Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
FROGS, TOADS AND OTHER THINGS March/April, 2011 issue Those who watched the classic film “Deliverance” from the early 1970s will not soon forget the disturbing scenes from this epic about four canoeists paddling down the wild Cahulawassee River in Georgia. The movie, however,…
LIFE AFTER DEATH IN THE FOREST December, 2010/January, 2011 issue The screech owl peeked out at us when I tapped the hollow tree, then sank back down into the darkness of the cavity. At this time of the year, the bird was likely…
WHEN TREES BECOME BARE IN SUMMER July/August, 2010 issue Moneymore Road resident Lawrence Boyle had been looking forward to this day for some months. After a scheduled meeting of the Quinte Chapter of the Eastern Ontario Woodlot Association at a hall in Marlbank,…
STRANGE THINGS IN THE SKY May/June, 2010 issue “I don’t know who else to ask about this, and I really enjoy reading your columns. I live just outside Tamworth, on a hill with great views in all directions. Today at 5:30 I saw the…
THE ART OF SPLITTING HARES February/March, 2010 issue There are cottontail rabbits at my bird feeding station again this winter, and they aren’t here to drop off Easter eggs either on April 4th. They appeared in the darkness of early morning only moments after…
WHERE TRAINS ONCE RUMBLED December 2009/January 2010 issue Last year I picked up an episode of The Cisco Kid and a package of Blackjack gum at Ormsby. The source was a curio shop, located in this small community west of Highway 62 near the…
LATE SPLURGE HAS NO EFFECT ON WILDLIFE October/November, 2009 issue Once late fall and winter roll around, I start spending more time indoors. Not that I don’t enjoy the cooler months – I actually embrace them. Attribute it to far too many hot July…
GHOSTS IN THE FOREST August/September, 2009 issue It was pinesap we were now staring at, tucked under a conifer near its base where the trail makes its final turn before heading back to the parking lot. The H.R. Frink Centre, at Plainfield,…
LIFE ABOUNDS IN A ROTTING LOG June/July, 2009 issue There is an old log on one of the hiking trails at Algonquin Provincial Park that dates back to 1890. Loggers back then had felled a giant white pine, and after taking off the top…
MIGRATING BIRDS FACE MANY HAZARDS April/May, 2009 issue I get many telephone calls from concerned people who find dead birds. Understandably, most want to know why the bird may have died. While there are sometimes obvious causes, often their time has simply come, and…