Research on Song Sparrows. Melospiza melodia on Brackman Island

Dr. Liana Zanette, Associate Professor in the Dept. of Biology , University of Western Ontario has done research on “Perceived Predation Risk Reduces the Number of Offspring Songbirds Produce per Year”. Her website for Zanette Lab carries the most recent research article and has links to excellent images of Song sparrows and their predators,  and

Video of Puffins on Triangle Island

Penguins of the North Puffins are excellent swimmers and are nicknamed the “penguins of the north,” which is a bit misleading because they can also fly at over 80 km per hour, sometimes travelling up to 100 km off shore in search of food for their chicks. For some reason, the grass turned out purple,

A23 Matriline at Rubbing Beach

Click on Image for Video Clip from the PBS documentary Realm of the Killer Whales, filmed about 1998/99, showing the A23 matriline at Robson Bight while the film crew observes. A23/Stripe was the mother of Corky at SeaWorld in San Diego and died in 2000. Her son A27/Okisollo died in 2001. Stripe’s other two offspring