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Naming nature in Anishinaabemowin

Indigenous species’ names contain an abundance of precious information  Peterborough Examiner  – January 27, 2023 – by Drew Monkman Joe Pitawanakwat is on a rescue mission: to catalog the names of birds in Anishinaabemowin, the Ojibwe language, before knowledge of these names – and what they mean in English – disappears forever. He and Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 2 monthsJanuary 27, 2023 ago
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December sightings of note

We live at the 12th Line and Northey’s Road in Selwyn. This Red-bellied Woodpecker has been here for the past week. Not the best picture (taken December 3). Paul Vigneux I had a productive day (December 6) at the Peterborough Airport. Most of these birds were photographed along Moncrief Line. Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 1 yearDecember 24, 2021 ago
Sightings

August sightings of note

Black Bear at Chemong Lake Just a report of a Black Bear on August 1. It was large. I couldn’t get a photo as I wasn’t going to open the door. It came right up to our roadside door as I was standing there and yelling for my husband to Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 5 yearsAugust 10, 2018 ago
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An early Red-winged Blackbird

This morning (February 24), a Red-winged Blackbird visited our feeder. We’ve also had a Belted Kingfisher on the Otonabee River all winter, along with two juvenile Bald Eagles and quite a few Common Goldeneyes. There has also been a Red-tailed Hawk along the 6th Line of Selwyn. Annamarie Beckel, Selwyn Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 6 yearsFebruary 25, 2017 ago
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Belted Kingfisher on Otonabee River

I drove out River Road to Lakefield on January 14 to see what I could find. At Bolton Farm, I found this Belted Kingfisher making its way up river from tree to tree. The river was high, fast and with little bird activity –  just a couple of Common Goldeneye Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 6 years ago
Sightings

More of Jeff Keller’s great bird photography

On April 15th, I was able to get some shots of Green-winged Teal, Wood Ducks and a Belted Kingfisher on Lynch Road, just east of Lakefield. Jeff Keller, Bridgenorth

By Drew Monkman, 7 yearsApril 28, 2016 ago
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