18Dec/14

The Barred Owl in the Snowy Forest

I like to explore remote areas in search of wildlife and a variety of Nature subjects. Finding a beautiful Owl can be very rewarding, especially when you get to spend some one

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25Jul/14
My Little Swiss Mushrooms in North America

My Little Swiss Mushrooms in North America

Near the airfield in Écuvillens, Switzerland, there’s a small wooded area named Cornard Forest (Bois Cornard). There I found tiny little mushrooms growing within the moss along the fallen trees. At the time, I thought they were quite cute. Tiny little mushrooms that barely measured a quarter inch in

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02Jul/14
Female Wood Duck and her chicks – video

Female Wood Duck and her chicks – video

Just the other day I had a wonderful opportunity to observe a female Wood Duck and her chicks as they rested on a rock in the middle of the river. It was

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28Jun/14
Little Green Grasshoppers

Little Green Grasshoppers

Little Green Grasshopper Tettigoniidae – (Tettigoniidae / Katydid) – Nuns’ Island It seems that no matter where you go on this planet you can find a grasshopper. Well, maybe not in Antarctica.

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12Jun/14
Feeding White Bread to Wild Ducks and Geese is Killing Them

Feeding White Bread to Wild Ducks and Geese is Killing Them

Lately the local Canada Geese and ducks have been parading with their newly hatched offspring. In local nature parks, you can’t keep but notice people feeding them white bread. Bread they shouldn’t

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03May/14
White-naped Crane and chick added to the Photo Gallery

White-naped Crane and chick added to the Photo Gallery

White-naped Crane and chick One of the nicest animal parks I’ve ever visted has to be Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars-les-Dombes, France. The entire park is made mostly of open spaces where you

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10Apr/14
Montreal Birding – 2014 Spring Bird Migration Update

Montreal Birding – 2014 Spring Bird Migration Update

A late start for the 2014 Spring Bird Migration. It’s been just over a week since Canada geese have started pouring in large flocks. This is almost a month later than previous years

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01Apr/14
A Playful Mommy Red Fox

A Playful Mommy Red Fox

This female Red Fox caught me by surprise. She just kind of walked up to me, sat down, scratched a few fleas and took a nap. After about 15 minutes she just

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18Mar/14
Pesto the Barred Parakeet (Lineolated Parakeet) is recovering!

Pesto the Barred Parakeet (Lineolated Parakeet) is recovering!

Pesto (A.K.A. Pesto the Pest) is a Barred Parakeet with an attitude! He’s currently recovering from a a traumatic experience, bath-time! Just like your average 5 year old, Pesto feels excruciating pain and

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11Mar/14
The Long Awaited Arrival of the Song Sparrows

The Long Awaited Arrival of the Song Sparrows

This week marked a milestone in this Spring’s 2014 bird migration. The Song Sparrows arrived in the Montreal region. First making their way in wooded areas around the St Lawrence Seaway, they have

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