Outdoors

Critters like deer, moose, fox and coyote are having a real challenge getting around to find their daily intake of nutrition this winter, says columnist

Saw-whet owls are effective hunters in warm weather, 'but this is mid-winter and the snow lies deep upon the ground,' says columnist

Animals either hibernate, migrate, adapt or die, says columnist of techniques used to survive our harsh Canadian winters

Frozen bunny burger proved a challenge, but patient owl sat on the carcass — as if on a nest of eggs — for several hours, until he was ready to dine and dash

Coyotes have shown a remarkable ability to adapt to shifting landscape and are adept at finding food in wintry weather, says columnist

Wind chill affects only things that naturally give off heat, like people and animals and that's why it's important to take heed, says columnist

'There is indeed a zone between the surface of the ground and the bottom of the snowpack, and a lot goes on there all winter long,' explains columnist

This bird, one of the smallest to be seen around here, 'must constantly be eating or starve trying,' columnist explains

Columnist takes readers to school on tree management, which parallels many of the growing pains and challenges our children face, he explains

Generally, when humans intervene to relocate an errant beaver, the beaver family either dies now or it dies later, laments columnist