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Birds aren’t the only creatures that we encounter on our neighbourhood walks. Here’s a selection of what we have seen. Names available on request! Thanks to friends, we knew to watch for turtles basking on the river rocks on sunny days. We were fortunate to see both northern map turtles and spiny softshell turtles one […]

There are several parks along the Thames River in our neighbourhood: Harris Park, Ann Street Park, Gibbons Park, Blackfriars Park North. These are most often our destinations on neighbourhood walks. Over the summer, we hear resident birds from our balcony – Red-eyed Vireo, Carolina Wren, American Robins, Bluejays, American Crows, American Goldfinch, and, almost always, […]

Our neighbourhood walks sometimes take us to Blackfriars Community Garden. On our way along the river, we keep our eyes out for birds. This handsome American Robin greeted us at the garden. On August 1st, the gardens were in full bloom. Someone had even planted a fig tree. They told us that they store it […]

Here are some more photos of our time in Prince Edward County. These were taken in a few different places. Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area: We did make it briefly to Prince Edward Point and managed to see a few birds there. The birds were far away and the light was harsh – not […]

We’ve had a lot of rain recently. We can often see the rain before it arrives. Over the past month, we had heard that there were Black-billed Magpies on a rural road next to a farm in the St. Thomas area. This is considered a rare bird in our area since the normal range for […]

One of the many stormwater holding areas in London is on the edge of town, soon to be surrounded by development. But for now, this large area has a few ponds and large puddles that support a lot of wildlife. Being close to Fanshawe Lake (man-made by the construction of Fanshawe Dam) there are several […]

After the other North American Butterfly Association (NABA) count in the area was rained out, I was especially interested in participating in this count on July 30, 2023. My fellow counters, Ric and Sandy Symmes, and I preferred to skip the morning part of the count and arrive for lunch at the rendezvous point. That […]

On our (scenic) way back to Picton for dinner, we took a one-track dirt road with water-filled potholes from the recent rain. As we drove, we saw clouds of yellow butterflies lift off and decided to stop and wait for them to settle back down. There were a number of species puddling (or mud-puddling) together […]

We managed to get to the observatory for a short walk before lunch. We were able to park in front of the familiar buildings, the house and the old bird-banding shack. Now there is a much larger building on the property for reception and banding. The first thing we looked for was Cliff Swallow nests. […]

Yesterday afternoon, London had a fierce thunderstorms with hail and torrential rain. By evening, the storm had moved on and the skies had cleared. This is the first report of our long weekend in Prince Edward County. We were eager to visit the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory to see all the changes since we […]