I met some old friends in Honduras
Spring is an exciting time of year, as everything awakens and regrowth is rampant. I always eagerly anticipate the return of the birds...
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Colleen Green
Mar 31, 20223 min
Who doesn’t want to eat a Meadow Vole?
It’s easy to admire big animals, but without tiny critters, nothing can survive. From the soil, which insects feed on, microscopic...
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Colleen Green
Mar 17, 20223 min
There’s room for everyone in nature
I sometimes wonder how people with disparate desires share a common resource while still respecting other people’s differing ideals and...
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Colleen Green
Mar 3, 20223 min
The Science of Science
A recent Letter to the Editor of The Standard encouraged me to step back for a moment and consider if the last column I wrote about...
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Colleen Green
Feb 17, 20223 min
The pandemic, hard butter & sunflowers – huh?
As we spend more time indoors, we become more in tune with our surroundings and see things that might otherwise go unnoticed. I am not a...
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Colleen Green
Feb 3, 20223 min
My Feet Are So Cold!
Whether big or small, any animal has to figure out how to stay warm in winter. At this time of year, we watch our feathered friends in...
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Colleen Green
Jan 20, 20223 min
Striving to be a better student of nature
For the last couple of columns, I have discussed how computers, online resources and social media affect our ability to be better...
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Colleen Green
Jan 6, 20223 min
The computer & the naturalist
In my last column, I started a discussion on whether computers, online resources and social media make us better naturalists. You might...
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Colleen Green
Dec 23, 20213 min
Does the Internet Make us Better Naturalists?
When I was a kid, we didn’t have cell phones, internet or even computers, and certainly, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, YouTube, WhatsApp and...
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Colleen Green
Dec 9, 20213 min
Oh Deer!
In North America, we have several species of deer, but in our area, only two can be found; the Moose and the White-tailed Deer. Yes,...
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Colleen Green
Nov 25, 20213 min
A Name For All Seasons
As I look out my door, I see most of the leaves have fallen, the nights are very chilly, and there truly is frost on the pumpkins. As the...
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Colleen Green
Nov 11, 20213 min
The complexity of bird song
At this time of year, we expect the woods to be pretty quiet, with only the rustling of windblown leaves and the occasional chirp of a...
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Colleen Green
Oct 28, 20213 min
What a hoot!
Each autumn, I marvel at the annual bird migration, as it is an exciting time of year. The nesting season is over, and the babies have...
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Colleen Green
Oct 14, 20213 min
Autumn is in the air
Autumn is a time of reflection. I love autumn as it is both a time of awe-inspiring colours and a foreboding of winter soon to come, but...
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Colleen Green
Sep 30, 20213 min
NAsty nature news
Typically, I note articles that cross my desk which report negative stories about nature. Historically, they didn’t emerge that...
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Colleen Green
Sep 16, 20213 min
Mimicry – a Means to Survive
Many animals use mimicry to fool predators and prey into thinking they are something else, with insects putting on the best show in this...
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Colleen Green
Sep 2, 20213 min
Earthworms, An integral part of our ecosystem
We all recognize them when they cross our paths. Some of us relish them. For instance, as engineers they are valued because they break...
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Colleen Green
Aug 19, 20213 min
When Nature Gets Nasty
Last time I wrote about some positive effects of forest fires. Today, I want to expand on why nature sometimes gets nasty. While natural...
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Colleen Green
Aug 5, 20213 min
Is there a good side to forest fires?
The media is abuzz with the devastating wildfires in western and central Canada. Tens of thousands of hectares have been impacted, and...
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Colleen Green
Jul 21, 20213 min
Nifty Nature Words
I love to read about nature, but every now and then, words jump out at me that make me stop in my tracks. As sometimes, I don’t know what...
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