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Winter recently arrived with a vengeance, complete with blowing snow and a polar vortex that has brought arctic air south. Here is this week’s forecast. The colder weather has brought glimpses of the sun and blue sky. It has also produced frost patterns on our windows that resemble feathers and down. Our orchids have agreed…

Just as we were escaping winter in Canada for a week, we saw many familiar birds who were also enjoying the milder temperatures in South Carolina. These included Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Song Sparrow, Northern Flicker, American Robin, Red-winged Blackbird, Belted Kingfisher, House Finch, Hermit Thrush, Rusty Blackbird, European Starlings, and Common Grackle among others. Some were…

Since our weather has been so constantly overcast and gloomy, we are craving some sun. The best way to find sun without travelling is to revisit our time in sunnier destinations. Thanks to friends, we spent a week on Hilton Head Island in February 2018. This was a chance for us to learn about some…

We had a white Christmas only because of the fog. All week, the temperature remained steadfastly above freezing. There was so much rain that the river overflowed its banks and then receded gradually over the past few days. Apparently, our mild winter so far is due to an El Niño weather pattern. We signed up…

Dear Friends, since this will be our last post until the new year, we thought we’d look back over 2023. JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Thank you for your feedback through the year. As always, please let us know if you would like us to remove your name…

We have had relentlessly gloomy weather recently, including several foggy days. On one such day, we could not see anything beyond the river. A week ago, the skies started to clear at the end of the day to great effect. We have been feeling nostalgic about the number of birds we could see, even in…

Our mid-November week of warm weather continued before plunging into sub-zero temperatures. Sunset on November 15th promised good weather on the 16th. We decided to attempt the 3.3 km loop of the Dorchester Mill Pond Ecotrail. The elongated pond is located on Dorchester Creek in the Village of Dorchester. The trail offered different terrains and…

Last week, when the weather brought sunshine and temperatures into the teens, we made time every afternoon to walk in a different local park. The Coves in November was very quiet. We heard few birds and saw none until we visited the bird feeders on a property adjacent to the trail. Here we found a…

Early November still holds patches of life and colour. November 6th November 10th and 12th A few wildflowers were still in bloom and had some insect visitors. Most plants had gone to seed: Virgin’s-Bower, New England Aster, Common Milkweed, goldenrod with flea beetle. Apart from Mallards and Canada Geese, there are many fewer birds present…

Sifton Bog Environmentally Significant Area (ESA) is a floating acid peat bog surrounded by deciduous swamp and upland forest. A boardwalk leads through the woods to Redmond’s Pond. This pond in the midst of the bog is slowly decreasing in size as it fills with sediment and peat formed by the Sphagnum moss that carpets…