The Eastern Bronze Turkey has become one of the most ubiquitous creatures throughout the woods & pasturelands of southwestern Ontario. There is hardly a winter day passes without spotting a sizable flock or two feeding in a harvested cornfield or pasture. They are a magnificent bird, especially when a big Tom starts parading back and forth, […]
Since everyone knows that small things can make a big difference, whether it be a smile, an encouraging word, a hospital visit, or just the knowledge that people care, these little gestures can have a profound effect. The implemented concept initiated by the Credit Valley Conservation’s “Bird-Friendly Haying” plan is a great first step along […]
Check out these great pictures of our lucky friend who got to spend some quality time with a Monarch Butterfly, if only for a few moments! […]
“Migrating monarch butterflies are in “grave danger,” according to a report that shows their colonies in Mexico now occupy the smallest area since records began in 1993. The report is based on a survey of Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve done in December 2013. The butterflies, which spend the winter hibernating in the reserve’s forest, occupied […]
Parents rejoice, the Super Generation has just arrived in a neighborhood near you! The Monarch Butterfly thru the months of July & August will be diligently laying the eggs of the Super Generation all over that ubiquitous Milkweed. This Super Generation that will fly over 3,000 km back to the Mountains of Michoacán Mexico to […]
“Part of a Realtor’s job is to stay up to date on what helps make a house attractive to potential buyers. On the list of hot trends Realtors are spying these days is the eco-friendly garden. Many homebuyers are keen to purchase a home with a “green” garden for several reasons. First, eco-friendly gardens tend […]
Small incidental things can and will make a difference. The Sherman brothers said it best when they penned the words “Tuppence a Bag” and Julie Andrews sang it in Mary Poppins. Where will all the Milkweed go and with it, one of our most cherished Cultural Icons, the Monarch Butterfly. “ Monsanto sells $4.5 […]
“U.S. farmers are dousing their fields with a wider array of herbicides, helping some turn a corner in the war on super weeds but adding new costs and environmental concerns. Farmers for a decade have fought weeds that developed resistance to the nation’s dominant weed killer, glyphosate, which is widely sold by Monsanto Co. MON […]
It seems like there have been many snowy owl sightings this long, cold winter. Some more welcome than others. Check out this interesting article from the CBC about this beautiful bird stirring up trouble at Pearson Airport: Snowy owls flock south, plague airports. Our own staff have also heard of sightings at the local Brampton […]
“The magic of the monarch migration from Canada through the U.S. and on to Mexico (and then back north over multiple generations) continues to be in existential jeopardy. Destruction of monarch habitats in Mexico initiated the threat to the iconic butterfly. But it’s no longer a crisis that gringos can blame solely on the illegal […]