Weird and wonderful scavengers
Scavenging animals are an incredibly important part of our ecosystem. Most carnivores, like coyotes, eagles, bears, or foxes, are...
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- Feb 21, 2020
Feeding Frenzy
February is National Bird Feeding Month! Feeding birds can be very rewarding and it can often help birds make it through cold and snowy...
osstewardship
- Feb 14, 2020
Love is in the air
Happy Valentine's Day! There are many, many different types of courting behaviour in the animal world. Some are as simple as following a...
osstewardship
- Jan 17, 2020
Wild about Woodpeckers
Did you know there are TEN different species woodpecker in the Okanagan and Similkameen? Some, like the Northern Flicker and Pileated...
osstewardship
- Jan 3, 2020
How many species of birds call the Okanagan and Similkameen home?
This Sunday the 5th is National Bird Day! Did you know the Okanagan and Similkameen regions are home to over 300 species of birds, and 35...
osstewardship
- Dec 21, 2019
"Four calling birds"?
Did you know that the "four calling birds" in the 12 Days of Christmas carol was originally "four colly-birds", which is an archaic name...
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