great nature websites

We're getting some good feedback on the blog so far. Thanks everyone! I'm open to suggestions or ideas, so if you don't see something you'd like to see, please let us know (email or comments) and we'll see what we can do. There are some limits but this platform (Blogger) is pretty flexible.

As I said, I'd also like to use this site as a space to draw your attention to great websites with good, accurate information. A caveat: I have spent time on the following websites and I really like them. That doesn't mean I have fact-checked every single page, or even seen every single page on the website. They do come from trusted sources, but every source can make mistakes -- even books! So always be alert when you're reading something, and if you think something might not be quite right, double-check it with a different source.

All that said, some of my personal favourites:

• FrogWatch -- Need help identifying frogs or toads? This is a great source for Ontario frog and toad pictures and sounds.
  
• The Encyclopedia of Life -- A very ambitious project, this open source (meaning, free info!) website is attempting to catalogue all life on earth. Yep, even bacteria. Experts enter the information, and from what I have seen (for the species I know something about) it's accurate. A great starting point if you have to do a project on a particular species for school, for example!
  
• Cornell Lab of Ornithology -- As a birdwatcher, I think this site is completely awesome. It has links to pictures and species information, bird song, nest cams (see birds raising their young!), bird news... all things ornithological. If you're looking specifically for a picture or info about a specific bird, you'll want to start at the All About Birds Bird Guide.
  

If you have nature websites you really like and would like to include for other young naturalists to see, drop us a comment, tell me what you like about the site, and make sure to give me the address! We do reserve the right to post links or not post links as appropriate, and I should mention that KWFN is not affiliated with the above websites, and is not responsible for the content on the above sites.