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May is the month for lovers and fighters
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - Currently, spring is alive with colour and motion. Butterflies of every colour are flitting from flower to flower in search of sweet sugar water. Readers...
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May is the month for lovers and fighters
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - Currently, spring is alive with colour and motion. Butterflies of every colour are flitting from flower to flower in search of sweet sugar water. Readers...
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The jewels of the bird world have arrived
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - Of all the local birds, few rival the wood warblers for beauty. These diminutive birds come in almost every colour, and often bear striking patterns that...
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The jewels of the bird world have arrived
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - Of all the local birds, few rival the wood warblers for beauty. These diminutive birds come in almost every colour, and often bear striking patterns that...
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I really do like the fascinating shrike
By Michael RuntzEMC Lifestyle - Years ago I read a book filled with little poems about birds. One of my favourites went more or less like this: "I like the Shrike because with a thorn for...
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The Red Admirals have finally arrived
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - We are used to seeing birds arrive en masse. One day, backyard feeders display a dearth of birds and the next, hordes of American Goldfinches paint them...
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The Red Admirals have finally arrived
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - We are used to seeing birds arrive en masse. One day, backyard feeders display a dearth of birds and the next, hordes of American Goldfinches paint them...
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How animals pump up the volume, Studies have shown that neighbouring birds such as Song Sparrows will match the songs of their neighbours
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - One of the most identifiable traits of spring is the change in what can be heard. Winter's contemplative silence has been replaced with vibrant symphonies,...
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How animals pump up volume during mating season
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - One of the most identifiable traits of spring is the change in what can be heard. Winter's contemplative silence has been replaced with vibrant symphonies,...
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Hole-y Wars have begun between feathered cavity adopters, Early bird gets the hole
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - The summer heat wave in March resulted in record early arrival dates for a number of different birds. However, despite the false start to summer, the majority...
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Hole-y Wars have begun between feathered cavity adopters
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - The summer heat wave in March resulted in record early arrival dates for a number of different birds. However, despite the false start to summer, the majority...
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The catcher and thief exciting to watch for students, instructor
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - Seeing a bird of prey is always an exciting thing. Whether it is a Red-tailed Hawk patiently perched atop a roadside telephone pole or an American Kestrel...
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The catcher and thief exciting to watch for students, instructor
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - Seeing a bird of prey is always an exciting thing. Whether it is a Red-tailed Hawk patiently perched atop a roadside telephone pole or an American Kestrel...
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From winter to summer and back
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - There were few complaints about the recent hot weather that brought butterflies, frogs, snakes, and flowers out of hiding. With temperatures soaring into...
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From winter to summer and back, Sudden warmth brings out some summer wildlife
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - There were few complaints about the recent hot weather that brought butterflies, frogs, snakes, and flowers out of hiding. With temperatures soaring into...
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Time for Snowy Owls to be on the move
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - With summer replacing winter in the blink of an eye, a lot is happening on the nature front. Frogs are calling from thawed ponds, blossoms are open on maples,...
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Snowy Owls are on the move
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - With summer replacing winter in the blink of an eye, a lot is happening on the nature front. Frogs are calling from thawed ponds, blossoms are open on maples,...
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The male red-wings are back, females will arrive later
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - I suspect you are familiar with the distinctive songs of red-wingedblackbirds. Their raspy "oh-ka-reeee, oh-ka-reeee" that arises from local marshes and...
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The male red-wings are back, females to arrive later
By Michael RuntzEMC lifestyle - I suspect you are familiar with the distinctive songs of Red-winged Blackbirds. Their raspy "oh-ka-reeee, oh-ka-reeee" that arises from local marshes and...
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What is a real sign of spring?
By Michael RuntzEMC Lifestyle - Finally, March is here and with comes the vernal equinox and the official arrival of spring. But what is there in Nature that tells us spring has arrived?...
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