On ants, aphids and mutualism

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A simple birdfeeder stand

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Six cool birdhouses for a cold day

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Evergreen Canada Native Plant Database for Ontario

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Be chicken: Support Crackdown!

Helen Chicken says: Pssst! Wanna support a movie (and a movement)? If you wanted to keep chickens in the city of Toronto, you’d be walking on eggshells (can’t help myself, sorry). It’s illegal. Jan Keck is trying to change that – by making us laugh. The documentary film maker and his Red Gecko Productions hopes […]

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Close encounters of the hummingbird kind

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House sparrows beware!

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How do you love a cat that does this to a bird?

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A Bit of a Chat with a Squirrel at my Bird Feeder

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