Out on a mid-December leisurely birding adventure at Elliston Park in east Calgary, our goal was to photograph a few small birds including two chickadee...
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Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
Did You Know Ducks Worship Sheldon?
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Bloody Mary
The first day of January is thought to be the most hung over day of the year, so it should come as no surprise that it is also World Bloody Mary Day, known far...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Spirits of Christmas
It has begun. The incessant cacophony of holiday music has been grating on my tender ears for the past few weeks. It seems to begin earlier each year, and I...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
Team Birds
On November 21st, the PWHL hockey team, the Vancouver Goldeneyes, played their first game ever at home against the Seattle Torrent in front of a sellout crowd...
Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge
Alberta looks out for its own
For too long, families across Alberta have felt the impact of federal policies that made it harder to grow our economy, build major projects, and create good...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Black Friday, Black Lager
The typical mobs of crazed bargain hunters did not swarm the shopping malls like a plague of locusts this year for Black Friday, due to the Amazons and Wal...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
The Chase is Equal to the Catch
greatest challenge for us, it is the Golden-crowned Kinglet. Imagine a bird weighing in at 5.5 grams, half the weight of a chickadee, dancing at hyper speeds...
Columnists - Chantelle de Jonge
Alberta’s health system today
Our government understands that Alberta families want stability, good jobs, and a future full of opportunity for the next generation. For the last 10 years...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Awesome Auxerrois
My holiday season soirée schedule is heating up early this year, with the first event scheduled this week at a fancy wine bar, with an entirely French wine...
Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy
You Are Not Alone, Edwina Scissorbeak
egular readers may recall the column about “Edwina Scissorbeak”, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker impacted by Avian Keratin Disorder (AKD). Curious about this...
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