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Category Archives: kids and nature
Pine Siskins and Kids
This entry is part 14 of 24 in the series 2012 PhotojournalConnor has set up some bird feeders in the yard, and with recent snows they have been popular with the juncos and Pine Siskins. Pine Siskins are fairly aggressive … Continue reading
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Tagged Connor, Pine Siskin, Rowan, Windthrow
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Eagles and Murres
This week we got to witness some excitement in the park involving Bald Eagles and Common Murres. Monday I was out on the tideflats looking for a Rock Sandpiper (which I didn’t find) when many of the birds between me … Continue reading
Posted in birds, kids and nature, Mystery
Tagged Bald Eagle, Common Murre, Totem Park
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Fungus and Murre
This entry is part 4 of 24 in the series 2012 PhotojournalRowan was impressed with the size of this fungus The kids and I took a short walk through Totem Park hoping to pick up a Red-breasted Sapsucker for count … Continue reading
Posted in birds, fungi, kids and nature, photojournal
Tagged Common Murre, Ganoderma tsugae, Rowan
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Snow and Clearing Skies
This entry is part 131 of 133 in the series 2011 PhotojournalThe clouds broke up over town this morning after snow overnight. By around noon, it was again completely overcast and the snow started shortly thereafter. Coincidentally, the kids and … Continue reading
Walk around the Lake
This entry is part 129 of 133 in the series 2011 PhotojournalRowan’s mittened hand for scale next to a Trumpeter Swan track at Swan Lake There was a chance that frisbee might be played this morning at Moller Park, so … Continue reading
Posted in birding, birds, kids and nature, photojournal, tracks and sign, weather
Tagged Connor, dark-eyed junco, Downy Woodpecker, Mallard, Path of Hope, Ring-necked Duck, Rowan, Swan Lake, Trumpeter Swan
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American Swordgrass Moth (Xylena nupera)
Last July, Connor found a caterpillar which we thought we might try to rear by finding whatever food it wanted it. It didn’t take too long to discover that what it really wanted to do was bury itself in dirt, … Continue reading
Posted in insects, kids and nature, Mystery
Tagged Caterpillar, Moth, Mystery, Xylena nupera
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