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Category Archives: Biology
Species, their names, and the people who named them.
Reading is a good pastime during the isolation most of us experience due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Recently I have been reading books that grapple with evolution, the species concept, and the naming of species (I also have read about … Continue reading
“Return of the Wolf: Conflict and Co-existence” by Paula Wild
A book review “There’s an important distinction between management of wildlife and management for wildlife” Paul Paquet I have long had a strong interest in wolves and consider myself fairly knowledgeable about them. I have read a lot about wolves, … Continue reading
Recommended Reads – For Rainy Days/Covid-19 Isolation Activity Part II
Here is my second installment of books that I have enjoyed reading. Nature’s Argonaut: Daniel Solander 1733-1782 by Edward Duyker. Melbourne: Miegunyah Press. 1998. 400 pages. Daniel Solander was the de facto naturalist on Cook’s first voyage, although Joseph Banks, … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Biology, Birds, Conservation, Pollinators, Scientists
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Observations by a Backyard Naturalist III: Insects
“Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.” Edward O. Wilson When we consider biodiversity, no single taxonomic group that we can readily observe comes close to the insects. The estimates of the number of extant … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Conservation, Nature, Pollinators
Tagged Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Naturalist, Taxonomy
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Observations by a Backyard Naturalist II: Invertebrates Other than Insects
“The question is not what you look at, but what you see.” Henry David Thoreau For as long as I can remember, insects, spiders and other arthropods have fascinated me. Some of my earliest memories include watching huge European fishing … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Nature
Tagged Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Naturalist, Taxonomy
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Observations by a Backyard Naturalist I: Vertebrates
I am very fortunate to live in a semi-rural part of Nanaimo. From our living room, we look out at Richard Lake, a small, shallow lake surrounded by grass-covered land that gets flooded every winter. Extraction of peat appears to … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Birds, Nature
Tagged Animals, Bird watching, Naturalist, Vertebrates
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Harewood Plains – Nanaimo’s flowering jewel!
It has been a while since I wrote a blog. The splendour of Harewood Plains in bloom has provided the inspiration to get one done. I hope you enjoy it! In late April through May, Harewood Plains in Nanaimo puts … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Conservation, Flowers and plants, Nature
Tagged Biodiversity, Conservation, Naturalist
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Living in Paradise
It is human nature to take our environment for granted. Once in a while we get a reminder of how privileged we are living where we do, particularly if we enjoy being out in forest and field. That is certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Conservation, Marine ecology, Nature, Uncategorized
Tagged Biodiversity, Conservation, Naturalist, Sea otter, Smuggling
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Confessions of an ADD scientist
I have very deep admiration for scientists who attack a subject from numerous angles, and persist for years or decades, perhaps even a full career unravelling the mysteries of a particular system. Charles Darwin comes to mind, of course, although … Continue reading
Boxes, little boxes, but they are not all the same
Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky tacky,1 Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes all the same. There’s a green one and a pink one And a blue one and a yellow one, And they’re all … Continue reading
