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1 week ago | 
goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper
Advertisement 1Columnist Patrick Capper has noticed more lady's slippers in bloom this season in Huron County • Article contentMay 26 was a sunny day with a high of 17 C. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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2 weeks ago | 
goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper
Advertisement 1The smartphone app is an invaluable aid for species identification • Article contentMay 20 was a sunny day with a high of 17 C, and I saw northern or pearl crescents near our garden, so I went to Hullett Sugar Bush hoping to see more butterflies and saw three pearl crescents. The following three days were cloudy and raining, so no butterflies were out. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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3 weeks ago | 
goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper
Advertisement 1Some spring sightings of uncommon dragonfly and butterfly species • Article contentOne of the joys of getting out into nature is that you never know what you might see. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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4 weeks ago | 
goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper
Advertisement 1This citizen science project involves a five-year commitment and a one to 1.5-kilometre route • • Article contentI have now joined the Ontario Butterfly Monitoring Project. The project has volunteers walking the same route of one to 1.5 kilometres once a week in the butterfly season for five or more years. The route is known as a transect and should have a good variation in habitat, such as woodland to open fields.
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1 month ago | 
goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper
Advertisement 1Columnist Patrick Capper encounters two northern azure butterflies • Article contentFifteen hikers took part in the second Maitland End-to-End hike on April 26, which was from Jenkins to Benmiller. I was unable to attend the event but met them just west of the Falls Reserve as they were sitting on a boardwalk having lunch.
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1 month ago | 
goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper
Advertisement 1Columnist Patrick Capper enjoys Easter weekend hiking near Sault Ste. Marie before returning to his usual 'tromping' grounds • Article contentOn the Easter weekend, Thyra and I drove up to Sault Ste. Marie. On the way we saw a great blue heron and a couple of sandhill cranes. There were only small patches of snow until we reached a few kilometres east of the city, where there was a lot of snow.
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1 month ago | 
goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper
Advertisement 1Noisy frogs, crawling caterpillars, blooming flowers and other signs of spring's renewal • Article contentThe warm sunny morning of April 14 brought out some more spring flowers. I saw several sharp-lobed hepatica in full bloom, some bloodroot close to full bloom, periwinkle in bloom, blue cohosh and trout lilies coming up, and most of our daffodils and violets were fully out. In the evening, the spring peepers were in full voice at many ponds in the Hullett Sugar Bush.
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1 month ago | 
goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper
Advertisement 1Columnist Patrick Capper was bitten by a black-legged tick after a recent early spring hike • Article contentWe seem to have an on-again off-again type of spring. On Tuesday, April 6, I saw wild leeks coming up, and then, on April 9, they were covered in snow. On April 10, I saw my first spring hepatica with white buds. The single swan was still swimming at Forster’s Bridge, which I now know is a tundra swan after looking at a better photograph.
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2 months ago | 
goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper
Advertisement 1Some sections of trail have been flooded after some torrential rain in recent days • Article contentI led a hike on the Maitland Trail at the Auburn end on Sunday, March 30. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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2 months ago | 
greybrucethisweek.ca | Patrick Capper
Advertisement 1Some sections of trail have been flooded after some torrential rain in recent days • Article contentI led a hike on the Maitland Trail at the Auburn end on Sunday, March 30. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
