12Jun/14
Feeding White Bread to Wild Ducks and Geese is Killing Them

Feeding White Bread to Wild Ducks and Geese is Killing Them

Lately the local Canada Geese and ducks have been parading with their newly hatched offspring. In local nature parks, you can’t keep but notice people feeding them white bread. Bread they shouldn’t

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06Oct/13
Double-crested Cormorants in Montreal’s Nature Parks

Double-crested Cormorants in Montreal’s Nature Parks

Double-crested Cormorant The Double-crested Cormorants is not a rare sight in and around the island of Montreal. There’s plenty of shoreline and habitat for these birds to strive as they migrate through the area or stay for

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13Aug/13
Argiope aurantia Spider – Your Common Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia Spider – Your Common Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Female Argiope aurantia Spider Last Friday I received almost 400 visits from searches regarding yellow and black spiders with Zig Zag patterns in their web. With that in mind Ive updated this

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20Oct/11
Zombies in Montreal – Warm Bodies with John Malkovich

Zombies in Montreal – Warm Bodies with John Malkovich

Styrofoam Montreal Metro Station – Prop for Warm Bodies With Halloween around the corner this city is just getting SPOOKIER! While exploring Montreal I came across what seemed to be a Metro Station Entrance! I knew there weren’t

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28Sep/11
Treehog? Groundhog in a Tree?

Treehog? Groundhog in a Tree?

Treehog or Groundhog in a Tree? – by Steve Troletti This one got me by surprise. Although it wasn’t the first time I’d seen a groundhog in a tree, I sure wasn’t expecting to find

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20Sep/11
Tremiscus helvelloides – Guepinia helvelloides – Rare Fungus?

Tremiscus helvelloides – Guepinia helvelloides – Rare Fungus?

Tremiscus helvelloides – Guepinia helvelloides Fungus This weekend as I was walking in a wooded patch of pine trees I came across fungus. I almost missed them at first! In an area that’s not very

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14Sep/11
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk; Autumn Bird of Prey Migration

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk; Autumn Bird of Prey Migration

Juvenile Female Red-tailed Hawk Lately if you look up in the South Western Montreal Sky you can observe Birds of Prey in larger numbers than usual. It`s time for the Autumn Migration and although Montreal is not

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10Sep/11
The First Emperor’s Procession; The Magic of Lanterns 2011

The First Emperor’s Procession; The Magic of Lanterns 2011

The Magic of Lanterns 2011 A new season of The Magic of Lanterns has commenced in the Chinese Garden of the Montreal Botanical Garden. This year’s theme “The First Emperor‘s Procession” The festivities

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27Aug/11
Did You Know? Black Walnuts, More than just food!

Did You Know? Black Walnuts, More than just food!

Green Black Walnut Fruit in the Tree – Photo by Steve Troletti Black Walnuts grow in a tree just like many other fruits (Oranges, Apples, etc…) and are fairly large. They have

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22Aug/11
BOTA SPA SUR L’EAU (SPA ON WATER)

BOTA SPA SUR L’EAU (SPA ON WATER)

 BOTA – SPA SUR L’EAU (SPA ON WATER) – Photo by Steve Troletti On a recent visit to the Old Port of Montreal I spotted something new and unique out by the

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