“If you’re a nature lover why not feed the birds by providing a nice fat-rich diet to them when they’re sort of struggling. A lot of times they can be in a calorie deficit, we can really help these birds survive.”
Join us on Adventures with Nature Norm as we celebrate overwintering birds in the tail grass prairie.
December 2025 Dawson Trail Dispatch: This is the time of year when nature starts to slow down, species go dormant or leave the frigid temperatures for warmer areas, and the outdoors gets quiet… mostly.
July 2025 Dawson Trail Dispatch: Adventures with Nature Norm will include friends this month. Ethan Freese is a conservation photographer and filmmaker, once again visiting the Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, from Lincoln, Nebraska.
July 3, 2025 Steinbach Online: On this month’s adventure, Nature Norm will be joined by Ethan Freese, a conservation photographer from Nebraska, who will serve as a co-guide for the event.
August 2024 Dawson Trail Dispatch: Bank swallows will nest in groups of anywhere from ten individuals to many thousands. It’s mesmerizing to watch.
May 2024 Dawson Trail Dispatch: If you are lucky enough to see a Canada warbler hopping through the foliage, it can be a highlight of the birding season.
April 2024 Dawson Trail Dispatch: The least bittern is North America’s smallest member of the heron family.
February 2024 Dawson Trail Dispatch: In the tall-grass prairie, there is no other species at risk that we live more closely with than the barn swallow.
January 2024 Dawson Trail Dispatch: Yellow rail are very seldom seen; more often, they are heard making a distinct “click-click” call that sounds as if two small stones are being tapped together.
