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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

Category: nature

The Baillie Birdathon: My Biggest Day of Birding Ever

Posted on May 24, 2012June 1, 2012 by Van Waffle

The Baillie Birdathon yesterday was an excellent adventure. The birds, as always, presented some surprises. Some of my favourite sightings were black terns…

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Ode to an Office Window

Posted on May 6, 2012May 6, 2012 by Van Waffle

The world outside my office window unfolds like a movie from first glow of dawn to evening frog song. Below it, the birdfeeder…

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Stillness

Posted on March 14, 2012May 30, 2012 by Van Waffle

I took the umbrella outside and planted it in the middle of the glass table so I could eat lunch on the deck….

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A thoughtful comedy about bird nerds

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Van Waffle

Yesterday we rented and watched The Big Year (2011), a movie about birders. Specifically it stars Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson…

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White-nose syndrome spreads to Canadian bats

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Van Waffle

Canadian Wildlife Federation reports in the article Is this Goodnight? that a fungal disease decimating hibernating bat populations in the United States has…

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Eastern screech-owl

Posted on May 8, 2011May 30, 2012 by Van Waffle

Last night, my partner and I received a mysterious and memorable visitation. With the sun setting behind the Church of Our Lady, we…

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Mixed-flock swallow phenomenon

Posted on May 4, 2011May 30, 2012 by Van Waffle

Over the weekend I witnessed interesting behaviour in a flock of swallows along the Speed River. Friday afternoon on the way home from…

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Arboretum spring walk

Posted on April 30, 2011May 30, 2012 by Van Waffle

[slickr-flickr id=”12687067@N00″ type=”gallery” tag=”arb1104″] On Easter Monday my partner and I went for a stroll at University of Guelph Arboretum. Nowhere is resurrection…

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Tree bark gallery

Posted on March 16, 2011March 16, 2011 by Van Waffle

[slickr-flickr id=”12687067@N00″ type=”gallery” tag=”treezone2″] This winter I got in the habit of feeling tree bark. One weekend on a stroll through cedar woods…

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Consciousness and eyesight

Posted on March 15, 2011March 16, 2011 by Van Waffle

Addressing Why did consciousness evolve? Malcolm MacIver at Science Not Fiction theorizes it arose as animals left the sea and adapted to terrestrial…

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