2020 Wanderings – Early May
Hi again! Here’s more of my wandering around in 2020. May is when the natural world really comes alive, and is one of my favourite months of the year. I went on my annual birding marathon in May –...
View Article2020 Wanderings – Late May
In the middle of May this year, I spent a few evenings standing on a dock overlooking Brighton Bay. As the sun set, I was serenaded with weird and spooky sounds from the marsh. Most of them came from...
View Article2020 Wanderings – Summertime
Hi there and welcome to the colours of summer 2020. I spent lots of time in my garden and out camping and canoeing. The more time I spend outdoors the better I feel. Summer is great for that. Mute Swan...
View Article2020 – November at Gull Island
My trips down to Presqu’ile Park never disappoint. I have taken a few hikes out to Gull Island this fall. The water is really low between the mainland and the island, just above the ankle, so it...
View ArticleFun with a Spy Camera
Well, who do we have here? Eastern coyote Actually, it’s one of my neighbours! Hello there and Happy 2021! Bring on the new year! I have to say that being out in nature and finding neat stuff was one...
View ArticleShort Eared Owls on Amherst Island
Here’s a little victory- when I masked up and stuck my hand out the window of my car to pay the $9.00 fee for the Amherst Island Ferry passage the ferry man said it wasn’t necessary because of covid....
View ArticleThe Wilds of Winter
It’s 2021 and we are still in the middle of a pandemic. The good news is that there is nothing stopping me from going outside and wandering around by myself to see what wildlife I can find. Often...
View ArticleGrocery Store Birds, Otters, and an Owl
Hi there! Hope you are doing well as we navigate through this long Covid winter. Funny enough, grocery shopping has become the big highlight of the week, for more reasons than one. We have some...
View ArticleSpy Camera fun at the Lone Pine Marsh
Hi there ! I have more trail camera action to share with you. This time it is from the Lone Pine Marsh property, north of Brighton. I have been the property steward for the past two years for the...
View Article100 Percent Owls
Hi! I hope you are enjoying the first signs of spring. Today I heard the first Red Winged Blackbirds calling, and the Robins have come back as well. That being said, this post will contain only owls....
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