Birds
Wood Duck: The Comeback of a Feathered Gem
By Holly Hastings Have you ever craned your neck to see better the bright, beautiful feathers of a bird perched in a tree, only to
waterfowl
Birds
Herons of Alberta
by Courtney Collins Did you know Alberta has four species of heron, with an additional six species that have been sighted here but do not
Conservation
Duckweed: A Superfood from the Wetlands
by Francesca Retuta Duckweed, also called water lentil and water lenses,14 is a subgroup of small aquatic flowering plants commonly found in nutrient-rich stagnant waterbodies,
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Moulting Season: Why Waterfowl don’t Fly in Summer
For a few weeks every summer, ducks, geese and swans won’t be seen flying. This makes sense if they’re trying to protect young, but occasionally
