By ANN BROKELMAN This column is quite different and a bit depressing than what I usually write, but I had an experience a little while back that I cannot seem to move past. I am hoping that by writing about it and raising a little awareness, I can make a difference. This story began when […]
By ANN BROKELMAN If you’re used to reading my articles, you may have noticed that I don’t write about our six and eight legged neighbours very often. In fact, I owe them a great deal of credit. Learning to zoom in, use different lenses, play with and balance light settings, all while keeping a picture […]
By ANN BROKELMAN It’s that time of year again! (How often do I start my articles with some version of that expression?) Well, in this situation I’m referring to the time where you should be looking up into the skies to watch for migrating raptors. This, because it’s the one I’m thinking about at this […]
By ANN BROKELMAN If you’re chatting with a neighbour, and they told you that a bird just landed on your roof, you’d probably assume it was something like a cardinal, a blue jay, or maybe a hawk. How would you react if, instead, if you saw a more than four-foot-tall bird perched up there? Well, […]
By ANN BROKELMAN A few years back, I was filling up one of the bird feeders in my front yard when a neighbour, who was out for a walk, told me there was a strange animal up in a tree just down the road. I, obviously, grabbed my camera and took off in the direction […]
By ANN BROKELMAN One year later and COVID-19 is still affecting how many of us want to spend our summer months. While it’s very frustrating at times, I’m still trying my best to enjoy the little things I can still do while social distancing and being safe. Last year, around this time, some of you […]
By ANN BROKELMAN I have seven grandkids, and the idea of taking care of them all in one day is panic inducing. Honestly, looking back, I don’t know how I didn’t lose any of my own three kids. How do animals do it? I promise I’m not exaggerating, even a little, when I tell you […]
By ANN BROKELMAN We have all had that moment of panic when a squirrel or a rabbit has darted into the road; we don’t want to hit the poor animal, but we also don’t want to risk swerving and causing an accident. Surprisingly, one of the most hit animals is one that you’d think would […]
By ANN BROKELMAN “Croooaaak. Croooaak.” What is that I hear coming from the sky above my car? Flying bull frogs? Probably not, but this has been a weird 12 months or so. I quickly, and safely as always, pulled over, wound down the window the rest of the way, and then heard a second set […]
By ANN BROKELMAN Do the animals know that Valentine’s Day was last week? Or wait a minute, did we pick Valentine’s Day based on the behaviour of the animals? I’m not sure about that, and Google does not give me a clear answer, but what I can tell you from my own experience is that […]
