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Wednesday's Wildlife: Brewer's Blackbird
With iridescent feathers shining in the sun, it's a shock that the Brewer’s blackbird is so often overlooked. The Brewer’s Blackbird, not...

Calgary Wildlife
Jul 233 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Magpies
Each year, wildlife rehabilitators like Calgary Wildlife see an increase in injured magpies during this fledgling window. Common causes?

Calgary Wildlife
Apr 232 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Chickadees
All about Calgary's bird: the black-capped chickadee!

Calgary Wildlife
Jan 292 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Badgers
American badgers are rarely sighted in Alberta, find out why and more in our blog post.

Calgary Wildlife
Nov 20, 20242 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Bats
Find out more about bats, including where we find them, how they behave and how to help them.

Calgary Wildlife
Nov 6, 20242 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Snowy Owls
A spotlight on snowy owls, a bird that migrates to Alberta for winter.

Calgary Wildlife
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Big Babies 2
A large bird sits beneath a tree on the grass. As people approach, it waddles or hops away but doesn’t fly. It looks about the size of...

Calgary Wildlife
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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Wednesday’s Wildlife: Big Babies
Baby season is described as the time of year where adults birth or lay offspring. With offsprings being so delicate the warm weather...

Calgary Wildlife
Jun 18, 20242 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Window Strikes
You are at home when you hear something hit the window. You go outside to investigate and notice a small bird standing between a planter...

Calgary Wildlife
May 29, 20242 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Marmots
The high-pitched whistle of the hoary marmot may surprise you when hiking in the mountains. Marmots are diurnal (active during the day)...

Calgary Wildlife
May 1, 20242 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Beavers
SLAP! A beaver tail hits the water, frightening quacking ducks into silence. Across the pond, a young beaver slips into the safety of...

Calgary Wildlife
Apr 17, 20242 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Wild Young
Welcome spring, and cute baby animal season! Being young is a struggle, and sometimes young wildlife needs our help. On the other paw,...

Calgary Wildlife
Apr 3, 20242 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Robin Nests
An American robin flies overhead against a blue sky. In its beak it holds several bits of long grass. It lands on the edge of a tree...

Calgary Wildlife
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Calgary Tracks
It’s early in the morning, and the snow is untouched—or not quite. Someone or something has already traversed the fresh blanket of white...

Calgary Wildlife
Mar 6, 20242 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Calgary Foxes
A Calgary golf course has just opened and a red fox trots along the fairway tree line, unbothered by the golfers. Is it a cause for...

Calgary Wildlife
Feb 21, 20242 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Calgary Porcupines
Thirty-thousand quills have given the North American porcupine a bit of a prickly reputation, but this slow-moving rodent is generally a...

Calgary Wildlife
Jan 31, 20242 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Calgary Skunks
They’re black, they’re white, and they’re cute? Hello stripey skunks! Early morning or late evening is when one might encounter a family...

Calgary Wildlife
Jan 24, 20242 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Calgary Coyotes
It’s dusk and a grey shadow flits across a green space in your neighbourhood. Its tail is pointed down as it runs. Just before it...

Calgary Wildlife
Jan 16, 20242 min read
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Wednesday's Wildlife: Calgary Corvids
Black-billed magpies are one member of the corvid family that live in Calgary. This family includes species such as jays, the Clark’s...

Calgary Wildlife
Jan 10, 20241 min read
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