With the arrival of warmer weather comes the swallowtails of summer. This weekend I got […]
Salal, a Visual Symphony
Guest post by Chris Carter If I had been asked for a list of photogenic […]
Angling in on an Anglewing
Finding dog excrement on a trail or a beach always disgusts me, especially in a […]
Gorgeous Gummy Gooseberry!
A number of years ago when I worked at Strathcona Provincial Park as a naturalist […]
Horse Clam Shells
In my last post I wrote about finding weird but fascinating Horse Clam siphons sticking […]
Horse Clam Hitchhiker
One of the fun things that you can do with your kids at the beach […]
Shore Crab Uncertainty
Common shore crabs on Vancouver Island are usually pretty easy to identify. Colour isn’t always […]
White-throated Sparrow Surprise
Every so often a bird will show up unexpectedly. Such was the case this weekend […]
Buttle Lake Bluffs
It’s a spot where few people stop on their way to Ralph River Campground in […]
Tiptoeing Past Fairyslippers
This is definitely the time of year to look for Fairyslippers (Calypso bulbosa) in the […]