by Trudy Irvine | Jul 26, 2023 | Birds, Nature
Photo of Merganser ‘Family’ taken by Linda Thurber It takes a village to raise a duckling, and sometimes moms just need a break. Photographer Linda Thurber spotted this brave merganser female warily traversing the waters west of Ojibway Bay with at least 27...
by Trudy Irvine | Jul 19, 2023 | Birds, Environment, Nature
Last week on Sagadawong Bay, Linda Thurber captured some amazing film footage of two loons engaging in a behaviour that not even any longtime residents in the area had witnessed before. These videos show one bird madly pursuing the other with the wings...
by Trudy Irvine | Jul 5, 2023 | Birds, Nature
Birds are on the brains of the Education Committee lately, with last week’s book review of “Woman, Watching” and this week’s recommendation for the Merlin Bird ID app. Designed for beginning and intermediate bird watchers, the app uses the date and location of...
by Trudy Irvine | Jun 30, 2021 | Birds, Mammals, Nature
by Trudy Irvine, Member Education Committee Over the last year have you: Observed social distancing?Stockpiled “supplies” (raised eyebrow) for an upcoming period of enforced isolation?Spent the winter in your burrow, emerging from a state of torpor only to raid...
