If you are anything like us, you are likely surprised by each and every time you have a glance at your calendar this summer. For many of us, it certainly seems as if we just flipped the calendar to July and already are prepping for a changeover to September. While we might be saying goodbye […]

We know many of you read that title thinking that we might be getting a wee bit ahead of ourselves with all of this migration talk. Given that we are not even halfway through the month of August, many of us are still happily enjoying the summer. That said, the reality of this time of […]

From the perspective of striking plumage, not much can compare to the colourful enjoyment that is an encounter with an American Goldfinch. While there are many other birds that compare (looking at you, Cardinal), the American Goldfinch is a true favourite of spring and summer here in the Ottawa area. With both sexes sporting a […]

Nearly seven years ago we “built our nest” in beautiful Almonte, Ontario – town with a rich history of former (and current) residents including the inventor of basketball; Dr. James Naismith. Outside of the attraction of the friendly atmosphere and its historic qualities, we chose Almonte and Mississippi Mills also for the wonderful outdoor spaces […]

Birding or bird watching – it’s good for the soul. With millions of birders here in North America alone, it is one of the fastest-growing pastimes of folks during all twelve months of the season. Much as any other hobby, there is a slight learning curve for birding and those exposed to it can attest […]

If you stop and take a look around at the splendor that is Mother Nature, you can quickly become humbled to know that many of the trees and plants that make up much of the wild space here in the Ottawa area were here long before we were. The fact of the matter is, many […]

For those that keep up with us from week-to-week, you already know we have been lucky enough to have some house wrens nesting out in the yard. As with every year, we place a couple of wren nesting boxes out in the yard and hope that a well-vocalized male selects one of them to raise […]

Small in size, well-traveled and oddly fierce, the house wren is a regular fixture to the birding world here in the Ottawa area. These pint-size birds are without the flashes of dramatic plumage we are accustomed to in other species during this time of the year but they make up for it in many other […]