Presqu’ile is a great place to enjoy the spring bird migration. Early in the morning is the best time, and the top spots are the tip of the peninsula and the calf pasture area. The warblers were high in the trees in the clear, warm… Read More
When I was a young man going camping, we never reserved a campsite. We’d just show up, claim a site, put some money in an envelope and drop it into a lockbox. These days, it’s necessary to reserve online. The good part of that is… Read More
Camping at Presqu’ile this week, I’d say the most common birds I saw were Baltimore Orioles. Here are some snaps I took, mostly near the lighthouse and the Calf Pasture.
The last time I was at Presqu’ile Park it was a flood year and the Marsh Boardwalk, a kilometre long boardwalk and trail loop that winds its way through the extensive marsh and then back through a sandbar woods. It is a fantastically beautiful walk.… Read More
The new episode of The Agency Podcast is up. Listen right here or find it in all the good places. Everyone seems to be watching The Staircase and so are we. Are you enjoying it? Also on this episode:CampingBirdsThe Comfort Food DinerEast End TorontoThe DonOwl TheoryThe… Read More
This morning, while drinking my morning coffee, I glimpsed an unusual bird in our big old apple tree out back. What I initially saw was a back view of a black bird with some white bits. It was around the same size or perhaps just… Read More
Early this morning, I drove down a steep street called Beechwood in the Don Valley, past the place where they train police dogs, and parked at the bottom. I was meeting up with naturalist Miles Hearn and his crew of Saturday morning nature walkers. For… Read More
This week: Birds and CarsMuseumsFatima to GracelandAtlas of the HeartSweet BitterArm of GoldBarrySpinsterWe Own this City Listen to the new episode right here or find it at all the best podcast places. Email the agents anytime.
Today we went to see Walking in Circles: Treading Water – Bruce Parsons/Art Projects 1971 – 2022. The show runs through May 7 at the Neilson Park Creative Centre in Etobicoke (at the western edge of the amalgamated Toronto). If you’ve never been to this… Read More
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