IGNORANCE OF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BLISS
This column will undoubtedly make me very unpopular with some readers and very popular with others, but as a responsible wildlife...
A LITTLE BIRD TRIVIA AROUND THE DINING TABLE?
Did you know that Lucky Diamond Rich holds the Guinness world record for having the most tattoos, essentially covering 100 percent of his...
EVER WATCH A BIRD ON A REALLY CHILLY DAY?
If you stood outside in any eastern Canadian city in January or February without a stitch of clothing on, you'd likely turn into a...
DON'T MESS WITH THE SWANS
My wife is terrified of swans. Back in 1957, while laying upon an air mattress on a small lake in Switzerland, Toni, then 15 years old,...
EAGLES CARRY HOW MUCH WEIGHT?
Imagine being out on the edge of a soggy field in early morning intently peering into some shrubbery for a closer peek at a small...
LIGHTS OUT!
Want to do something that not only helps reduce carbon emissions in the fight against climate change, but also minimizes the number of...
LIGHT POLUTION.
There is no shortage of folks in the world who claim that the Beatles’ music was often prophetic, but I wonder if even they had any idea...
A NATIONAL BIRD FOR CANADA!
In the last several years, I have seen hundreds of bald eagles join flocks of gulls to wade through mounds of human garbage in search of...
THE BROWN CREEPER. A MASTER OF CAMOUFLAGE.
I was about halfway through scarfing down some beans on toast for my supper on a gorgeous summer evening in North Saanich, British...
SECOND MOST HIGHLY EVOLVED ORGANISM?
Since retiring to the West Coast, specifically the Sidney area of Vancouver Island, I have been getting to know a whole new slew of bird...
