Blomme

The first American robin arrives in March in Greater Sudbury. Males, with the darker black head and richer red breast stake out a territory near our homes and sing their hearts out to attract a mate.

After giving a talk on owls at Lake Laurentian’s Owl Prowl earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak to Melissa, one of Sudbury’s high school science teachers.

I once talked to a seasoned geologist about a bird in the North that can fly upside down. He had spent a lot of time trekking up North in his life and commented that he had “never seen such a thing.