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OUTDOORS:
For many birds in our region, love is in the air
Brightly coloured feathers, elaborate song, aggressive behaviour and intricate flight manoeuvres ... are all fair in the wooing of birds game, says columnist
May 12, 2024 12:30 PM
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OUTDOORS:
Why do we try so hard to tame the wildflowers?
There is a 'delightful variety' of wildflowers in our midst if we only leave them alone, says columnist
May 5, 2024 12:00 PM
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OUTDOORS:
Debunking the myth of the so-called 'fire lizard'
Salamanders — there are 11 species found in our region — are easily overlooked, even when they are at their peak activity, which is in the early spring
Apr 28, 2024 1:30 PM
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OUTDOORS:
Suit up for sunny days — and blackflies
Outdoors columnist offers good news, bad news, and tips to repel pesky fliers
Apr 21, 2024 2:45 PM
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OUTDOORS:
Absence of porcupines bit of a prickly issue
At one time, seeing a porcupine on a woodland walk was commonplace; outdoors columnist explains why that is no longer the case in our region
Apr 14, 2024 2:30 PM
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OUTDOORS:
April tests the resiliency of region's migratory birds
For eons, species have been forced to push their limits of survival to discover that what doesn't kill them may just make them stronger, says columnist
Apr 7, 2024 11:30 AM
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OUTDOORS:
To feed or not to feed ... that is the burning question
'There is across the land some no small level of discussion as to whom shall be rightful, and to whom shall scorn be placed upon,' says columnist
Mar 31, 2024 1:00 PM
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OUTDOORS:
Battle in war against invader reed set to take a turn
While experts warn it's not a silver bullet, the introduction of bio controls could help turn the tide against invasive phragmites, says columnist
Mar 24, 2024 12:19 PM
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OUTDOORS:
Is that a cottontail? A snowshoe hare? A jack rabbit?
Cottontail typically claim the garden shrubs, the snowshoe hares tend to dominate the conifer swamps and the 'giant jacks' have mostly disappeared, says columnist
Mar 17, 2024 12:00 PM
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OUTDOORS:
Scarlet cap fungus a show-stopper in local woodlots
The brilliant red stands out like a blast against the dull brown and blacks of old wet leaves on the forest floor in early spring, says columnist
Mar 11, 2024 10:00 AM
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