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What Insects are in Your Backyard?

By Robert Wrigley It was a late afternoon when I decided to relax by reading a book in my backyard gazebo in Winnipeg. As I

An Attempt to Appreciate Slugs

Nobody likes slugs. Well, nobody except, maybe, five-year-old boys. For gardeners, they chew holes in foliage and leave a very difficult-to-wash-off slime on your gloves

Lookalike Butterflies: Monarchs and viceroys

Monarchs and viceroys are often confused due to their strikingly similar appearance. While once thought to be a one-sided mimicry, research shows both butterflies benefit

Inebriated Animals and Insects

Do the birds and the bees get a little drunk sometimes? They certainly seem to, at least some of them. Stories from birds getting drunk

Dissecting Canada thistle

By Shauna Dobbie I bet you wish you could actually dissect all the Canada thistles out there and trash them. This plant is not native

What to Plant to Attract Butterflies

If you want to have monarchs and other butterflies in your garden, plant nectar-rich flowers. Make sure your choices bloom in fall to give the

10 neat things about turkeys

10 Neat Things About Turkeys

 1. Not from Turkey.  There are three species of turkey, if you count the domesticated one, and all are from North and Central America. When

10 neat things about pigeons

10 Neat Things About Pigeons

1. Pigeons as navigators.  Like humans, salmon and dolphins, pigeons carry magnetite in their brains and in their upper beaks that is credited with giving

Feathered Friends: The beautiful haunting call of the Common Loon

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