March snowmelt marks the welcomed advance of spring on PEI, but for about one in five people it also means the return of far-less-popular...

🎵 One of these things is not like the others 🎶.  If you walk or hike anywhere on PEI in spring and summer, you pass many bird nests...

Most of PEI’s winter wildlife tracks come from mammals, but there are lots to be found from birds, too!  Ruffed Grouse is a great species...

I get lots of questions about track identification, but one animal leads the pack when it comes to fooling people: Red Squirrel!  Many...

Some PEI wildlife travel our fields and forests all winter, leaving conspicuous tracks in their wake. Others prepare a cozy, well-stocked...

The most abundant wildlife tracks I’m seeing these days are from Snowshoe Hare, and I’ve been getting quite a few questions about them....

Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI!  In October, I posted about...

Reading wildlife tracks on PEI has very practical uses. For example, this mild winter has allowed our Striped Skunks to stay active, and...

Bubbling Spring. The Healing Spring. Spirit Spring. Fountainhead. PEI’s springs are so culturally important that many have names. We may...

Canine track identification tops the list of questions I get this time of year, but “is this a cat track?” is a close second.  Whether...

I’m no fan of winter, but it does have one redeeming feature: snow gives us ideal conditions to see what our neighbours of other species...

If decorating a tree is part of your December routine, you’re not alone. PEI’s Red Squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) have been doing...

Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! I’ve been getting lots of...

PEI’s snow is almost gone here on Prince Edward Island, and my Winter Wildlife Tracks and Sign series is winding down. Before it does, I...

During the 20th century, no fewer than six species of game birds were released on PEI with hopes they would establish. The most...

Winter track identification isn’t limited to mammals; birds leave tracks, too! There’s one entire family of birds on PEI whose tracks...

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...

We’ve been looking at how PEI wildlife adapts to our frigid winter conditions, but what about trees? Unlike animals that take shelter or...

Even if you’re not a fan of the PEI winter, I bet you’d agree that few things are more beautiful than hoar frost. Under certain...

For me, the start of December on PEI means it’s time to collect Chaga (Inonotus obliquus). Despite some popular myths, there’s no...