Seriously, this time. Spring is coming, we promise. While we have been teased about the pending season a number of times over the past couple of months, we are of the belief that it is finally going to happen. With the last snow storm out of her system, we are confident Mother Nature is going to […]

You wouldn’t know it by the blanket of snow we were so fortunate to have bestowed upon us yesterday but Spring is here and we are getting the yard ready for the season. While this does include the normal duties such as raking up what is left from last year and a little spring cleaning, […]

It’s a magical time of year out there, birders.  As the temperatures continue to rise, we are again treated to snow and ice melt as well as some new arrivals from the skies. There have been some early reports of robins, red-winged blackbirds and many other of our spring and summer residents already this month […]

With the spring season officially upon us, the birding community is (naturally) abuzz with excitement. Across our social media channels and those whom we meet on a daily basis in both of our Ottawa stores are talking migration, nesting and everything in between. As we anxiously await the pending snowmelt, we are busy planning our […]

With one of the largest ranges of any songbird here in North America, the house wren marks its territory from as far as the southernmost regions of South America all the way up here to Canada’s great white north. While relatively small in size, these birds can become quite fierce when it comes to defending […]

As most of you already know, we have a deep “seeded” passion for all things natural and more importantly, keeping them that way. While much of what we do is focused on the birds, the fact of the matter is, everything is so deeply connected that we cannot ignore it. Starting from the soil and […]

While it might be hard to believe, we are heading into the last week of February very shortly. For those of you that know us, you know this is our absolute favourite time of year and a busy one at that. Sure, our stores keep us busy through the spring months but our real joy […]

It will only be another few months before the snow melts away and temperatures rise. In what is the most exciting time of the year for birders, the spring often arrives much faster than many of us anticipate. As the flowers bloom, we are treated to a new chapter of life as our summer migrants […]