Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! I’ve been getting lots of...

Have you ever unexpectedly run into an old friend you haven’t seen for ages? That’s how I felt when I met this beautiful Eastern Smooth...

Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! I’ve been getting a lot of...

[Note: No eggs, nests, or birds were harmed in the taking of this photo] Not all birds nest in trees. Here on PEI, you can find nests in...

Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! It seems like everyone is...

If you think amphibians look a bit prehistoric, you’re right: they’re the oldest land animals on Earth and can trace their lineage back...

Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! Over the past week, I’ve had...

Did you know that zombies lurk in the forests and hedges of PEI? Fortunately for us, these aren’t the pop-culture creatures from ‘Night...

Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal ‘Google’ for all things wild on PEI! I recently received some photos from Pamela...

Spring is the perfect time to find PEI’s amphibians and reptiles, and I was happy to cross paths with this beautiful Maritime Garter...

Welcome to a new series I’m trying out for 2023 – Ask a Naturalist! Do you have a question about plants, animals, or habitats but Google...

PEI’s snow is almost gone here on Prince Edward Island, and my Winter Wildlife Tracks and Sign series is winding down. Before it does, I...

The sound of Canada Geese returning to their northern breeding grounds is one of my favourite signs of spring – “goose music”, as Aldo...

Let’s take a look at some tracks and scat from an animal that is a sure sign of spring: Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). Elsewhere in...

PEI wildlife leave all sorts of signs that they’ve been around: tracks, scat, dens, nests, and feeding spots, among others. Some of my...

The recent snowfall has extended PEI’s winter tracking season a bit longer. It’s always fun to come across a wildlife intersection: a...

Dogs, Foxes, and Coyotes navigate the world far more with their noses than with their eyes or ears. Canines have 20 times more sensory...

Winter track identification isn’t limited to mammals; birds leave tracks, too! There’s one entire family of birds on PEI whose tracks...

The lack of snow and ice this year has encouraged more than the usual numbers of ducks and geese to overwinter. I recently found signs...

Here are some PEI wildlife tracks that I’m seeing more often this winter due to the lack of snow and ice: Meadow Vole (Microtus...