Happy Mother’s Day! I thought it might be fun to have a look at some wild moms (and dads) this week to celebrate the roller-coaster ride that is parenthood. It’s easy to love the eggs. They don’t talk, don’t need to be fed or chased down. You can abandon them for short periods of time without other moms judging. Once …
Hello friends! It’s been a pretty cold winter this year and we’ve had our share of days below -40C. Usually it is around this time of year that I start to see owls appear along the edges of the roads perched atop telephone poles or gliding along ditches in search of prey. I have a theory about why they seem …
The first time I ever saw an owl in the wild was just outside of Airdrie Alberta. It was March and I could just make out the feathered “ears” of a great horned owl nesting in an old craggy tree along a gravel highway. Two things struck me about that encounter: 1. Wow owls nest early. 2. She seemed unperturbed …