Festival of the Waxwings
[ad#nc-link-unit] If you are anything like me, you spend much of April peering out through a frosty window watching the snows shrink back from the edges of your flowerbeds. [ad#nc-post-body] April is a...
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[ad#nc-link-unit] A few years ago, we were visiting friends in Britannia. It was after dinner. We were outside on the patio. The rich smells of brandy and dark roasted coffee mingled with the fresh...
View ArticleHabitat for Non-Humanity
[ad#nc-link-unit] Eight years ago, I started a major garden renovation that ended only last year. Step one of my project saw me removing overgrown trees and shrubs that were planted too close to the...
View ArticleDo No Harm
[ad#nc-link-unit] “Please help me,” reads my email several times each week from mid-July until early August. “I have a baby robin in my yard that has fallen out of its nest and I don’t know what to...
View ArticleSeven Surprising Facts about Robins
In some ways, we are probably more familiar with American Robins than with any other backyard bird species. But how much do we really know about our wildlife neighbours? Here are seven facts about...
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