Why Do Geese Have Long Necks? It’s because of alfalfa fields in ancient lake bottoms that drifted into gentle curves in post-glacial winds. It used to be that Canada Geese travelled south […]
Muskrats That Live in the Trees
This is an awfully wonderful planet — sometimes delightfully so. Here is a typical reed dweller… Red Winged Blackbird Giving Me the Eye The weak colour of his wing patch indicates that […]
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 […]
Sharing the Planet
Canada Geese. Used to be they migrated south. Now? Not so much. They hang around and poop on beaches and … eyew. Up here in Vernon, they also hang around in orchards […]
Grace and Clumsiness
All this flurry and hurry and honking that carries for miles … Canada Geese Going Around in Circles Okanagan Landing … and all this grace and beauty … Migratory Birds … not […]
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