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Bird Pellets
PEI wildlife leave all sorts of signs that they’ve been around: tracks, scat, dens, nests, and feeding spots, among others. Some of my...
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Mar 29, 20232 min read


Bark Photosynthesis
It’s spring and all my favourite signs are here: snow is melting, birds are returning, and tree bark is photosynthesizing. Wait – what?!...
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Mar 22, 20232 min read


Duck Tracks & Adaptations
The lack of snow and ice this year has encouraged more than the usual numbers of ducks and geese to overwinter. I recently found signs...
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Mar 8, 20232 min read


Winter Adaptation: Trees
We’ve been looking at how PEI wildlife adapts to our frigid winter conditions, but what about trees? Unlike animals that take shelter or...
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Feb 15, 20232 min read
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