Author - Elaine and Don Cassidy

After a sleepless night, a few too many “adult” beverages, or indulging in Cheech and Chong’s favorite organic “cigarettes”, its not unusual to feel out of...

As these sunny and warm late summer days shorten, one senses the change of the seasons. Thistle flowers have burst and seedlings wait to be carried by the...

With the price of an ounce of gold skyrocketing these days, there’s one species of bird in the late summer that floods the outdoor market for bird watchers at...

With a global population of over eight billion people, one may indeed wonder what impact a lone individual could possibly have on insect populations. One may...

While lightly scratching a mosquito bite on my forearm, I must admit I rejoiced in seeing swarms of insects on a few recent birding trips. Walking through...

Although bird watchers have a general tendency to look upward to spot birds during the “leafy” months of the season, both eye level and ground level habitats...

May can be an amazing month. Tulips are up. Eager gardeners are preparing flower beds. Checking to see if the lawnmower works for another season is on many...

Appearing awkward during takeoff and landing, uttering guttural sounds infrequently and certainly unique in appearance, Alberta’s most common heron species...