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A scientist who set out with a group of tourists for a whale-watching tour on the Salish Sea was thrilled by a rare sight last Tuesday — a humpback whale following and then confronting a pod of transient orcas.  U.S. naturalist Olivia…

On Saturday, Calgary naturalist Brian Keating and his partner went out in search of spring, exploring the prairies and foothills to the south of the city, just looking to see who the latest migrants might be. Their first stop was Frank…

Birds of a feather flock by the thousands together — or at least in Medicine Hat they do.  Brian Keating, a Calgary-based naturalist, recently took a "southern Alberta wildlife safari," spotting provincial locals including a saw-whet owl,…

Brian Keating was recently enjoying a stunning view of the Creston Valley from the Thompson Rim Trail when he stumbled across what he thought were ladybugs. Hundreds of them. "The ridge gave us some expansive views all around, and to the…