by Randy | Aug 2, 2016 | Birdwatching
Ducks – they are all the same aren’t they? No, not really – just take a look at their feet … seriously. Diving ducks, such as canvasbacks or ring-necks, have large feet that they use to propel themselves under water in search of food. They can actually...
by Randy | Jan 2, 2016 | Birdwatching, Stoney Creek
Unlike birds, plants don’t move, they stay still for you to identify them. So having said that, take a look at the picture above and read through the clues to see if you can guess what it is …. This deciduous native bush grows in dry to moist soil. You can...
by Randy | Oct 3, 2015 | Birdwatching, Stoney Creek
They are called platform nests, Kathy, and both the male and female blue herons build them. Just look at them all. It looks like there might be three on that one branch alone! As our eyes skim the tops of the cottonwoods we lose count after about 20 nests – some...
by Randy | Aug 24, 2015 | Birdwatching, Botany, Stoney Creek
The plants are your friends. As you walk by them in the forest greet them by name. This will help you remember them. Rub the leaves of an elderberry and you smell peanut butter, a herb Robert geranium – nuts and a swamp or stink current’s – currents. Who...
by Randy | Jun 10, 2015 | Birdwatching, Stoney Creek
The Stoney Creek Environment Committee began keeping official bird records in August of 1996. That important work continues to this day with data recorded on bird species, sex, age, nesting sites and behaviour. In 2014 our weekend birding group identified 36 bird...
