My poor birds! While I can sit here snug inside a heated house, my feathered friends are struggling through a Canadian winter. January is always a cold month, although this year it’s been warmer than normal. I’m not sure the birds think the same. I took these pictures at the …
Attention all you birders who love a challenge! One of my blog readers in Edmonton, Alberta sent me this bird picture he took last August, and asked for some help with the identification of this species. While yes, at first glance it does look like a blue-winged teal, a closer …
Alberta is a province with a vast range of habitats: boreal forest, the Rocky Mountains, aspen parkland, grasslands and short-grass prairie. For our vacation this summer, we decided to head for the grasslands. In particular, we wanted to visit a geological wonder tucked into the prairie – Dinosaur Provincial Park …