One of the at least three families of stellar jays that live in the cedar trees at my house is bolder and smarter than the rest. Or maybe it’s a “point bird.” If I go out with a bag of seeds to refill the feeder, there is the harsh call of the stellar jay […]
While much of the rest of British Columbia is being hammered by a winter storm today, the microclimate of Kitimat, BC, has so far, produced a cold, clear and beautiful morning. The mountains to the west, shot from my front porch shortly after 9 a.m. PT this morning as the sun was coming up over […]
In the last blog, I mentioned that a friend and I went to have a relaxing day at Humber Bay West park in the west end of Toronto. The most interesting moments were late in the afternoon. Sitting quietly at a picnic table, I noticed a groundhog stick a nose out of the long grass. […]