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Hot Pepper Bird Seed and its Negative Effects
No matter where you live, the battle between birder and squirrel has been brewing since the advent of backyard bird...
No matter where you live, the battle between birder and squirrel has been brewing since the advent of backyard bird...
Let’s be honest; there is certainly a cohort of folks out there who likely believe that the American crow and...
Let’s say this; things are quite seasonal at the moment! As we round the corner into the mid-portion of...
As we settle into the month of November and temperatures continue to decline into a more wintery range, we are...
If you’ve been paying any attention to us this fall, you are more than aware that we are dialed in...
While many of us look forward to the spring months when our summer birds return from their tropical locales, this...
Keeping with our October focus on finch species, this week we’ll be talking about the often-gregarious pine siskin. Usually traveling...
For those of us residing here in the Ottawa area, fall is certainly upon us, despite the last efforts of...
As we creep our way into October, any avid birder can tell you that nothing excites us quite as much...
If you live here in the Ottawa area, you have undoubtedly been touched in one way or another by the...
Once you know them, catching a glimpse of a northern flicker in flight is almost unmistakable. When flying away from...
There is nothing more unmistakable than the sighting or sounds of one of our native owls here in the Ottawa...
As many of you know, we specialize in backyard birding and the entire experience through wellness it can provide each...
One of the largest cohorts of birders we proudly service in our store is those that have recently decided to...
If you are anything like us, you are likely surprised by each and every time you have a glance at...
We know many of you read that title thinking that we might be getting a wee bit ahead of ourselves...
From the perspective of striking plumage, not much can compare to the colourful enjoyment that is an encounter with an...
Nearly seven years ago we “built our nest” in beautiful Almonte, Ontario – town with a rich history of former...
Birding or bird watching – it’s good for the soul. With millions of birders here in North America alone, it...
If you stop and take a look around at the splendor that is Mother Nature, you can quickly become humbled...
For those that keep up with us from week-to-week, you already know we have been lucky enough to have some...
Small in size, well-traveled and oddly fierce, the house wren is a regular fixture to the birding world here in...
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, today marks the first day of summer for the 2018 season. As such, we wanted...
With June upon us once again, it is officially Mississippi Mills Bike Month here in the Almonte area. As avid...
As part of our series with our good friend and all-around awesome photographer Justine McNeely, we were once again able...