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Snowboarding
Sweetest Tricks It takes skill and the right attitude to become the best snowboarder in the world. Luckily in Canada, our wildlife is brimming with skill and attitude. There’s…
Opening Ceremonies
This Olympic season, our own wildlife athletes from across Canada will be awarded medals based on their amazing speed, strength and agility. Stay turned over the next 16 days, as…
Have You Spotted A Snowy Owl This Winter?
[PHOTO CREDIT: ANDRE DENIS, CWF PHOTO CONTEST] About 7 years ago I was so lucky to see a snowy owl on my drive to work one morning – definitely an…
Did You Know…..
[PHOTO CREDIT: ISABELLE MAROZZO – CWF PHOTO CONTEST] Did you know that blue jays are not really blue? Their blue colouration does not come from pigments but rather by the…
Monarchs Still In Decline
[CWF PHOTO CONTEST PICTURES SUBMITTED BY – LEFT: BILL MCMULLEN, MIDDLE: DEBBIE OPPERMANN, RIGHT: MARY HINDLE] In an article I read this morning, monarch numbers in last winter’s annual survey…
CWF Garden Photo of the Week
[PHOTO: CWF] Need help after an encounter with poison ivy or stinging nettle? Look no further than this helpful little plant – jewelweed, also known as spotted jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not, or by…
CWF Garden Photo of the Week
[PHOTO CREDIT: CWF] Around this time our Wildlife-Friendly Demonstration Garden is coloured with ripening fruit. Our deep blue-purple pagoda dogwood berries have already been devoured by waxwings and other birds, but more…
CWF Garden Photo of the Week
[PHOTO CREDIT: CWF] I’ve yet to meet a person who didn’t like hummingbirds, those tiny winged dynamos that can hover and move about in all directions with such seeming ease.…
CWF Garden Photo of the Week
[PHOTO CREDIT: CWF] Bees and butterflies are busy pollinating the flowers in our Wildlife-friendly Demonstration Garden. It’s always fun to take a minute to watch them at work. It’s then that…