Author - Elaine and Don Cassidy

Elaine and Don Cassidy

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

THE “BUTCHER BIRD” & THE FOX

As April begins, the heart beats more quickly in each and every bird watcher. Chiropractors know business will increase with all of those upward looking...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

TWITCHERS ENJOY FUR TOO

Elaine and I stare into the abyss, that of being full blown “twitchers” — that someone who takes time to pursue rare birds and will travel almost...

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Do Moose & Deer Help Birds?

While Elaine and I were walking through the wonderfully treed pathways of Griffith Woods in west Calgary this month, we saw a set of fresh moose tracks and a...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

He’s Diving in the Buff!

The smallest of Canada’s diving ducks, and perhaps the scarcest one in the nation as well, the Bufflehead is truly a striking wildfowl species. Known as a sea...

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Taking a Tern on the Dance Floor

While fly fishing from a float tube in the early 1990s on East Dollar Lake, located north of Valleyview, Alberta, I was fortunate enough to witness two...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

The Big & The Beautiful

May canoe paddle of Long Bay, a popular part of Cold Lake, provided an opportunity to enjoy the company of waterfowl. With my entry-level Canon Rebel paired...

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Donald! Is There a Dearth of Ducks?

eeing a number of bird and wildfowl species, but we noticed that “Daffy Duck”, seemed remarkably absent in quantity. We’d find most of the two dozen Alberta...

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BALD ON THE BOW

One City of Calgary Park that provides excellent opportunities for nature lovers is Carburn Park, located in the Riverbend community, nestled between the...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

A Feathered Romance

When I hear the word “harlequin”, two memories come immediately to mind. The first is looking at the massive Harlequin Romance novel collection, lovingly owned...


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