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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Which are the Most Charismatic of the Minifauna? A Grade 5 Class Survey

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  Yesterday I worked with a grade five class and we surveyed everyone's favourite bee and favourite food. Here are the results. Bum...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

What's Your Name Bud?

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The shy leaf buds of a salmonberry bush. January is a time of letting go of the old growth and embracing the new spring buds, ...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

January Phenology

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Yesterday was the first day of the year I could detect the sweet smell of sweet box (Sarcoccoca). Spring is on its way! What are the phenolo...
Saturday, January 4, 2014

Happy New Year from Beespeaker Saijiki

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You can see this is a leafcutter bee by the bright  yellow outline of the pollen hairs on her belly. Can you see how her abdomen appears ...
Thursday, December 26, 2013

Who Will Speak for the Shelterbelts?: Canadians are on the verge of losing a legacy in sustainable farming

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Our yard in Cactus Lake, Saskatchewan was bordered by a number of caragana hedges and deciduous trees. Caragana arborescens is a dense, p...

Videos for the Holiday Season from the Cornell Laborotory of Ornithology

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Because you should shed a few tears today. It's traditional. Because you should remind yourself of the beauty of the Snowy Owl. ...
Monday, December 16, 2013

Solstice is Immanent, Beware of Snowmen Bearing Guns

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  Today I saw a hummingbird circle high above my head as I waited for the number 33 bus on Clancy Loranger Way by Queen Elizabeth Park. I ...