Outdoors

That pile of bark and wood chips on the snow is the early warning of a dead branch overhead, courtesy of a hungry bird, says columnist

Columnist recounts close encounter with group of deer, including one that was on thin ice

Nature columnist offers seven lessons about importance of Oro Moraine in effort to educate 'thick-headed' premier and his 'bevy of bobble-head MPPs'

Squirrels of various colours are among the many mammals who like to take advantage of the bounty found at local bird feeders

Ford's proposed legislation 'completely guts' vital Ontario Wetland Evaluation System and muzzles conservation authorities, warns columnist

'The self-centered, short-sighted and ‘make money at all costs’ actions of our provincial government are cause for immediate concern,' says columnist

'During this bleak time of the year, we are treated to a visual reprieve as a multitude of berries ... are revealed to us,' columnist explains

In autumn, grackles — often numbering in the thousands — converge in massive flocks to seek food in corn fields and woodlands, explains nature columnist

'Wriggly residents alter both the physical and chemical makeup of the soils, changing pH, nutrient and water cycles,' warns nature columnist of 'new' invaders

Travel the planet if you wish, but few will be the places found that rival our sugar maple's razzle-dazzle display of colour, says columnist