The seabird colonies of Hamilton Harbour are seated in what is hardly the most picturesque or naturalized part of the Great Lakes. Their backdrop is the old Stelco Steel plant, with its billowing plumes and flare stacks, and their shoreline the twin bridges of the Burlington Skyway, a busy section of the QEW linking Burlington [ Read More ]
I hit Shouldice Road early in the morning to look for Sandhill Cranes (though they are uncommon breeders in this area, a pair regularly nests in North Dumfries). Quiet, unpaved country roads are becoming less and less common these days. I could hear the Sandhills calling when I arrived, but as they were quite distant [ Read More ]
Birder with a sketchbook, skeptic and popular science junkie. Spends too much on books. Fearful of spiders. Is well trained.
Currently resides in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
