscience to sleep in a muskrat den after having murdered all the occupants.

Hemlocks

Sep 15, 2008 | Linda McLaren | Autumn 2008 | Back Issues | Departments | Environment

Tiny cones hang down at branch tips, over winter they will open and release seed.

Grasses

Jun 20, 2008 | Linda McLaren | Back Issues | Departments | Environment | Summer 2008

Grasses have flowers just like roses or daisies.

Eastern Meadowlark

Mar 23, 2008 | Linda McLaren | Back Issues | Departments | Environment | Spring 2008

Eastern Meadowlarks decline 24% in 20 years.

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