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Reflections of Nature

Encounters

Welcome Back, Cooper

It’s a good news story — this Ontario raptor has recovered to the point where a photographer who thought he’d never see one catches glimpses all over town. 

Out there

A Garden Under Siege

Walpole Island is one of the most southern regions in the country, making it home to many rare, endangered and endemic species. But can they survive?

Footprint

The Green Goodbye

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust — environmentally sensitive approaches to burial are becoming increasingly popular for those who want to be gentle on the earth even when they no longer walk it.

In focus 

Deer Reward

It pays to have a camera ready at any moment, as this roadside snap of a wary white-tailed deer proves.

In focus

Slough of Delight

Once seen as bogs to be drained for farming, Prairie wetlands are vital elements in a dry landscape, nurturing life in spring and all year long. 

In focus

Keep Your Distance!

The belted kingfisher is one of our most fascinating birds, but also one of the most nervous. A photographer’s patience is finally rewarded with some time spent in its company.

Backyard habitat

From the Ground Up

That ordinary handful of earth is teeming with life, nearly all of it beneficial to your garden. Find out how to create and sustain healthy soil. 

Have you seen this plant?

Common burdock

Chances are this plant’s hooked seed pods have hitched a ride on your clothes.

Climate files

Blast From the Past

If a warming climate dries up our wetlands, we could lose some of our most important carbon sinks, but also the greenhouse gases we’ve already stored.

Field guide

Ways of the Weasel

Members of the weasel family are sleek, smart and some of the fiercest predators around. 

Vistas

Researchers work to turn back the invasive spiny water flea, and discover in our waters a previously unknown breeding ground for the porbeagle shark.

Hinterland Who's Who

Gray Jay

Also known as the camp-robber and whiskey-jack, this clever little bird is a familiar sight around many Canadian campsites.