Tag: Dixie Greenwood
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Canada’s Golden Eagle And The Acela-1 Express Train
The Golden Eagle is one of the best known and largest birds of prey in North America. The adult birds are dark brown in colour with golden-brown feathers on the back of their head, neck and upper wings. Golden Eagles use their strength, agility and powerful talons to snatch up prey including mice, rabbits,…
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Largest Moth In North America
The Cecropia Moth is North America’s largest native moth and is a member of the giant silk moth family. It can be found in all Canadian provinces except BC and Newfoundland. The wings are reddish brown, and crossed in the middle with a white band. In the middle of each wing there is a crescent-shaped…
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Crickets And Grasshoppers Relaxing Sounds For Your Mind
If you didn’t know already, crickets and grasshoppers are not the same insect- though they do share a distant common ancestor from somewhere back in time. How can you tell them apart? For one thing, grasshoppers have short antennae whereas crickets have long antennae. Considering that crickets are active at night, in the dark- it makes sense for…
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The Canada Goose
CANADA GOOSE aka Branta canadensis The Giant Canada Goose is one of the most common and widespread species of goose in North America. It is most easily identified by its brownish-grey body, long black neck with a black head, and white patches on the face. Canada Geese live around ponds, rivers and lake shores, and…
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Places To Pick Provincial White Trillium In Ontario
The white trillium is a spring wildflower with 3 distinct leaves and petals. It has been the provincial flower of Ontario since 1937 and is also the logo of the Ontario Government. It’s white flower is seen as a symbol of peace and hope. While it is a popular belief that it’s illegal to pick…
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Bird Eats Fruit To Get Drunk
Cedar Waxwings are sleek, masked birds found year round in our area with unusual red, waxy deposits at the tips of their secondary feathers. They are cinnamon-colored, with grayish wings and tails and yellow terminal tail-bands. They have distinctive crested heads, black throats, and black masks lined with white. The Cedar Waxwing is one of…