Fall Banding
In September, large numbers of birds are making their way south, and stopping in our area to rest and feed. It's really fascinating to...
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Merri-Lee M.
Sep 13, 20206 min
Monarch Migration: A Butterfly Bed-and-Breakfast!
Sept. 2020 It has been over 40 years since we moved to our 86-acre farm on the 4th Line. At that time, there were a few old Apple trees...
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Merri-Lee M.
May 21, 20207 min
A Stay-at-Home Spring
"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere." -Laura Ingalls Wilder May is usually the month for exploring Point Pelee,...
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Merri-Lee M.
Apr 26, 20207 min
Reflections: 4
"I come into the peace of wild things..." -Wendell Berry We, the lucky ones, have been “staying home, staying safe” for about 6 weeks now....
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Merri-Lee M.
Apr 13, 20206 min
Reflections: 3
Local pastors have been sending out thoughts and meditations via email each morning over the past few weeks. The other day, the topic...
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Merri-Lee M.
Mar 26, 20204 min
Reflections: 2
We are now officially out of self-isolation, just in time for Ontario's forced closures of non-essential services, and stepped-up orders...
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Merri-Lee M.
Mar 20, 20203 min
Reflections: 1
Like many of you, I find myself in “self-isolation”. We recently returned from Arizona, and will not be venturing out among the crowds...
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Merri-Lee M.
Feb 17, 20206 min
Spring Birds of the Huron Fringe
Spring is coming! What might we find if we are out and around on “The Fringe” in mid-late May? Here are photos of a few of the many...
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Merri-Lee M.
Jan 15, 20202 min
Monarchs...and Memories
It’s been a wonderful year for Monarch Butterflies. Caterpillars covered our Swamp Milkweed, and even devoured seed pods. In the early...
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Merri-Lee M.
Oct 10, 20195 min
Bugs of Summer
Butterflies, Moths, and other insects have appreciated the hot, dry weather that has prevailed this summer. There has been an amazing...
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Merri-Lee M.
Jul 15, 20193 min
Survivors on the Beach
Our Sauble Piping Plovers have not had an easy summer on the beach. The hot, sunny weather has brought out large numbers of people on a...
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Merri-Lee M.
Jul 3, 20194 min
Sauble’s Piping Plover Chicks
Our 4 surviving chicks have made it through the Canada Day weekend! Their busy parents have been doing a great job of chasing Gulls and...
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Merri-Lee M.
Jun 20, 20192 min
Piping Plover Chicks are Here!
4 Piping Plover chicks have hatched on Sauble Beach! 2 babies arrived on Sat., June 15, and the other 2 broke through their mottled...
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Merri-Lee M.
Jun 3, 20193 min
2 Piping Plover Nests on Sauble Beach
As of today, 4 Piping Plovers (2 pairs) are nesting on Sauble Beach. In spite of high water levels, extensive erosion, and cool, rainy,...
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Merri-Lee M.
May 6, 20193 min
Piping Plovers of Sauble Beach 2019
On Sunday, May 5, we spent a beautiful sunny afternoon on the beach, hunting for Piping Plovers. The birds have been somewhat elusive,...
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Merri-Lee M.
Apr 24, 20194 min
Mostly Butterflies: Summer of 2018
I’m finally getting around to gathering some of last season’s butterflies and moths together into a blog. It’s almost a year late, but...
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Merri-Lee M.
Mar 21, 20192 min
Almost Spring....
The last days of Winter are upon us, and Tundra Swans are on the move. They are on their way from Chesapeake Bay to the shores of the...
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Merri-Lee M.
Feb 28, 20193 min
Winter Birds
I’m as ready for Spring as the next person. These days of cabin fever and bone-chilling temperatures are hard to take. But every now and...
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Merri-Lee M.
Feb 6, 20197 min
Birds of Tobago
Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Female) The island of Tobago, although small, offers visitors the opportunity to a see a surprising number of...
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Merri-Lee M.
Jan 26, 20192 min
Little Tobago Island
It only took about 10 minutes by boat to travel from the pier at the Blue Waters Inn to the nature reserve that is Little Tobago Island....
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