The reflective properties of water provide many opportunities to capture images with a Monet feel. This image was created yesterday at...

Some of you have noticed a Great Blue Heron foraging close to the pedestrian bridge at Jack Layton Park. Although juvenile birds can be...

While we’re used to seeing Turkey Vultures soaring above us, there are days when these large birds spend more time perched in trees....

Most of us have seen Great Blue Herons in the Hudson area. We might have seen or heard Green Herons, their smaller cousins. We are less...

Although Osprey migrate through our area, they require large nesting sites which can be quite difficult to find. To attract Osprey, some...

Anyone who visited Jack Layton Park this morning witnessed a glorious fog sunrise, but the star of the show was this curious beaver. It...

When you think of the king of birds, you might think of an eagle. But there is another king in our area, the Eastern Kingbird. These...

This is the first Mallard brood I’ve seen this spring, photographed from the bridge at Jack Layton Park. It’s pretty amazing to see how...

We're very lucky to have Baltimore Orioles in our area at this time of year. The male’s brilliant orange colour and its deep rich song...

Most people who visit Jack Layton Park focus on the waterfront or enjoy the trail that begins with the pedestrian bridge over the Viviry...

If you were at Jack Layton Park yesterday, you’d know the terns are back in town. They might look like gulls from a distance, but their...

We place many pressures on our local ecosystem, but we do help in some ways. And this help includes nesting boxes. As I walk local...

If you walk the low lying areas of the Viviry Watershed at this time of year, you’ll see many trilliums. Most are white, but you might...

Trees are essential components of our ecosystem, even after they die. They serve as food sources for insects, provide perches and nesting...

This week, we had a unique guest at Jack Layton Park. An American Coot visited the flooded marsh area. Although Coots look like ducks,...

I’m pleasantly surprised by my recent Osprey sightings in our area. With wingspans of six feet, these impressive birds are larger than...

If you spend time searching the skies of Hudson, chances are you’ll see Turkey Vultures. These large soaring birds rarely flap their...

I was very pleased to see an American Bittern today at the Driscoll-Naylor Bird Sanctuary. These members of the heron family are...

Now is a great time of year to see warblers, a group of small songbirds that feed primarily on insects. My recent sightings at Jack...

Some of you have mentioned sightings of small beavers at Jack Layton Park. Not having seen beavers or cuttings along the shoreline, I was...