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More to flocking than meets the eye

Flocking provides many benefits but questions remain “How early in the year it begins to be late” Henry David Thoreau Nature plays a cruel joke on us in early July. Just as summer is getting started, intimations of autumn can already be seen. One such sign is the formation of Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 5 yearsJuly 6, 2018 ago
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Mysteries of the Blue Jay

Much remains to be explained about these familiar birds     When a species is as common as the blue jay, we tend to take it for granted. We are often dulled into thinking that there’s little new to be discovered about its behaviour. Well, think again. From their aggressive mobbing behaviour Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 5 yearsNovember 2, 2017 ago
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Crows mobbing a Red-tailed Hawk

Here is a picture of an American Crow sending out the alarm, regarding this Red-tailed Hawk in our poplar tree. There were two other crows not in the photo also circling around the hawk and creating quite a ruckus. Shortly after this photo was taken, the four birds flew off. Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 6 years ago
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