Sunday Morning Wildlife Walks in Autumn, Sundays September 4 to October 23

The Sunday morning wildlife walks this Autumn are scheduled to start on September 4th. There will be a walk each week up until October 23th. As usual the walks will start at 8:00 am from Peterborough Zoo parking lot unless otherwise posted. Volunteer leaders will be sought shortly and details advertised in...

Butterfly Walk, Sunday July 10th 9:00 am

Peterborough Field Naturalist birder Jerry Ball also knows his butterflies. Meet up with him and car pool from the Country Style at Old Keene Road on Highway 7. Bring your camera!

humpty dumpty fell from the nest

Baby robin fell from his nest but mom and dad perched on the nearby fence post keeping a watchful eye on him. Posted with WordPress for...

Choosing the Right Seed

There are several types of wild bird seed available today that will attract a variety of birds to your backyard. Use the chart at the bottom of this page to determine the types of birds you can attract to your feeders. Types Of Bird Seed Black-Oil Sunflower Seed The #1 choice to feed and attract the...

Ants in Your Pants

“What is anting”, you ask? This behaviour is part of many a bird species cleaning regime. Anting occurs in two different forms and it does not always involve ants. Anting occurs either as active anting, in which the bird picks an ant up and applies it to its plumage, or passive anting....