As the days of early December seem to fly by, the nights are long and thankfully not filled with...
Author - Elaine and Don Cassidy
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Tails of the Unexpected
With the arrival of a marvelous snowfall and cold temperatures almost three weeks ago, our bird watching efforts were limited to looking out of the windows...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
Sporting A “Hoodie” As Winter Arrives
Having had a peek at the weather forecast almost two weeks ago, it became clear that comfortable bird watching for the season was nearing the end. Looking for...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
OMG! We’ve Got Biophilia!
With countless viruses, dangerous bacteria and illnesses that lie in wait to threaten our health, it’s inevitable that we will come down with something...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
Oh joy!
A jay! A Blue Jay! The blue jays are back in town! I must say I am mystified by the comings and goings of this member of the Corvid family of birds. It seems...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
“The squeaky wheel gets the grease but the quacking duck gets shot” ~Carl Sandburg (American poet/journalist)
Generally speaking, Alberta’s 24 duck species make great targets for the wildfowl and bird photographer. Chances are if you are near water, be it Lake...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
““All I know of birds to this date is that sparrows are the ones that are not pigeons.”
With most of us living in urbanized environments, a few bird species seem to like being in the presence of we carbon based units. In the eyes of many, there...
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“You Otter Go To Saskatchewan”
With our third consecutive annual birding pilgrimage to Nipawin, Saskatchewan completed, Elaine and I took time to reflect on the beauty of this part of our...
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“Butterbutt”? You’ve Got To Be Kidding!
Moving to southern Alberta about a half dozen years ago, with birding a part of the motivation, we did not anticipate the surprising number of species that...
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“Only in silence the word, only in dark the light, only in dying life, bright the hawk’s flight on the empty sky” ~Ursula K. Le Guin
During the last half of August, Elaine and I scour each power pole, each light pole, every fence post and the naked branches of dying aspen trees, looking for...