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A Note About Squirrels
You do not want the wrath of a squirrel vented upon your patio screen door, should you be fortunate enough to have a patio.
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Wildlife
I was heading back to the bus stop to wait for my ride back to the house from today's visitation, and was not expecting to see this young deer munching on vegetation near the top of the ravine.
There they were, though.
Wow.
(Took me over a day to get the picture uploaded, and I apologize for that.)
There they were, though.
Wow.
(Took me over a day to get the picture uploaded, and I apologize for that.)
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Ontario and Kangaroos
What is it about our province and kangaroos?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/kangaroo-escapes-chatham-kent-1.7079527
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/kangaroo-escapes-chatham-kent-1.7079527
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Checking In - 1 Nov. 2023 - Two Observations
I saw flowers still in bloom outside this afternoon.
Also, a groundhog from less than two metres away. We noted each other's existence for a second and moved onward with our respective days.
Also, a groundhog from less than two metres away. We noted each other's existence for a second and moved onward with our respective days.
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Wildlife: Insect Notes III
If memory serves...I've spotted examples of these over this past year:
- butterflies
- beetles
- ants
- crickets
- centipedes
- roaches (strictly outdoors, I hope)
- house flies
- mosquitoes
- grasshoppers
- mites
Not a complete list by any means.
- butterflies
- beetles
- ants
- crickets
- centipedes
- roaches (strictly outdoors, I hope)
- house flies
- mosquitoes
- grasshoppers
- mites
Not a complete list by any means.
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Wildlife: Insect Notes II
Over the last week or so, I've seen:
- dragonflies
- bees
- beetles
- ants
- butterflies
I've probably seen other insects, too, and can't recall the details right.
- dragonflies
- bees
- beetles
- ants
- butterflies
I've probably seen other insects, too, and can't recall the details right.
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Wildlife: Insect Notes
Yesterday, I saw a ladybug on the outside of a windowsill, four stories up from the ground. Assorted other insects elsewhere in the neighbourhood, as well. Such as an ant or two this afternoon. Spring is definitely in our part of the Northern Hemisphere now.
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Missiles, Politics and Owls
Good evening, everyone.
APutinist missile gone awry from Ukraine struck Poland, killing two people.
DT-45 has declared his 2024 presidential candidacy.
I'm not happy.
And then there's this:
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/1133260919/an-owl-twice-attacked-a-washington-woman-a-biologist-says-its-becoming-more-comm
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DT-45 has declared his 2024 presidential candidacy.
I'm not happy.
And then there's this:
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/1133260919/an-owl-twice-attacked-a-washington-woman-a-biologist-says-its-becoming-more-comm
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Wildlife: A Turkey in Northern Orléans
Spotted at Bruyère Village in northern Orléans...just sitting there at the time.
Checking In - 9 July 2022
It's still warm here in Ottawa-Gatineau. The winds are hotter than I'd like. I saw a wild turkey in northern Orléans two days ago. I did get pictures, and I hope to share them via Flickr at some point soonish.
More as it comes to mind.
More as it comes to mind.
The Geese, The Geese...
Flight, this way and that.
Not south-to-north, not now, though.
Geese are so off course.
Not south-to-north, not now, though.
Geese are so off course.
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Zebras in Maryland
You may or may not be amused. I'm leaning towards "amused", but I can be persuaded otherwise as needs be...
https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/environment/571666-five-zebras-have-been-on-the-loose-in-maryland
Meanwhile, I'm off to see Shang-Chi at the cinema. Carefully, I hope.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/environment/571666-five-zebras-have-been-on-the-loose-in-maryland
Meanwhile, I'm off to see Shang-Chi at the cinema. Carefully, I hope.
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Wildlife I Have Seen This Labour Day Weekend
I got out of the house for a while today. Took the bus to Beechwood Cemetery to inspect the family plot, and it turned into a walking tour of the cemetery as a whole. From Poets' Hill to St. Laurent Boulevard took me roughly an hour.
The weird highlight was seeing two wild turkeys wandering quietly through the RCMP section. I did take pictures, and I hope to upload the imagery to Flickr at some point.
The weird highlight was seeing two wild turkeys wandering quietly through the RCMP section. I did take pictures, and I hope to upload the imagery to Flickr at some point.
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Wildlife I Have Seen This Past Weekend
Including, but not limited to:
- Bees
- Ladybirds
- Wasps, maybe
- Ants
- Beetles
- Squirrels, grey and red
- Chipmunks
- Finches of several kinds
- Cardinals
Accidental Cruelties to Wildlife - The Sequel
And now, I've really buried a truly dead chipmunk.
I hope it wasn't the one I woke up by trying to bury earlier, but I fear that's a bit too much luck to ask for from the universe.
I hope it wasn't the one I woke up by trying to bury earlier, but I fear that's a bit too much luck to ask for from the universe.
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Accidental Cruelties to Wildlife
I just gave myself a shock.
There was a chipmunk in the back yard this morning. I thought it dead, and so went to dig a hole in one of the flower beds to give it a burial. As I started piling on the topsoil, I got that self-inflicted shock: the chipmunk woke up and started scurrying again.
Never assume death, unless it's clearly obvious. And it wasn't obvious here.
There was a chipmunk in the back yard this morning. I thought it dead, and so went to dig a hole in one of the flower beds to give it a burial. As I started piling on the topsoil, I got that self-inflicted shock: the chipmunk woke up and started scurrying again.
Never assume death, unless it's clearly obvious. And it wasn't obvious here.
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2008: Nanaimo Shoreline
I went to Nanaimo to visit relatives, and one afternoon, I took a walk along the shoreline south towards the downtown...
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I think our rabbit family in the backyard has decamped. If so, I know not where, nor whether or not they're all safe enough. I'll have to live with the uncertainty.
Rabbit News - 22 May 2021
The back yard continues to host at least one adult rabbit with bunnies to feed and raise, at least for the next few weeks.
The House Rabbit Society website has provided a list of items with which to supplement their regular feed. Our household has no plans to try to domesticate any of them. So we'll leave out the odd bit of table scraps - with reference to that House Rabbit Society list - to supplement their regular forage-feed, and otherwise leave them be.
The House Rabbit Society website has provided a list of items with which to supplement their regular feed. Our household has no plans to try to domesticate any of them. So we'll leave out the odd bit of table scraps - with reference to that House Rabbit Society list - to supplement their regular forage-feed, and otherwise leave them be.