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isPermaLink="false">http://islandnature.ca/?p=6621</guid> <description><![CDATA[Guest post by Marcie Callewaert Every summer a Barred Owl (Strix varia) visits our property. He makes himself known with his haunting calls each night and his bold presence perched on a branch or fence post during the day – watching for his next meal. This year, “Hooty” as we have dubbed him, brought a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://islandnature.ca/2011/07/a-barred-owl-comes-calling/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Early Sub-alpine Flowers</title><link>http://islandnature.ca/2011/07/early-sub-alpine-flowers/</link> <comments>http://islandnature.ca/2011/07/early-sub-alpine-flowers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 05:05:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dave Ingram</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Botany]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Flowers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nature Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sub-Alpine Flowers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alpine White Marsh-marigold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Caltha leptosepala]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paradise Meadows]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vancouver Island]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wildflowers]]></category><guid
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