Author - Elaine and Don Cassidy

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...

On a recent birding adventure to Griffith Woods Park, Elaine and I were pleasantly surprised. While taking photos of a Northern Rough-winged Swallow, there was...

During Seniors’ Week, Elaine and I had the opportunity to join Doreen Masran in hosting a presentation for interested seniors on the birds and other wildlife...

Learning to identify sandpipers amongst the myriad of shorebirds that visit Alberta is a daunting task, requiring field observation, doing some background...