I have been entertained at the camp (Woodland Campsite near Buckhorn) each night for the past couple of weeks by a flocking of smallish birds. I could not capture photos as they are too fast, and until today I did not know what they were. I finally found them: Marsh Read more
Today (June 26) my daughter, Cathy, and I decided to take my aluminum boat into the marsh wetland in front of my trailer at the Woodland Campsite near Buckhorn. We were looking for any possible photo opportunities. We arrived at a small clearing in the cattails and while bemusing a Read more
Last weekend I stayed at my daughter’s house on Northey Bay, Stoney Lake. A Blanding’s turtle was seen for 3 evenings in a row attempting to lay eggs in the driveway. Not sure if she succeeded as we came back to town. I counted over a dozen sunfish nests along Read more
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) – Reported Jun 15, 2015 13:46 by Tyler L. Hoar – Sandy Lake Pine barrens/Sedge marshes, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “one singing bird approximately 2km in from the north end of road”
source: The Guardian The pope links the destruction of the environment with the exploitation of the poor. The world should pay attention Last modified on Friday 19 June 2015 00.00 BST Pope Francis’s encyclical on climate change, Laudato Si’, is the most astonishing and perhaps the most ambitious papal document Read more
source: The Climate Group 18 June 2015 LONDON: Mark Kenber, CEO of The Climate Group, today welcomed the Pope’s encyclical on climate change, saying it would hugely build momentum to deliver a strong global climate deal at COP21 later this year. “Pope Francis, one of the most influential leaders in Read more
I would be interested in knowing if people have been noticing more and bigger Poison Ivy plants in recent years. This is certainly my experience. Not only do larger areas seem to be covered by this native plant, but the plants themselves seem to be much larger. In many places, Read more
Source: CBS News By Bianca Seidman June 9, 2015 Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac plants are becoming larger and stronger, a trend that’s been developing over recent years, according to researchers. That may be a combination of the plant’s nature to cause more severe reactions over time and Read more
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) (1) – Reported Jun 11, 2015 13:46 by Travis Cameron – KHSSP – Lou Phillips Rd., Peterborough, Ontario – Map: – Checklist: – Comments: “At old fire tower lookout. Flying westward, perching and singing approximately every 50m. Stopped and sang about 20 feet from me. Seemingly Read more
Watching wildlife can be entertaining, relaxing, exciting, confusing, stressful, or all of the above. Many people are fascinated by the stories going on in their gardens, urban greenspaces, conservation areas, and parks. The backyard squirrels leaping from one precarious branch to another, as they race through the treetops at top Read more
My deck went up in 1998. I received a “deck warming” gift of a bird house which was installed the same year. Every year since then a pair of chickadees have nested in the bird house. I even noticed in the early spring, the chickadees would have to chase off Read more
For years we’ve enjoyed numerous chickadees, winter and summer along with goldfinches and others. This year, both are literally non-existent. Nor did I see the usual spring showing of White-throated and White-crowned sparrows. We still get cardinals, jays, a few woodpeckers, including the Pileated, and the occasional nuthatch, along with Read more
I walked the Trans-Canada Trail again yesterday from the Wallis Dr. entrance path to Ackison Road. Saw several Chalk-fronted Skimmers and Ebony Jewelwings. Ox-eye Daisies, Wild roses (species?) are in bloom and Common Milkweed is close to blooming. A lot of insect activity on the daisies. Heard two Northern Waterthrush Read more
I had my first Monarch of the year today, June 7, at about 12 noon. It was flying over a field on the north side of Round Lake Road, about 1 km east of County Road 46. Round Lake Road is located about six kilometres north of Havelock. Rick Stankiewicz Read more
While doing volunteer work for the Kawartha Land Trust today (June 7), west of Pontypool, I saw a Silver-bordered Fritillary, a couple of duskywings, a Little Wood Satyr, a Common Ringlet and a Question Mark. Michael Gillespie, Keene On Friday June 5th Colin Jones and I saw a fresh Giant Read more
Here’s some action in our backyard. We have a pair of White-breasted Nuthatches nesting in the bluebird box…very interesting to watch the courtship displays and how they react to other animals. Beautiful Canadian Tiger Swallowtails, too. Mike Barker, Algonquin Blvd
We just had a visitor. It’s the first White-tailed Deer we’ve seen from the house since we moved in last October. So excited! Chris Parker, Otonabee-South Monaghan Township
Here is a picture of a four-petalled White Trillium taken at our cottage on Paudash Lake. It is the only one I have ever seen. How rare are they? Audrey Moore Note: These trilliums are quite rare. It is only the second one I’ve heard of in Peterborough County. That Read more
Don Blizzard, a long-time hunter, angler and general outdoorsman, reports that Elk are moving south from the Bancroft area into the north Kawarthas. There have been sightings, for example, along Pencil Creek Road , in Galway-Cavendish-Harvey Twsp. Apparently, a cow Elk was recently hit and killed by a car, too. Read more
On May 30th, on my way to Stoney Lake, I saw my first Giant Swallowtail of the season as it flew across the road in front of me on County Rd #46 between Round Lake Rd, and Church Rd north of Havelock. Seems to be right on time for first Read more
On May 30th, about 4:30 pm, our first Painted Turtle laid her eggs in the sandy soil on the side of our driveway. She arrived about 3:30 in the pouring rain and made two attempts to dig a hole in the large gravelled turning circle, but the surface covering proved Read more