Most spiders I have met are diligent weavers who repair their webs. Well, except for Black Widows who live in rags put up only to give their males something to fight over […]
A Spider for Lunch?
Habitat for Great Horned Owls
In Vernon, trees planted fifty years ago are getting to be old growth now. Perfect to settle into. There’s Mom in back. And here’s the nest that Robin built when he heard […]
Good News for Bluebirds on Monday!
I was talking last week about the loss of habitat for Western Mountain Bluebirds. Well, thank god for electric drills! And many deep thanks to the man who came by and got this […]
Cedar Waxwings Stuffing Themselves
Literally! They flew out of the neighbour’s locust tree in a whirr of wings, perched in the flowering crabapple tree across the road, and started stuffing themselves with apples. No sooner than […]
The Hunter and the Hunted (and the Lovers, too)
So, I’m strolling along, whistling and happy in the sun, when one of the hawks that are so busy hunting in these snowy days leaps off a power pole and hassles a […]
Okanagan Okanogan 