Life on my Corner
I love where I live. I am on the corner of three rural roads. One road is being paved, one is dirt, and one is just a bumpy backroad that leads up a hill past a beaver pond. Today’s post consists of photos I’ve taken in the…
Birding Marathon 2017
I love doing birding marathons! The entire day is blocked off on the calendar, set aside for full-on birding. I challenge my eyes and ears to try to find as many species of birds as possible. Saturday, May 13 was Global Big Day, and the day of my…
A New Beginning: Rehabilitated Barred Owl is Released
Yesterday I was very privileged to be able to witness a good news story. A Barred Owl was released back into its home territory after being rehabilitated at Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre in Napanee. Norma, who is a volunteer driver for the centre, called me and asked me…
Great Gray Owls and Ethical Questions
It’s been a pretty sleepy winter around here for finding owls, and even my feeder birds have been few and far between. So when news of visiting Great Gray Owls in my local area came to light in late February, I headed out with great excitement to try to find…
Good Morning Gull Island
Winter is one of my favourite times for photography, and I admit I am off to a bit of a slow start this year. But this morning when the little puppy we are looking after woke me up at 4:45 to go outside (good girl!) and the weather was…
Poison Ivy
When we first moved to Northumberland County, Ontario 19 years ago I knew very little about poison ivy except for the old saying “leaves of 3, leave them be.” I learned about it soon enough. Northumberland County is covered with luxuriant poison ivy! To say it is widespread…
The Joys of Gardening for Wildlife
My garden has gone wild. That’s on purpose. Gardening for wildlife is so much fun. Pick some native flowers, shrubs, and trees. Add in some your favourite flowers that have lots of pollen and nectar, and enjoy the show. Even though we had the worst drought in years this summer,…
Baby Goldfinches
Baby birds now? Amazingly, yes. While many other birds are well on their way south for the winter, American Goldfinches are still dutifully raising their babies. One of the sounds of the fall garden here at my house is the insistent “feed me, feed me” from the baby…
Scenes from Saskatchewan
For this blog we are going on a trip- to Saskatchewan! Saskatchewan is bursting with scenes like this. Huge fields of crops, cattle, barns, hay bales, and fenceposts. But Saskatchewan has many scenes, including ones you may not expect. In the far south lies some really surprising geography, plants and…
Presqu’ile Piping Plover Update: Flapping and Napping!
The Piping Plover Chicks at Presqu’ile are almost 4 weeks old. Look how they have grown! All 3 chicks are alive and well. They have had lot of changes in their lives over the past couple of weeks. When the chicks were a couple of weeks old, they received identification…