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, 2020
- 6 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, 2020
- 4 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, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 6 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, 2020
- 2 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, 2019
- 5 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, 2019
- 3 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, 2019
- 4 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, 2019
- 2 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, 2019
- 3 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, 2019
- 3 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, 2019
- 4 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, 2019
- 2 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, 2019
- 3 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, 2019
- 7 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, 2019
- 2 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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Merri-Lee M.
- Jan 24, 2019
- 3 min
Hummingbirds of Tobago
We were on the island of Tobago in early January. 4 days were spent on the southern part of the island, and 3 days in the north (Blue...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Sep 23, 2018
- 2 min
Birds on the Move
As Summer draws to a close, many birds are passing through our area on their long journeys South. We saw a variety of avian migrants...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Sep 11, 2018
- 4 min
Treasures of Late Summer
Throughout August, birds are becoming restless, readying themselves for travel, and preparing their young for migration. August is also...
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