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Category Archives: Nature
“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 I
As someone with “underlying health issues” and a compromised immune system, I feel that the Covid-19 pandemic has really thrown a spanner in the works of my spring activity-plan. I am sure that many naturalists are in a similar situation. … Continue reading
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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Hunting: Not my cup of tea.
When I was around 13 or 14, I and my cousin shot a squirrel with BB guns. What started as ignorant teenage fun became an agonizingly slow death for the squirrel. The experience traumatized me so thoroughly that since that … Continue reading
Looking back at 2017
On these first few days of 2018 I have been waking up to a wintery scene at our home in south Nanaimo. The lake is almost completely frozen, and the nighttime temperature has come down to exactly what was needed … Continue reading
