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Alberta landscapes and habitat provide great places for perhaps one of our most beautiful of birds, the Cedar Waxwing. Named after the notable red tips...

While perusing the aisles of my local bottle shop, I came across one of those brand ambassadors pouring samples of Pinot Noir wines from the Okanagan Valley of...

Not all kings are tyrants, with perhaps the exception of the Eastern Kingbird, a member of the Tyrannus Tyrannus genus. Arriving in Calgary and area about mid...

India Pale Ale, or IPA for short, has been the most popular craft beer style for many years. IPA was originally designed as a cranked up version of the English...

Combining height, beauty, a regal sensibility, radiating a calmness in a fast-paced world, yet having lightning reflexes and muscle speed to strike fish as...

I had out-of-town friends visiting last week, so as one does, I took them to that besotted bacchanalia known as the Calgary Stampede, and after braving the...

Although I love looking for tiny birds to photograph, there are times of the year, especially in May and June, that Alberta’s ducks prove to be irresistible. A...

July certainly came in with a bang, with the double whammy of water shortages in Calgary and Chestermere, plus our now-annual heat dome scorching much of...

In early May, with Lake Chestermere being filled with Bow River water, “hunting” opportunities for our local birds of prey increased. While watching the skies...

As we cope with extreme heat waves and unpredictable wildfires this summer, it is hard to deny that climate change is a reality. With record setting high...