Bird News Little birds produce big results Phur phlies in Philadelphia over Canadian eagle nest GPS reveals sage grouse wisdom and migration corridors Mammal News Elk grazing near highway spark worry Decisive killer whale court win offers hope for at-risk species Bears to blame for Newfoundland caribou decline: minister Polar …
Last winter, I had three mourning doves overwinter in my southern Alberta yard. This is no small feat in an area where the temperature dips down to -30C a few times a winter, but they survived. This past summer, I had four young doves in the yard on a regular …
You can’t really have bird feeders without squirrels. Apparently there is no end to the number of cute squirrel pictures I can take, so I decided to share some of the cutest over the course of the winter. Enjoy, all you squirrel fans!
Bird News White-headed woodpecker in grave danger of disappearing from Canada Wild birds serve as ‘canary in the coal mine’ N.B. beach, breeding area for endangered plovers, now a protected area Mammal News Some great pictures from the remote cameras at Waterton Lakes National Park. Insect News Responses of 19 …
Yes, I do know this is a woodpecker. I’m also pretty sure it’s a juvenile – I took these photos in late October. But what I don’t know if this little bird is a downy or a hairy woodpecker, as I have both in my yard. The bottom three pictures …
Bird News Calgary-based company fined $125K for oil spill that killed 300 birds Injured rare bird beats the odds in Calgary Piping plover populations in Nova Scotia halved Rare swans make Quebec mine home African frog could help save Canadian bird from croaking Bird flu found at Manitoba farm Christmas bird …
Regular readers of this blog are no doubt wondering where the words went. I’ve gone from three or more posts a week, to only one on Friday, but I have a good reason. It’s November. I truly hate this month. Not only does it start off with losing an hour …
Bird News Kitchener, ON bakery fined $60,000 for depositing oil harmful to migratory birds Despite conservation season, snow goose numbers continue to grow BC birders flock to see first-ever sighting in BC interior of a little blue heron Rare white-winged dove spotted in Manitoba Mammal News Alberta field study focuses …
Bird News Deformed birds appearing in Alaska, northwest, and Canada at record-breaking rate Windpower company develops North American bird and bat scheme Sage grouse on path to extinction in Alberta Roadkilled bird is oldest bald eagle ever documented in wild Mammal News Is a polar bear worth more dead or …
