Great BIG Nature

Remarkably, it weighs about as much as a penny! Only the Bee hummingbird of Cuba is smaller. This Mexican beauty is called the Bumblebee hummingbird, of course! Where did I find it? Here is the story.: (7min listing time): cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

The Marvelous spatuletail hummingbird is only found in a small area in the Andes of northern Peru 📹 alvarowildlifephoto / Alvaro Cubero

They can be obnoxious, sometimes very painful, but always fascinating! Here’s the story of 3 species & how they have evolved to use animals (& people) to colonize new places: (~8min) cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Maybe its time for a haircut?

Antarctic rush hour.. 😅

Pine martens caught on camera playing on children's swingset in Ardnamurchan, Scotland. The owner of the video, Les Humphreys, tells us this is a nightly occurence in his garden. Credit: Les Humphreys, Ardnamurchan Wildlife Watch Facebook Group #pinemarten #wildlifephotography

Trunk of a palm tree! Connect with Nature!

My newest photographic adventure, and how trail cams are used in wildlife research and conservation! (8min listening Time) cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Have you ever seen bee poo? Sometimes it looks like tiny lines of mustard forming a trail behind the bee. Other times, it looks like small ‘splats’ of yellow. Connect with Nature!

The moment of attack! Snowy Owl vs. Merganser. Shores of Lake Erie, NE Ohio USA Connect with Nature! Photo: Coeli Ingold

Camel climbing a sand dune youtu.be/O8z-RQGmmQY?fe… via @YouTube

The Chase! Connect with Nature! Photo: Johnny Kruger

How do you capture & move 600 wild elephants? You need an ultralight, “dragonfly “ helicopter, big trucks & flatbeds, several modified containers, 45 strong men, and a month of time. Here’s how it all started: (8 min listening): cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

This is their magic time of year! If you’re ready for it, it’s all described here (8 min listening time) cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Ready for 3 amazing “nature” Christmas gifts? Here’s my year end choices to highlight: cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

When we think of natural landscapes, we don't often consider the world below. But in this case, photographer Martin Broen captures a gorgeous shot of a diver exploring an underwater world few seldom see. Seems straight out of a Jules Verne story. Photo: Martin Broen

The defensive display of a dead leaf mantis, a giant mouth with huge spiked teeth But this is an illusion What you are looking at is the front spiny legs folded to create this intense deception This is called Deimatic behaviour

Naturalist hopes a loon's fatal fight with fishing gear draws awareness to harms of litter | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…