http://magickcanoe.com/blog a place where nature, photography and writing meet Sun, 04 May 2008 20:21:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Major Sallow Moth -- Feralia major -- Hodges #10007 It's been awhile since I've posted anything, but I'll probably be back to posting more frequently now that insects and other creatures are making their appearance here at the farm. After a long winter of heavy snowfall, the weather has made ... http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2008/05/04/moth-watching/ Animal Tracks and Signs by Jinny Johnson National Geographic, 2008. Yesterday, I picked up a package that had arrived at the local post office. It was an advance copy of Animal Tracks and Signs, which is due out in August 2008. Several of my photographs are scattered among the many other ... http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2008/04/12/at-the-post-office/ A couple of days ago, while I was washing vegetables at the kitchen sink, I caught sight of something moving around on the side of one of the trees in the back garden. I grabbed my camera and shot a couple of photos. The visitor turned out to ... http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2008/04/05/evening-visitor-2/ Yesterday, as we traveled through the Perth to Westport and Opinicon Lake areas we observed much migrant bird activity. Beside Hutchings Road near Westport, we spotted a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) inspecting an icy stream flowing through a snow-covered field (click on all photos for larger views) ... http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2008/03/30/return-of-the-native/ Last weekend, while driving along Hwy 43 near Kemptville, we caught sight of a flock of Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) foraging in a dried out stand of corn stalks at the roadside. Here in Ontario, farmers leave a several rows of corn stalks unharvested alongside roadways to act as windbreaks ... http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2008/03/29/roadside-attractions/