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Red-winged blackbird © Shutterstock, BG Smith
Spring has, technically, arrived in Ontario, though below-freezing temperatures would suggest otherwise. Nevertheless, robins and cardinals are singing, killdeer are flying overhead, and the red-winged blackbirds’ unmistakable trilling song has returned.
2013 Ontario Nature Conservation Award Winners © Noah Cole
Award winners (left to right): Andrew Reeves, Dale Leadbeater and Anne Barbour of CKL Flora, Beth Gilhespy of Bruce Trail Conservancy, Kyle Clarke, Donald J. Kerr, Mark Eastman, Graham MacDonald for Craig Campbell, and Tom Lobb. On June 21, Ontario Nature recognized the exceptional contributions to the protection of wild species and spaces made by ...
Cross-country skiing, Altberg © John Hassell
Visit one of Ontario Nature’s reserves this winter for free fun and fitness. Snowshoeing, hiking, skiing, birding, geocaching and making snow angels – there is so much to do so don’t delay! Lawson Nature Reserve Discover the best-kept secret in southwest Oxford this winter – Lawson Nature Reserve. Encompassing 15 hectares of provincially significant Carolinian ...
I recently did something I never imagined I would do. I went to bird camp. Last month, I spent a week studying fall migration at Hog Island Audubon bird camp on the coast of Maine. Led by renowned naturalist and writer Scott Weidensaul, the week in Maine made me rethink my relationship with birds.
Paswe Protected Area © Carter Dorscht