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Category Archives: Nature Stuff
Ground-Nesting Birds 2024: American Woodcock 1Apr2024
This funny little feathered friend would like to thank you for sticking to the trails while they’re nesting – contrary to what we often think about birds, the American Woodcock makes its nests right on the ground. Woodcocks are secretive … Continue reading
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Ground-Nesting Birds 2024: Dark Eyed Junco 1Apr 2024
Its nesting season for the Dark-eyed Junco & you can help… With nests at ground level rather than in trees, Dark-eyed Juncos could really use a bit of cooperation from us 2-legged visitors to the wilderness – from March 20th … Continue reading
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Ground-Nesting Birds 2024: Intro 1Apr2024
INTRO (Apr 1, 2024) Spring is in the air… and underfoot That’s right, we said “underfoot” and we’re not talking about a budding crocus… Over the next few months, we will be sharing profiles of four ground-nesting bird species found … Continue reading
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On the significance of wetlands in the Backlands (Halifax, NS) 18Aug2023
In a recent Nature Nova Scotia/Ecology Action Centre hosted webinar on “Wetlands, Adaptation and Extreme Weather Events”, Danica Van Proosdij talked about her work on making room for coastal wetlands (saltmarshes) to adapt to climate change, and David Patriquin talked … Continue reading
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Jack Pines are in flower in the Backlands (Halifax, NS) 30May2023
We generally don’t think of conifers or Gymnosperms as flowering and if you follow the strict definition of flowers as ‘the reproductive structures of Angiosperms – the flowering plants’, they do not. However conifers do produce the reproductive structures equivalent … Continue reading
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Please share your thoughts about what’s special, what you value about the Backlands (by Sep 30, 2022)
The Backlands Coalition advocated for the protection of the area now named Shaw Wilderness Park and that advocacy was just the beginning. There is much more to protect in the Backlands, including wetlands, lakes and streams, a river, wilderness habitat … Continue reading
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Earth Day Webinar with EAC will highlight the Backlands amongst other wild areas in Halifax
It will stream live on Facebook on Wed. April 22, 2020 from 1pm to 3pm UPDATE Apr 23, 2020: The webinar (minus the first 10 min) is archived on the EAC Facebook Page ———————– Message just received: EAC is hosting … Continue reading
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Chuck-Will’s-Widow sighted in Halifax
A post by Nature Photographer Simon d’Entremont on his Facebook page is attracting lots of attention – and envy amongst bird-watchers Says Simon: One of the rarest and most unusual birds I’ll ever get to photograph in Nova Scotia. The … Continue reading
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Barred Owl one km from my residence in peninsular Halifax
“Barred Owl: Uncommon resident. Breeds. Our most common owl. Occurs in woods of old growth and is seldom seen elsewhere…nest: usually 4-12 m up in a hollow hardwood tree in mixed hard and soft growth…” – Birds of Nova Scotia … Continue reading
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