If you see weird black and orange bugs on your plants, leave them. They’re ladybug larva, and they are feasting on any aphids you would otherwise be spraying for.
Humber Arboretum is a surprise. Nestled along the Humber River near Finch Avenue and Highway 427, the park features ornamental gardens, walking trails and a bird-watching meadow. Among the birds you may see is a handsome rooster, wandering through the underbrush. According to a bird-feeding man we talked to, the rooster has been living in the wild for four years.
When the rooster emerged to take his share of some bread crumbs, he was protective of the food. Each time a small hedgehog tried to get near the bread crumbs, it was chased back into the thicket by the rooster. The starlings and sparrows, being the perfect city birds they are, did not get involved.
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The arrival of a couple of loaner pandas from China has caused some consternation in the Toronto Zoo‘s North American Animals enclosure.
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