Go outside and look up! It might be a mini-moon (according to earthsky.org, tonight's full moon is the smallest full moon of the year, farthest from the Earth than the closest full moon, that will be the September 28 Harvest Moon), but it's still beautiful. And PS Happy World Book Day.
The ultimate blessing I can imagine bestowing on our community: may we be forever bee-friendly, may we be visited by happy pollinators, may all living things flourish, may there be honey. Thanks to Tanya Richman for sharing these shots of some early visitors appreciating this weird weather.
Thanks to the skills of Gary Sobchak, we have some incredible pictures of an attack by a Pygmy Owl on a Northern Shrike. The Shrike did turn into dinner for the Owl. It happened Friday Jan. 30 at Meadow Rd. and Miller Cr. Many years may pass, before an event like this will be documented again. … Continue reading Birdwatch: Pygmy Owl kills Northern Shrike
An amazing collaboration of the Whistler Naturalists and Stewardship Pemberton took place during Bioblitz last year, that saw over 50 scientists specialized in their fields travel to Pemberton to observe, record, report and compile amazing information about the biodiversity that exists in our back yards. Stewardship Pemberton's Dawn Johnson, a self-taught naturalist, wrote a beautiful post about how … Continue reading BioBlitz results reveal Pemberton’s amazingness
John Tschopp, local birder extraordinaire, led the charge for the annual Christmas Bird Count for Pemberton/Mount Currie and provided the big picture summary: 13 observers covered 7 routes. On count day we found 55 species with an additional 4 species on count week. A total of 1988 birds were counted, including count week. These are very … Continue reading Birdwatch: Christmas birdcount results
Some great wildlife camera shots from South Chilcotin area, over the Hurley pass, captured here via Trail Cam and shared this week by Stewardship Pemberton on their facebook page. (Give 'em a follow.) Critters of the South Chilcotin - Wolverine, Grizzly Bear, Lynx, Wolf, Moose & Deer in 9 months of Trail Cam action, April … Continue reading Wildlife Watch: Grizzly and friends over the Hurley Pass
On Christmas Eve, Lil'wat Fisheries Manager Maxine Joseph-Bruce dropped us an update to share with you all. AMA sqit nsneknukwa7 (Good day friends and relatives!) It's been awhile since I stopped by to share a story with you. Coho salmon began arriving in our valley around mid September and so our surveys have us spending time … Continue reading RiverWatch: Fishmas wishes from Maxine Joseph-Bruce
The latest from our birding correspondent, John Tschopp: With the weather turning into winter, some of our Arctic guests have arrived or are passing through. Along the valley road near Erickson Rd, a Rough-legged Hawk has been seen the last few days. I went up with my camera. To get there, the road took me … Continue reading BirdWatch and the Christmas Bird Count, Dec 15
Daylight Saving Time 2014 ends on Sunday, November 2 at 2 A.M. Before going to bed tonight, remember to "fall back" by setting your clocks back one hour. And while you're at it, take the advice of our local fire department, and change the batteries in your smoke alarm. The good news? Sunrise and sunset … Continue reading Daylight Saving Ends – Set Your Clocks back!
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