The Year Of The Red Fox

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image of red fox kits at the den in Ontario, Canada.

We have dubbed 2022 as “The Year of the Fox”. For several years, we never had occasion to see any foxes, and then this year, we’ve been blessed with 4 separate red fox occasions where we observed, at length, two different adult foxes and then 2 separate litters of red fox kits in Ontario, Canada. Read more

Our Journey To South Africa

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Africa is an extraordinarily thrilling place to travel to. This video highlights our past travels to South Africa. Read more

A Very Lucky Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar

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image of an eastern or canadian tiger swallowtail larva, in ontario, canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How do you like my new little buddy? It is the cutest little caterpillar, an Eastern or a Canadian Tiger Swallowtail larva likely in its third or 4th instar, soon to cocoon and morph into a beautiful butterfly. Read more

The Rising Sturgeon Supermoon

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August’s full Moon in Ontario, Canada has traditionally been called the Sturgeon Moon because the giant sturgeon of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain were most readily caught during this part of summer.  Earlier this August, on the evening of August 11th, the full moon was closer to the Earth than usual making it appear all that much larger hence it being called the Sturgeon supermoon.

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Among the Flowers At Montreal’s Botanical Garden

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Daylily garden - Montreal Botanical Garden - Frame To Frame Bob & Jean

We could not believe the number and varieties of daylilies covering endless flowerbeds at Montreal’s Botanical Garden. In a very small way it reminded us of our own backyard garden.

Frame To Frame – Bob and Jean

Meet Coyote the Harris’s Hawk Blueberry Guardian

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Meet Coyote, a Harris’s Hawk that was bred in captivity for the purposes of falconry and service.

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American White Pelicans at Second Marsh

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It was with great excitement that Bob and I learned of some American White Pelicans visiting Second Marsh in Oshawa. They are such a rare beauty on the shores of Lake Ontario. We wasted no time in going to see them.

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Eastern Gray Treefrogs Among the Milkweed

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After a stretch of very hot weather, Bob and I were desperate to get out for a hike.  The Beare Hill Wetlands in Rouge National Urban Park, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, seemed a logical place to explore. Among the various butterflies and insects sighted that day, we also managed to pick out some Eastern Gray Treefrogs. Read more

Exploring the Great Sand Hills in Saskatchewan

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sand dunes, great sand hills ecological reserve, saskatchewan

The first day of summer in Saskatchewan broke rainy and cool with the mercury sitting at 9° Celsius at 10 a.m.  Despite the bleak morning, our spirits were lifted by a candlelit breakfast since the power had been knocked out in Val Marie.  Although we were sad to leave Grasslands National Park, our next destination, Great Sand Hills Ecological Reserve, promised to deliver a unique experience. Read more

Exploring Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula

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southeast brook falls, newfoundland

Before leaving the area around Rocky Harbour, and heading up the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland, there were a couple of additional trails calling our names.  Near Lomond, Southeast Brook Falls required a short hike through a balsam fir and white birch forest. Read more