… ContinueTeetering, bobbing, and darting along the water’s edge or springing into shallow, stiff-winged flight with a soft weet-weet-weet call, the Spotted Sandpiper is a distinctive and delightful sight. During its breeding season this bird shows a densely-spotted throat and breast (reminiscent of a Wood Thrush’s), a black-tipped orange bill, brown back, and white eyebrow, or supercilium, that extends behind the eye. Even without its eponymous spots, which are absent during the nonbreeding season, the Spotted Sandpiper’s telltale foraging behaviors and flight style make it easy to identify.
The “Spotty” is
Day in the Life of a Lemon Shark
Step into a day in the life of a lemon shark!
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How to Remove European Water Chestnut | Parks Canada
… ContinueAquatic invasive plants such as Water Chestnut can infest our lakes and rivers, impede the flow of water, and prevent people from enjoying recreational activities.
Community volunteers can make a big difference and play an important role in helping Parks Canada manage the spread of these invasive plants.
Join Parks Canada ecologists on the Rideau Canal as they
demonstrate the skills and equipment you will need to identify European Water Chestnut and carefully remove it on your own.For more information about Water Chestnut and to join Parks Canada in this