Category Archives: commentary

  Amongst geographical names, the possessive is discouraged in favour of the plural. Around Kootenay Lake, Johnson’s Landing is officially Johnsons Landing and Queen’s Bay has become Queens Bay — despite no compelling evidence for multiple eponymous Johnsons or Queens. In ornithology, the possessive still rules when … Continue reading →

  I commented that we should keep an eye out for male Wild Turkeys in display. It is that time of year. And there they were: not one, but two. After watching the two toms for a while, it struck me … Continue reading →

  My postings have been so few of late that a subscriber speculated that she had fallen off my list. No, nothing changed other than my productivity. However, like the sub-adult Bald Eagle below, the time has come for me to feast on nature’s … Continue reading →

  When out on the roof there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Just as the poem says, early this Christmas morning I really did hear a clatter on my roof and I … Continue reading →

  When we are lucky, we are visited by swans twice a year as they migrate to the Arctic in the spring and return south in the fall. By the time they arrive here, they have flown far and need … Continue reading →