Tag: Canada150

  • Canada Jays: the real early birds

    “The early bird gets the worm” usually makes us think of robins. But the real early bird isn’t Robin Red-Breast. It’s the Canada Jay, also known as the whiskeyjack or Gray Jay.

  • Ontario's trilliums

    Today’s post comes from Assistant Zone Ecologist Pilar Manorome. Spring is probably my favourite season as it brings new life to our parks in the form of migrating birds and emerging spring ephemerals, giving our forests their long-awaited pops of vibrant colours and contrast. Most people know of the White Trillium — also referred to…

  • The beaver: architect of biodiversity

    Today, we join Discovery and Marketing Specialist Dave Sproule for a chat about the ecological and cultural significance of the beaver, which became Canada’s official symbol in 1975. We all know beavers are industrious. They build dams, canals and sturdy homes called lodges, which are warm in winter. They repair all those dams and collect enough food…

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