Birds, Past and Present
When you step outside in spring, one of the first things you will hear (depending on where you live) are birds singing. Every year starting around this time, migrating birds show […]
Category Archives: Mythology
Arctic Terns
Arctic Terns are the ultimate travelers. Each year they cross the globe twice; once in the spring, from Antarctica to arctic and sub-arctic regions in the circumpolar north, and then […]
Great Horned Owls
This spring around the second-to-last week of May, a neighbour informed me of a Great Horned Owl nest in Tagish. Apparently there were two chicks being observed in the nest, big enough […]
Swainson’s Thrush
Every spring I look forward to the evenings and early hours of morning. I step outside into the cool, fresh air, and listen to one of the prettiest songs I […]
Red Crossbills
Red Crossbills are one of the most interesting Yukon birds in my opinion. If you happen to see one at your winter feeders or buzzing and chattering at the top of a […]
The Spirit of Our Skies
The green bar across the northern sky over the garden was clearly visible through the Black Spruce trees as I stood behind my camera and tripod. I never miss an opportunity to […]
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