How to get started – Raising Monarch Butterflies! It’s summer and Monarch butterflies have finally started to arrive in Ontario. During the winter months Monarchs hibernate in Mexico and migrate to Canada in June and July to breed. For me, that’s a beautiful reminder that summer is here, and our family has enjoyed raising Monarch […] Continue reading → 
An Ontario Gray Treefrog lives in Our Garden & How we raised thousands of Tree Frog babies! Mom, there is a strange bird in the garden! The sun had set, and my daughter was pointing at our backyard window while we all listened to this loud and different sounding “bird call,” which resembled a laughing sound. “It’s a […] Continue reading → 
Ontario Chipmunk living in my backyard – Loves Peanuts June 2015 Update: He’s back from his winter sleep and living in under my rock garden and waterfall! This little guy showed up in early November on my patio porch looking for food to fill up his burrow We have had chipmunks in our backyard for […] Continue reading → 
Festival of Birds: Visit the Spring Migration Events and Festivals across Ontario Festival of Birds 2015 Southwestern Ontario is a Mecca for Birders, and the Spring and Fall migrations are spectacular to watch at various National and Provincial parks, lakes, and marsh areas. Enjoy common and elusive species of songbirds, shorebirds, tundra swans and hummingbirds. […] Continue reading →