Even though it’s not officially Fall for another couple weeks, the turning of the calendar to September feels very Fall like to me. For most, it means the start of school, but for us it means the start of the departing of our “summer guests”. Though I enjoy all …
Earlier this Summer I was walking one of my favorite green spaces around the corner from the house when I spotted a bird bud of mine sitting in the grass, leaned up against a tree. Initially all I could see was his head and I did not recognize him. Then …
It’s hard to believe we are in July already! There was a long wait for Spring to arrive as April was not very Spring like. Then it finally came. So did the birds. And it seemed no time was wasted getting nests set up and families on the go. I …
The last month has been an interesting one here in Toronto, both with the weather and the birds. Spring may of arrived in March, but “old man winter” kept hanging on, his most cruel blow coming in the form of a three day ice storm the second …
Greetings! It’s been 6 months since we’ve blogged, we took a bit of a break, but are looking forward to writing regularly again. I thought since this is our first blog in a while we’d do a quick recap of our Fall 2017, and Winter 2018. The bird activity in …
Wow, September is here! Summer’s days certainly are numbered now. For anyone who watches the birds and nature overall, you don’t need a calendar to tell you the season is changing. Hawks are on the move and we are seeing Cooper’s Hawks stop in on their fall migration. Osprey have …
Welcome back to our Toronto backyard. The lazy days of Summer got even lazier as unfortunately there was another mishap in our household. Angie had a broken foot in the Spring. Me (Rob) ended up with 2 broken ribs in July along with some nasty scrapes and bruises. We spend …
Ah Summertime. A favorite time of year for most people spending more time outside and being social. For birders, some of us embrace the slow down after Spring migration. Others crash and burn, missing the Warblers and others that have long passed through, and are always ready for more birds. …
Rob and I usually book two weeks’ vacation in May, and this year was no different. The big difference this year was that I was still recovering from a broken right foot, still in a boot-cast, and not allowed to do a lot of walking. Rob, the never ending optimist …
