This little bird truly amazed me as it seemed to come to the window to tell me it was here and that I should go out with some suet treats. It never came onto my hand, but would land on a branch and pick off a bit of suet that I offered.
Sharing The Warmth
As humans tend to take down fences and link hands during a time of strife, so does Mother Nature. Some species are reputed to be so spiritually and telepathically advanced, we can only stand in awe at a miracle of gathering of one of nature’s tiniest subjects in the struggle to survive.
The Semi-Palmated Sandpiper And I
About an hour’s drive from my home in Nova Scotia the majority of the world’s semi-palmated sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) stop every year to gorge on “mud shrimp” on the mud flats of the Bay of Fundy’s Minas Basin.
Gulls, Garbage, Glory
Landfills are wonderful, exciting places. The only place potentially more exciting is a sewage lagoon, but short of finding one of those the lure of a new bird at the landfill of the southernmost city in the world was too much to bear.
Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?
The Whooping Crane was, and is, one of the most endangered birds in North America. Though probably never abundant, the population reached a staggering low of about 15 birds in 1941 due to hunting and habitat loss/degradation.
What’s the Teal-io
Every once in a while in birding, something completely surprises you. Sometimes it’s an assumption that you’ve always had, that you suddenly realize is completely false. For Nathan Hentze, the Limpkin, the female Eurasian Teal and female Green-winged Teal offered such epiphanies.
Tussocky: Not A Town In Italy
Birder and writer Nathan Hentze takes us through the tundra where he discovers that flat places are more often than not, anything but flat!
Father Goose is Alive and Well
George Burden discovers that Father Goose is alive and well and living in Canada. His real name is Bill Lishman and you’ll read his story and say, “Oh, I know about him.”
The Owl And The Pussycat
A bird of prey and a cat playing together? Apparently we have something to learn from them. If they can learn to get along, why can’t we?
The Hunting Party
Julia McLean provides an historical and cultural context for grouse hunting in Great Britain while also ruminating on the decline of local markets and our disconnect from nature and our food sources.