The sound of Canada Geese is one of my favourite signs of spring – “goose music”, as Aldo Leopold called it. Their northerly migration is also marked by the return of feeding signs in PEI’s bays and estuaries, and some related behaviour that may surprise you! You may think of Canada Geese as herbivores that feed on aquatic vegetation and grasses in spring and summer, and the remnants of agricultural crops in fall. But, like many herbivores, Canada Geese are not strict veget

The sound of Canada Geese returning to their northern breeding grounds is one of my favourite signs of spring – “goose music”, as Aldo...

Happy New Year and welcome back to my PEI wildlife track and sign series! Let’s start the year with a group of Island animals you may...