The Telegram

This majestic bird was spotted in Port Morien N.S. on Monday. The great egret is described as an elegant heron with white plumage, black legs and a yellow bill that have earned it the nickname of golden slippers. Great egrets nest regularly ...

I miss a lot of things about the farm: the quiet, the openness, the smells and the fact that things happened, as Grandma always said, "in due time." Regardless of when we thought it was time to tap the maple trees, cut the hay or harvest ...

There’s no place like home – especially when mornings can look like this. Susan Gardner is happy to be back in Cape Breton and has been admiring and photographing some spectacular sunrises. This awe-inspiring photo was taken last month ...

My favourite flower colour is orange, so I have noticed more orange tulips around than ever before. To mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands and commemorate the role Canada played in the Second World War, “Liberation ...

Earlier this spring, Jerome Canning submitted a lovely photo of Hant’s Harbour Newfoundland. The icy blue water sparkled in the April sunshine. Andy Rogers saw the photo and thought we might like to see Hant’s Harbour in a warmer light. ...

Most of us are well aware that the Bay of Fundy boasts the highest tides in the world.  Seeing it is a different story! Marryann Millett took the time – 6 hours and 12 minutes to be precise – to show us how dramatic the change from ...

Last Tuesday, two days after widespread frost advisories were issued across the region, I noticed this post on my Facebook page from Alma Duplessis: “Send me snow or at least a cold front (please)." That was fast. Just over a week ago, ...

What’s better than the taste of a locally grown Gravenstein apple? The delicate aroma that wafts through the spring air when thousands of delicate blossoms cover the branches. Reg Huntley took this enchanting photo in Johnson's Stonehenge ...

If you're going to put down sod, do it now. The heat and humidity will break this weekend as a series of weather systems approach Atlantic Canada. By Wednesday, there could be as much as 60 mm of rain in some areas. The first couple of systems ...

Peace, tranquillity and beauty as far as the eye can see.  Allie Feltmate chose the perfect evening for a paddle off Canso, Nova Scotia. The late-day breeze subsided, allowing the perfectly calm waters to reflect streaks of midlevel clouds ...