Outdoors

These ducks are the timeless harbingers of spring

Outdoors columnist explains how patience of ducks allows them to weather climate change

Apr 14, 2019 11:00 AM Read more >

What is that skulking, flitting, shy bundle of feathers?

It takes patience and a good eye to identify 'little brown birds,' notes outdoors columnist

Apr 7, 2019 11:00 AM Read more >

Cute and playful? Not this otter! He was more interested in 'sprainting'

Otter has unique way of marking his territory, discovers outdoors columnist

Mar 31, 2019 11:30 AM Read more >

Snow conditions ideal for exploring the woods, but get out there while you can

Thaw-freeze cycle creates conditions that last only a week, maybe days

Mar 24, 2019 11:00 AM Read more >

Local woodlots offer example of 'resource partitioning'

Outdoors columnist explains how concept can be looked at as sharing or as divide-and-conquer strategy

Mar 17, 2019 11:00 AM Read more >

A trip outdoors can lift your spirits during March Break

Break free of the melancholy to appreciate the simple things, advises outdoor columnist

Mar 10, 2019 11:00 AM Read more >

Is a woodpecker destroying your tree? He's doing you a favour!

Our outdoors columnist explains that these stealthy birds only target dying trees

Mar 3, 2019 11:00 AM Read more >

Sandhill cranes defy the odds, flock to our region

Outdoors columnist says these flying 'packages of grace and elegance' are being seen more and more in Simcoe County

Feb 24, 2019 11:00 AM Read more >

Chickadee wins this round of standoff against wily shrike

Avian battle lines drawn at feeder, explains outdoor columnist of flurry of activity

Feb 17, 2019 11:00 AM Read more >

Nature and art are all around us!

Outdoors columnist says nature provides innumerable moments of beauty

Feb 10, 2019 11:00 AM Read more >