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Travels With Birds
04.07.2025
08 June, 2025 Grass Lake, Cambridge, ON We were delighted to have Victoria join us for a pleasant excursion to search for some of the s...
01.07.2025
OUR TRUE NORTH STRONG AND FREE VIVE LE CANADA
25.06.2025
Much has been written in the popular press of late about the decline of bees and the implications for humans and our food supply. Yes...
21.06.2025
I am a fundamentally curious person, and it's never hard finding subjects of interest; the challenge lies in narrowing them down. Thor Hanso...
18.06.2025
This is the latest in a series of 'pedia' books, all of which have been delightful. The person who came up with the idea for this se...
15.06.2025
07 June, 2025 I was once again privileged to be a judge in the annual wildfowl carving show; an eminently enjoyable assignment. Th...
11.06.2025
12 May, 2025 The distinctive song of the Red-winged Blackbird ( Agelaius phoeniceus ) is a constant feature of Ontario wetlands, and ...
09.06.2025
Those of you who follow my blog regularly will know that I am an unabashed fan of The Lives of..... series of books published by Pri...
05.06.2025
31 May, 2025 I was delighted when I was asked by Waterloo Public Library to lead a birding walk through Waterloo Park, culminating with...
02.06.2025
28 April, 2025 We have been visiting this trail which runs from Waterloo to St. Jacobs, a distance of about 5km quite frequently of l...
30.05.2025
As though we needed one more canary in the coalmine to alert us to the damage we have inflicted on the environment, the death of cora...
27.05.2025
23 April, 2025 The Mill Race, St. Jacobs, ON Depending on the scope of your imagination faces may be seen in this old tree. It's s...
23.05.2025
20 May, 2025 On a beautiful sunny afternoon I decided that a visit to Columbia Lake was just what I needed, not having been there for s...
16.05.2025
18 April, 2025 Three Bridges Road, St. Jacobs There is a spot along Three Bridges Road, near the bridge over the Conestogo River, where...
12.05.2025
06 May, 2025 Leader: David M. Gascoigne Participants: Miriam Bauman, Alice Buehrle, Dave Collins, Mary Collins, Heather DeYoe, Lynne Elliot,...
08.05.2025
16 January, 2025 Bougainvillea Hotel, Heredia A walk through the gardens at the Bougainvillea Hotel is always a great way to start t...
05.05.2025
I have been very happy to be a member of the committee to have Kitchener officially declared a Bird Friendly City; the Dark-eyed Junco ...
02.05.2025
I think that Steven Vogel must have been a quirky character and this book is impressive evidence of a scientific curiosity influenced...
28.04.2025
14 April, 2025 We were joined by Lisa for a morning's birding at RIM Park. Migrants are flooding the area almost daily and we w...
25.04.2025
15 January, 2025 Natural Lodge Caño Negro - Entrada Los Chiles - Cinchona - Bougainvillea Hotel Caño Negro had delivered for us ...
22.04.2025
02 April, 2025 In Our Backyard, Waterloo, ON It seemed for a while that snow would never give up this year, and the birds, like us, h...
18.04.2025
I am not a paleontologist and I am not au courant with all the literature on Tyrannosaurus rex , so I am unable to judge whether this...
15.04.2025
One of my "go to" books, a volume that I cherish and use frequently, is David L. Wagner's Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Gu...
11.04.2025
There is an inherent joy in interacting every day with a creative person. It is nothing less than exciting. Fortunately this is ...
09.04.2025
01 April, 2025 Spring has been a decidedly hit and miss proposition this year, but the first of April was delightful and we went for ...
05.04.2025
Clouds are ephemeral but the lasting impression this book leaves upon you is anything but. Who among us has not observed clouds...
03.04.2025
14 January, 2025 Natural Lodge Caño Negro - Refugio mixto Caño Negro Before breakfast at Natural Lodge Caño Negro we gathered at the bi...
28.03.2025
13 January, 2025 Selva Mar- Limón - Bijagua - Caño Negro We had enjoyed our stay at Selva Mar, but it was time to move on. We set ...
26.03.2025
Many of you will no doubt recall that I recently reviewed the above book here . The earlier post would have been more complet...
24.03.2025
14 March 2025 As the snow receded at home Snowdrops (family Amarycillidae ) were visible and brought us great joy. We couldn't resist b...
20.03.2025
09 March, 2025 Winter is slowly relaxing its grip and the mountains of snow are receding. All around there are indications that sprin...
17.03.2025
In 2021 I read the highly entertaining account of a Ph.D student undertaking research in a foreign country under difficult circumstan...
14.03.2025
" Those who contemplate the beauty of the Earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infini...
12.03.2025
I think it is safe to say that snakes do not rank high on the roster of most people's favourite animals. The fact that they slither p...
09.03.2025
It sometimes seems that barely a day goes by without the publication of another field guide to birds - or even butterflies, wildflow...
06.03.2025
Over the last two or three years my familiarity with sharks has grown exponentially, thanks primarily to books published by Princeton...
04.03.2025
11 January, 2025 Las Cruces - Rice Fields at Las Pangas- Selva Mar Hotel, Punta Leona We had enjoyed our stay at Las Cruces, with many ...
27.02.2025
10 January, 2025 Las Cruces - Cabañas Palmira - Las Cruces - Aviva Orgánica We left Las Cruces at 06h:00 to travel to Cabañas Palmira w...
25.02.2025
“Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every ...
19.02.2025
There is doubtless something in the air at Emory University in Atlanta, GA that attracts Dutch scientists interested in animal behaviou...