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Birds To Spot in April
Spring is in the air, and so are the migrating birds! Learn about our favourite birds to spot in April...
Spring is in the air, and so are the migrating birds! Learn about our favourite birds to spot in April...
As the days begin to get longer and the sun a little bit stronger, I begin to think of the...
Keeping your feeders filled and ensuring that our birds have reliable water sources are key during this pivotal season as...
After spending most of their time in Florida, the Caribbean and Central America during the winter months, they spread across...
If you live here in the Ottawa area, you have undoubtedly been touched in one way or another by the...
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...
Spring is upon us and it has been absolutely stunning from both a birding perspective and of recently, from a...
While it might be hard to believe, we are heading into the last week of February very shortly. For those...
While the early fall here in the Ottawa area was quite tumultuous when it came to weather, things have seemed...
Well, it is no secret that we here in the greater Ottawa area have been spoiled weather-wise this season. With...
If you’ve been living on this continent for at least the last two months, it is no secret that the...
Just the same as the leaves way up high in our trees are transitioning into their fall foliage, the same...
Much has been written and studied regarding the world’s bird populations in an effort to identify how and why birds...
Small yet vocally proficient, the northern waterthrush is a unique and interesting bird to observe. Favouring dense cover, these birds...
Well, here we are nearing the middle of the summer months. With enough rain to drown a beaver, wildlife is...
Life in the wild and the life many of us are accustomed to are two very different variations on living. ...
The colours of spring (now officially Summer) are vibrant and give us a renewed sense of being as we watch...
Image: Scarlet Tanager via Flickr One of the first signs of spring to many of us is the calming chorus...
With such an exotic sounding name, many would expect this bird to be of Latin descent, hailing from the warm...
In addition to some leftover April showers, the month of May is looking to promise to bring us something else...
Love is certainly in the air this time of the year for our backyard birds. As more and more...
A hearty sparrow that calls the northern portion of much of Canada and most of British Columbia home for the...
In the fall of 2015, we wrote a piece about the challenges facing what should be (and once was) one...