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On the Road: Bluebird country
The blue of its feathers stood out even against the blue of the pre-dawn light. It was a male mountain bluebird, of course, ...
Over the years, the idea of trying to control the weather has fascinated both scientists and the public alike. The reality of ...
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On the Road: Birds on the water
It was foolish of me to try to race that train. For one thing, it was nearly past me and all I had to do was wait a couple ...
The company providing a fun, environmentally friendly way to navigate the city is back for its second year, this time making its appearance earlier than last year. The City of Lethbridge partnered ...
Bird experts agree Creamsicle is rare — and potentially even unique  — in its colouring. But they disagree about what’s ...
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On the Road: Spring is here
Most fields held a few of them and a couple of fields had several hundred. Sloughs, too, were crowded with them. There they ...
Weather columnist Daniel Bezte takes a look ahead to see what the latest long-range forecasts are calling for during April, May and June.
Spring is about transformation, a season often marked by its dynamic sights, smells, sounds and tastes. As humans change the ...
Mortality associated with H5 avian influenza in Canada geese and a few dabbling ducks continues on partially frozen rivers, reservoirs and ponds in southern Alberta. Numbers of dead birds range into ...
Guy Plint is no stranger to tracking prehistoric beasts. Over the past 40 years, the Western Earth Sciences professor emeritus has studied the ...