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Yesterday, I spent a few minutes sitting on a steep section of shoreline, watching two Beaver paddling back and forth in open water at the fringe of an ice-covered lake. They were carrying sticks to what looked to be the beginning of a lodge in the sheltered notch of a small bay. Gliding […]
To the observant naturalist, the world is a fascinating place. Leave any naturalist standing around waiting somewhere and it won’t be long before he or she is inspecting the nearest plants to see what kind of insects and spiders they might host. Every puddle or ditch needs to be checked out to see […]
Last week, I photographed a road-killed Muskrat — first of the many birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles which I’ll see DOR (dead on road) between now and late autumn. That’s not to say that animals aren’t killed year-round, but spring can be bad for several reasons. Female turtles are frequently crushed while crossing […]
This will probably come as no great surprise to most of you, but I’m very much interested in animal behaviour. Each year, after the last snows have melted away, I begin to spend what, to many, must seem like an inordinate amount of time watching and photographing insects, spiders, and other creatures. […]
Last week’s post about Lady Beetles seen here at the farm, has got me thinking that I should scare up some information on distribution of Coccinellidae species in Ontario. Quite by coincidence, yesterday I received an email regarding Lady Beetles, from the Nova Scotia nature listserv (I’m subscribed because we occasionally spend time in […]