Tag Archives: roadkill

Kamikaze Squirrels

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Squirrel on pathway

I don’t know if squirrels abound where you live, but I can tell you that they abound here. Seems they’ve done a lot of “abounding” this year—the fruit of their loins has been particularly bountiful. More seeds and nuts around than normal, perhaps? And the curious thing is that they all seem to have chicken fixations. It’s not that they… Read more »

Living on the Edge

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Headline: “Roadkill deaths driving some species to the edge” The animals of Nickeldime Wood had convened at the Old Lightning Tree for what in less politically-sensitive times would have been referred to colloquially as a pow wow. Friend and foe, and predator and prey were all gathered there. Such meetings were rare, but if one thing was guaranteed to bring… Read more »

Of Mosquitoes, T Rexes, Turtles and Traps

Skunk crossing sign

Mrs. H. and I recently returned from our longest vacation in thirty-plus years. It was a road trip to the Ottawa area and back, with a ten-day houseboat trip on the Rideau Waterway system in the middle. (Let’s face it, it’d be pointless driving there and back and then doing the houseboat trip, wouldn’t it!) Eight thousand kilometres of driving… Read more »