Backyard Wildlife – A Meadow Cam
Back to Series Our winter began arriving in February this year. Everyone in Nova Scotia hopes it will be cold enough to kill off some … Read more
Category Archives: Backyard Wildlife
Backyard Wildlife – A Changing Climate
Back to Series It’s nearing the end of the year, and we’ve had no snow yet. Maybe a light spit of flakes that didn’t accumulate. … Read more
Backyard Wildlife – The Fog
Back to Series I might be repeating a post I made before, but speaking of fog, I have the brain fog that comes with Covid-19, … Read more
Backyard Wildlife – Crickets and Harvest
Back to Series I got nervous around the end of July when I had not yet heard any crickets yet. I read an article in … Read more
Backyard Wildlife – the Bonefire
Back to Series Deep summer embraces us. The foliage around the house and meadow are wild, with tendrils creeping along the grasses or climbing the … Read more
Backyard Wildlife – The View
Back to Series Overlooking our rose gardens, spruce trees, and then meadow beyond is an old balcony that has seen better days. We finally replaced … Read more
Backyard Wildlife – Smelling like Dirt
Back to Series “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” ― Margaret Atwood I’ve begun my most recent … Read more
Backyard Wildlife – Back to the Garden
Back to Series Actually, it’s not quite back to the garden yet. It’s too early to even order soil yet. I’ve done some mint and … Read more
Dreaming of the Garden
Back to Series In this short March post, I talk about dreams for the spring garden! This past week we’ve done some cooking at home. … Read more
Backyard Wildlife – Avian Bird Flu
Back to Series There’s a few turkeys in Canada these days who think it’s cool to, having been co-opted by what appears to be accelerationist … Read more
Backyard Wildlife – Building a Bat Box
Back to Series It’s been an amazing wild winter, with two big storms just in the last two weeks, but of course I am dreaming … Read more
Backyard Wildlife: All the Things
Back to Series This month, I look at main categories of wildlife in Nova Scotia, with the help of Nova Scotia Canada’s government site, and … Read more
Backyard Wildlife – White-tailed Deer
Back to Series November’s wildlife post is about deer and SARS-CoV-2. I recently began a new job. It’s based in Halifax, though all of us … Read more
Backyard Wildlife – Corn, Coyotes, and Turning Leaves
Back to Series It is officially my favorite time of year. A tingle is in the air. Summer lingers, but things are slowly changing to … Read more
Backyard Wildlife – Apples and Whiskey
Back to Series Today’s post looks at local backyard wildlife and expands out to the province, particularly Cape Breton. It’s that time of year when … Read more