Canada needs to step it up and we all need to step in!

This blog is going to be upsetting but it's not my intention. It's about awareness. The information on this subject is over-whelming and the photos choke me up, almost bringing me to tears... none of which I took.The jist of it is about the fur trade but it's not about mink, fox and seal fur (as examples). This is about the dog, cat and rabbit fur trade. A market not very known since there are some pretty lax laws in Canada that can allow such...

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Some remain because?

Through October I had quite early sightings of my winter birds returning to the area. Nights were hitting near zero already and the days were cool. It all made sense to me that our lack of summer and now a seemingly short-lived autumn, with the actions of my feathered friends, ment winter was coming early.November hit and we started hitting some double digit days again. November 8th saw a high of +17c. Almost 3 weeks of zero precipitation. My...

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Why Are They Here?

First off, I did not take these two photos. I had to borrow them from Google images. I was outside BBQ'ing and did not have the camera with me. I felt no need as the sun had almost set. The image above is what I saw late yesterday afternoon; it is a Turkey Vulture. I am not kidding when I say this bird was flying this low over the grounds.I am used to seeing Turkey Vultures out in the country, soaring gracefully over forests and fields. I am...

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