This pair of Wild Turkeys has been around the Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School neighbourhood (Paddock Wood, Whitaker Street) since early June. We never know when or where they will show up.They have been hanging around our condo now since Thanksgiving. They are very tame and will walk right up Read more…
I ended up seeing a whopping 32 Monarchs this season, after all. In addition, I made a list of all the Giant Swallowtails (87!) I saw – including a few that were observed as roadkills – from August 20th to September 10th or thereabouts. They were all during the second Read more…
I am writing to report my sighting of a Great Horned Owl. I saw it around 2:30 pm, Thursday, November 7th at Beavermead Park. I spotted it when my dog and I were walking through the campground. We walked under a large willow, spooked it, where it took to flight Read more…
I saw a large but rather pale looking Eastern Garter Snake on a tree stump this afternoon, Nov. 15, basking in the sun. There is a nice size hole nearby that I have seen this or another snake using this fall. It could be a hibernation spot. I will keep Read more…
A naturalist on the Moose hunt – part one I had rarely experienced such intense silence. Yes, there were sounds, but they were the sounds of undisturbed nature – the whispering of spruce and birch swaying in the wind, the harsh chatter of a disgruntled Red Squirrel and the loud Read more…