Every year, when the weather gets cold, bears hibernate, heating bills skyrocket, and we all wait in anticipation for one particular animal to tell us our climate-based fate for the rest of February and the month of March – the groundhog. If the prized groundhog doesn’t see his own shadow, springtim ...

Sure doesn’t live here! In our house there is NEVER a dull moment. Boredom is quickly turned into play fights, noise and tons of giggles! Yes we have a bit of cabin fever but then again who doesn’t? However we are VERY anxious for Spring to arrive. Earlier this week when Wiarton Willy (our Groundhog ...

"Kissing Marmots" image credit: Greencolander Marmot Trivia Marmots are generally large squirrels that live in mountainous regions Marmots live in burrows and hibernate there in the winter Marmots whistle loudly to communicate with each other A groundhog, also known as woodchuck or whistlepig, is a marmot in the lowlands of North

Nearly everyone has seen a groundhog at one time or another ... family, but marmots inhabit rocky areas often at very high altitudes. They too, hibernate in winter