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COLUMN: Barred owls go to ground to take bite out of frozen prey

COLUMN: Barred owls go to ground to take bite out of frozen prey

Frozen bunny burger proved a challenge, but patient owl sat on the carcass — as if on a nest of eggs — for several hours, until he was ready to dine and dash
COLUMN: Beware the call of the wild ... it's coyote mating season

COLUMN: Beware the call of the wild ... it's coyote mating season

Coyotes have shown a remarkable ability to adapt to shifting landscape and are adept at finding food in wintry weather, says columnist
COLUMN: Do you feel that icy wind chill? It's cold by any scale

COLUMN: Do you feel that icy wind chill? It's cold by any scale

Wind chill affects only things that naturally give off heat, like people and animals and that's why it's important to take heed, says columnist
COLUMN: You may be surprised at what's happening beneath snow

COLUMN: You may be surprised at what's happening beneath snow

'There is indeed a zone between the surface of the ground and the bottom of the snowpack, and a lot goes on there all winter long,' explains columnist
COLUMN: Tiny kinglet has royally voracious appetite

COLUMN: Tiny kinglet has royally voracious appetite

This bird, one of the smallest to be seen around here, 'must constantly be eating or starve trying,' columnist explains
COLUMN: Trees, like humans, can be difficult to manage at times

COLUMN: Trees, like humans, can be difficult to manage at times

Columnist takes readers to school on tree management, which parallels many of the growing pains and challenges our children face, he explains
COLUMN: Industrious beavers can be 'dam' tricky to manage

COLUMN: Industrious beavers can be 'dam' tricky to manage

Generally, when humans intervene to relocate an errant beaver, the beaver family either dies now or it dies later, laments columnist
COLUMN: What do our local forests tell us about climate change?

COLUMN: What do our local forests tell us about climate change?

Should we step in by 'migrating' seedlings from southern Ontario so they continue to thrive in the warmer climate? It's part of a larger debate about climate change
COLUMN: What is behind explosion of local mouse population?

COLUMN: What is behind explosion of local mouse population?

The influx brings to mind the famous words of poet Robbie Burns, who penned what became a famous refrain about 240 years ago
COLUMN: Understanding climate change requires eye to past, present, future

COLUMN: Understanding climate change requires eye to past, present, future

'The local climate is undeniably getting warmer,' says columnist