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Kawartha Wildlife Centre

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After fall migration is over, and most birds have flown to find warm refuge further south, mammals are left to

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The Fun of Making Maple Syrup

March 13, 2023March 12, 2023 Cottage Country 49 Views1 litre of syrup, 3500, 40 litres of sap, 439 Highway 7A, April, BBQ, birds, Bobcaygeon, boiling, Buckhorn, business, Canada, Canadian Certified Organic Maple Syrup, Cavan, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, family, Fenelon Falls, fun, Haliburton, home, ice, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, Kids, lakefield, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, magic, maple syrup, maple trees, melting, ON, Ontario, pancakes, Peterborough, pot, production, recipe, sap, season, shop local, snow, spile, spring, Staples, Staples Maple Syrup, Things to do, utdoor boiler, warm temperatures, water, winter, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Spring is in the air! As the temperatures warm and you see the signs of the earth waking up after

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Safe Bird Feeding Practices

December 13, 2022December 12, 2022 Cottage Country 217 Viewsanimals, berries, bird, bird feeders, birds, Canada, Cardinals, centipedes, Communities in Cottage Country, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, disease, donate, donation, feathered friends, financial support, giving, government funding, insects, Kawartha Wildlife Centre, Kawarthas, KWC, Lifestyle Magazine, Northern Cardinals, patient care, Peterborough, seeds, snails, southeastern, spiders, treatments, urgent need, volunteer, wildlife, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Kawartha Wildlife Centre One of our most popular birds, Northern Cardinals brighten our days with color and clear (and loud!)

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The Common Loon

September 27, 2022September 13, 2022 Cottage Country 244 Views5 loon species, animals, Authorized Wildlife Custodian, bird, birds, Canada, Canadian wildlife, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, ennismore, fish, fishing, fishing gear, Gannon Bay, great northern diver, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawartha Wildlife Centre, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, Lifestyle Magazine, national symbol, Ontario, Peterborough, shore, The Common Loon, Things to do, turtle, water, Your Lifestyle Magazine

The Common Loon, also called the great northern diver, is a national symbol of Canadian wildlife and is one of

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The Importance of Leaving Natural Habitat Features

September 14, 2022September 11, 2022 Cottage Country 178 Viewsamphibians, Aquatic Vegetation, birds, Canada, Canadian Wildlife Federation, Canadian Wildlife Federation and Watersheds Canada, Cavity Trees, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, Dead Standing Trees, fish, food and shelter, habitat, insects, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lake, Lifestyle Magazine, Littoral Coarse Wood, Love Your Lake, mammals, Natural Habitat, nature, Ontario, Overhanging Vegetation, reptiles, shoreline, shoreline naturalization program, water, wildlife, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Leaving natural habitat features is a sure-fire way to improve the health of your shoreline and lake as well as

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Woodpeckers – Did You Know?

August 5, 2022July 14, 2022 Cottage Country 181 Viewsbird, bird watching, birds, Canada, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, dead trees, drill, ecosystem, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawartha Wildlife Centre, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, Lifestyle Magazine, Ontario, Peterborough, Pileated Woodpecker, summer, trees, winter, woodpeckers, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Woodpeckers use their powerful beaks to drill into dead and dying trees, looking for insects or carving out a cavity

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Make Your Windows Bird Safe

May 31, 2022May 30, 2022 Cottage Country 191 Viewsbird, bird safe, birds, Canada, cardinal, CCC Publications, collision, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, cottage country pets, Cottage Life, Florida, glass, Indigo Buntings, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawartha Wildlife Centre, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, Lifestyle Magazine, migrating birds, Ontario, Peterborough, pets, Southern Ontario, spring, summer, Things to do, window collision, windows, Your Lifestyle Magazine

As we celebrate spring and the return of migrating birds, please help our birds this season by making your windows

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Shoreline Lighting

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 Cottage Country 181 Viewsbalance, birds, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, Canadian Wildlife Federation, Canadian Wildlife Federation and Watersheds Canada, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, cycles of light and dark, Dark Sky Friendly Outdoor Lighting, dimmer, dock, Fenelon Falls, fish, fishing, flowers, frogs, gazebo, insects, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lakefield, leaves, Lifestyle Magazine, lighting, lights, Love Your Lake, moon, motion sensor, night, Ontario, pathway, Peterborough, reflect, salamanders, stars, summer, summer's night, water, wildlife, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Just How Much Do We Need? Who doesn’t like the sight of a beautifully lit pathway, a gazebo lined with

woman's hand hanging a colorful violet flower

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Your Backyard Nature Oasis

May 9, 2019April 30, 2019 Cottage Country 840 Viewsbirds, butterflies, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, Cottage Life, garden, Kawarthas, Lifestyle Magazine, nature, Oasis, Peterborough, plants, Tracey Allison, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Your backyard can come alive with beautiful birds and butterflies when you know the right plants and features to add