Sulphur-crested Cockatoos

HAPPY EARTH DAY! Brilliant sun pours down onto Nova Scotia, melting the last of the snow, warming the soil, and awakening tulips and daffodils. The lawn is greening and growing before my eyes, its pho...

Porcupines

Almost a month beyond the vernal equinox, American robins belt out their melodic ‘cheerio-cheeriup-cheerio’ as night creeps into day. Juncos trill monotonic territorial defence proclamatio...

Strangler Figs

With their interlacing roots forming lattice-like columns encircling host trees, strangler figs are striking components of tropical rainforests in many regions of the world. All strangler figs belong ...

Prairie Spring in Alberta

Here in Nova Scotia, spring rain drips from grey sky, shrinking snow patches in our yard, woods, and meadows. On a morning walk, I noticed pussy willows brushing air with silvery softness, and black-c...