Driving home from Renfrew after a fundraising event we were surprised and delighted to witness a black bear lope across the road a few 100 metres away. It and we were never in danger of a collision, and it happened so quickly that the bear had disappeared into...
Driving to the Camp the other day we saw a mink dart across the road with a mouse in its mouth. It was fast and disappeared quickly in the grasses and bush by the side of the road. Sleek and a beautiful brown its fur glistened in the sunshine. A little research...
It’s one of those seasons when birders are out on trails, along shorelines, in wetlands waiting to see the return of our many winged friends. Loons and warblers and everything in between have made the long trek back to Canada to enjoy the abundance of summer and to,...
Now that spring has sprung and the melt is on, it got us thinking about where that water goes. Of course, there is evaporation, and the runoff into creeks, rivers, and lakes, but that’s the surface water. What about underground? Some of the rain and snow we...
Out for a walk the other morning and what did we smell – skunk! Yep, that delicious smell of skunk was wafting around. ‘Skunks hibernate, don’t they?’ was the question and a quick ‘Yes.’ was the response. Then why the odour? Why was our skunk ‘up’? Everyone knows and...
Look at the size of that beak! Wow! This is a bird with a sharp, pointy bill! The Common Flicker, or Northern Flicker, is member of the Woodpecker family, so it makes sense that their bill is so large. These birds, as their name suggests, are common throughout North...
