Bird Gadget Consumerism
As a volunteer webmaster for one of the busiest nature oriented websites in this part of the world, I get a lot of email. In fact, I spend much of every morning answering questions sent to me from...
View ArticleOne Week In August
No single bird species generates as much interest at this time of year (measured by emails sent and received) as hummingbirds. It seems that everyone in Calgary these days is trying to attract these...
View ArticleCommon Myths about Baby Birds
Every year at this time, I am bombarded with questions about orphaned baby birds that people find in their backyards. Rarely are these birds actually orphaned; most, in fact, are there because their...
View ArticleGarbage for One is Food for Another
By the time we reach the month of August, nature’s mating cycle is largely complete. Migrating birds, bats and insects have journeyed to their mating grounds. Eggs have hatched. Nestlings have...
View ArticleCanada’s Goose
In spite of the fact that some regions of Canada have lost as much as 70 per cent of their original wetlands in the past 100 years, the Canada Goose continues to thrive in North America. It’s hard to...
View ArticleCoping with Winter
For anyone or anything living outdoors, winter is a tough time of year. The low angle and short duration of the little sunlight that is available makes warmth hard to come by. Food is also in short...
View ArticleFive Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Magpies
1. Magpies are more than black and white. Black-billed Magpies are medium-sized perching birds with extremely long tails. Black feathers cover their heads, breasts and backs. They have white feathers...
View ArticleOur Love-Hate Relationship with Pigeons
Rock Pigeons, known to most people simply as pigeons, have a long history with humans. They were, in fact, the first bird to be domesticated some 6500 years ago. Since then pigeons have served us as...
View ArticleSeven Surprising Facts about Robins
In some ways, we are probably more familiar with American Robins than with any other backyard bird species. But how much do we really know about our wildlife neighbours? Here are seven facts about...
View ArticleGophers are Stubborn
Late in August, I discovered a loose pile of fresh dirt beside a hole that was about five inches deep and just big enough around to accommodate a tennis ball. It was close to the foundation of my house...
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