By way of audobon.org here is some interesting parenting styles of birds. The osprey receives high awards for its care of hatchlings weeks after their arrival. Dad is the daily fish provider. Terns prefer the beach to raise their brood. A little sand or pebbles is their nest. The eggs find shade from the mother’s shadow. When it comes to the prothonotary warbler the male chooses the site and the female is the architect in the designing and building the nest. Sandpipers appear in the role reversal of parenting. Their temporary female mates desert the brood when the father takes over the incubating and providing for the brood. Mother cowbirds outsource their responsibilities and lay their eggs in the...
It is celebration month at Bird House Nature Company. If you are looking for inspiration in choosing a gift for Mother’s Day or for a special person in your life, we have you covered. The list below is snapshot, a starting point of items that might be on your shopping list and availble in-store. Some items are on our website. * Birds Baths - variety of styles, colours and images* Bird Feeders - attract the birds you desire by the feeders you choose to use* Wild Bird Seed - Non GMO seed, local distributor, Mill Creek* Oscardo - Canadian gifts and souvenirs featuring Canadian Native Art * Dean Crouser Giftware - nature themed plates and mugs from watercolour designs of artist Dean Crouser*...
There are 501 species of birds in Ontario as determined by the Ontario Bird Records Committee (OBRC), as of July 2020 there were 501 species on this list, 291 of which are known to breed in the province. The biggest bird in Ontario is the Bald Eagle, with a wingspan of up to 8 feet (2.5 m) for females, this white-headed bird of prey is the largest bird in Ontario. The smallest bird in Ontario the Calliope Hummingbird which is only about 3 in long, but they can travel long distances from Canada to southern Mexico. The most common bird in Ontario is the Black-capped Chickadee, which is seen in 45% of recorded checklists. Ontario has 6 National Parks, 10 National Wildlife...
Can you imagine the instinct birds have to know the whens and wheres to migrate? In spring their migration destination is most often their starting point, the place they were born. Hummingbird watch has begun. They set their internal GPS’s weeks ago from the southern regions where they migrated to in the fall. Instinct now signals the search for an abundance of nectar. There are homes to build, eggs to hatch and young ones to encourage to take flight. Their timely appearance here is a happy place for us, as it signals our happy place in an abundance of colourful flower blooms, will have returned. If you are interested in following the migration of the hummingbirds click on the link below....
