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Welcome to our monthly celebration of nature and photography!
We hope you enjoy this issue's selection of jokes, trivia, photos and news. |
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A Steller's Jay in a frosty Christmas decoration brings Season's Greetings to all!
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TRIVIA TIME
Which animal has no head, mouth, eyes, feelers, bones, heart, lungs nor brain, yet is still alive.?
You'll find the answer at the end of this newsletter.
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WHAT'S THIS?
What do you think this strange, rather interesting-looking thing is?
You'll find the answer at the end of this newsletter.
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MONTHLY PAGE
Our monthly page is a great selection of wildflowers of Waterton National Park in Alberta.
You can also view the flowers as a slide show. Visit the page here.
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CONTRIBUTED BY... |
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Dennis Coop of Sherwood, Arkansas, sent in these two fantastic butterfly photographs. One the left, a Hoary Edge, Achalarus lyciades, and on the right a Question Mark butterfly, Polygonia interrogationis. |
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Bob Arsenault of Toronto spotted this well-hidden unidentified bird. |
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Tony, also from Toronto, captured this great close up of a Cooper's Hawk. |
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This lucky Double-crested Cormorant with a catfish, caught by Herman Veenendaa of St Mary’s, Ontario, |
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Here's another well-hidden bird spotted by Herman. It's a Screech Owl all tucked away. What a great photo! |
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Many thanks to Dennis, Bob, Tony and Herman for some great images.
If you have a nature image for this section, please let us know!.
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WANDERING IMAGE
A moss and lichen covered old log has many interesting features to observe.
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CAPTION THIS
What do you think would be a good caption for this photo ?
Here are two of ideas:
#1 - "If I'm quick I can get those other two as well!"
#2 - "I have one. Who pinched all the others?"
If this month's photo inspires you, please send us your caption in an e-mail.
"Us flickers do it the northern way!"
Wilfried A. Wenzel sent us this caption for last month's image.
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SNIPPETS IN NATURE
The snippet comes from
Bob Arsenault
in Toronto. He captured this spectacular shot of a salmon on
the Don River in downtown Toronto. There is a beautiful walking path that leads you to this small waterfall.
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JOKE OF THE MONTH
___A neighbour knocked on Ricky Raccoon's door at 2:30 in the morning. Can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.?! Luckily for him he was still up, as he was practicing playing the bagpipes.
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"I thought everyone liked the bagpipes?"
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NOTES, NEWS AND TIPS
Here are this month's choices:
Bird - Juvenile Tundra Swan | Wildflower - Yellow Sand Verbena | Bug - Winter Midge,
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Click on the images to visit the pages.
Birds have a hard time finding water on freezing and snow-covered days.
Make sure there is fresh water available for them.
A moss-covered branch secured to a railing near a feeder gives birds a place to wait for their turn.
A Bewick's Wren comes into view.
A chickadee is one of the many birds that use this waiting spot.
Picture of the Week
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Be sure to drop by the Inn every week to see the latest Picture of the Week.
You can also do so by clicking on the image to the left or by clicking here. |
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Past Issues
If you want to see any of the past issues of Whispers, they are available here.
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DID YOU KNOW....
Did you know that some lizards can detach their tails to escape predators?
This is called autotomy. The tail will regenerate.
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STATE AND PROVINCIAL EMBLEMS
The Prickly Pear Cactus was designated the official plant symbol of Texas in 1995
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TRIVIA ANSWER
Sea Sponges have none of the above but are living animals.
They rely on water flowing constantly through their bodies to obtain food
and oxygen as well as remove wastes.
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ANSWER TO WHAT'S THIS?
The close up is a giant millipede, Orthoperus ornatus.
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Thanks for joining us this month! We hope you enjoyed this issue of Whispers. We invite your comments and ideas - just drop us an e-mail. See you next month! |
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