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We continue to be in the grip of brutally cold weather with no relief in sight. It’s too cold to spend a lot of time outside, so we will continue to revisit 2025. On the bird front, we have seen Bald Eagles soaring high above the river and Hooded and Common Mergansers diving below the […]

We have had extremely cold, windy weather since the start of the new year. Temperatures with wind chill have generally stayed well below freezing. The sun has put in only rare and fleeting appearances. What better time to mine our archives and look back on 2025? It is encouraging to see how quickly the seasons […]

We decided to revisit Kirk-Cousins Management Area in September with our friends since our last visit there was a very brief one on a sweltering summer day. The ponds attracted Mallards, Canada Geese and an immature Great Blue Heron. Flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds and European Starlings were gathering before they headed south. The starlings sometimes […]

London continued to have wintry weather through December – low temperatures with frequent snow and icy conditions. On December 26 and 27, the city was coated in freezing rain. Some trees and branches collapsed under the weight of the ice that accumlated. Despite the destruction and treacherous travel conditions, there was beauty in the effect […]

The MacNaughton Morrison Trail is one section of the South Huron Trail. The trailhead is in MacNaughton Park in the town of Exeter. The four-kilometer trail skirts the Ausable River which can be crossed on bridges at two points along the trail. The trail leads to the Morrison Dam Conservation Area that features a 30-acre […]