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For Kids: Magnificent mouse in his flying machine

The unnamed mouse at the heart of Torben Kuhlmann’s debut picture book is a resourceful young critter. When he discovers most of his fellow rodents have sailed for America, but hungry cats now prowl...

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Notable facts about bald eagles

MONTREAL — Some facts about these birds of prey, which are thriving in Quebec. Weight: From 5 to 7 kilograms Height: Males, about 76 centimetres (two and a half feet); females are slightly larger...

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Counting birds at Christmas: a tradition that gets enthusiasts up early

In late afternoon on Dec. 27, some 50 people will file into a reserved space at the St-Hubert restaurant in Vaudreuil-Dorion and crack open their notebooks after a long day spent scouring around the...

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A bird's eye view of Montreal

It is Montreal and the year is 1896. The city, with its half a million citizens, is alive and vibrant and enjoying one of its greatest periods of growth. In February, the Amateur Hockey Association’s...

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Victor Schukov: How do you attract the right type of bird to your feeders?

It’s marvellous how the chirps, tweets and songs of birds delineates spring, summer and autumn from the stone cold silence of winter. One of the things I love about the West Island is having the honour...

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Watchwords: Many bird names reflect old metaphors or outdated beliefs

How did North American birds get their English names? The question is simple, the answer complex. Some birds are named after 19th-century naturalists (Wilson’s warbler); a few names are imitative of a...

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Montreal pet store owner charged with animal cruelty

The owner of a Montreal pet store and breeding facility has been charged with animal cruelty and neglect under the criminal code following the seizure of more than 540 birds by the Montreal SPCA in...

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Feathered refugees at Montreal SPCA look for new home

There are flocks of feathered refugees at the Montreal SPCA looking for a new home. And the SPCA is hoping Montrealer bird lovers might want to adopt a singing Lovebird or two. “We have all kind of...

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Opinion: Something's fishy at Mount Royal's Beaver Lake

“Fish are dying by the hundreds at Mount Royal’s Beaver Lake because they shouldn’t be there in the first place, the city of Montreal said,” reported Saturday’s Montreal Gazette. Come again? It’s the...

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Conservationists fear development will scare away birds in St-Laurent

Environmentalists and bird lovers are worried about the future of several bird species if the Technoparc Montréal industrial park in St-Laurent proceeds with a plan to develop part of a wetlands that’s...

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