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Right hare in black and white
This morning, while I was getting breakfast ready, a client noticed the House Hare was out front, and he has a lady friend with him (or she has a gentleman caller). They were right close feeding on Arctic Willow and then came right up to the house, where one gave the other a little nuzzle…
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Grocery Prices
While stopping by Murmuring Trees today I noticed that there was a post a short while ago about the high price of groceries. So I thought I’d give everyone a small taste of prices in the High Arctic. First the grocery list, Bevson bought the following items, which came to a total of $47.00, some…
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Concert meme
One of my favourite… I almost said Nunavut bloggers but I won’t qualify it. One of my favourite bloggers is Townie Bastard. He has an engaging writing style and, heck, I come from a small town on the prairies, who doesn’t want to read about curling. While not strickly a meme, I’m going to treat…
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#71 – The quotable I and The Bird
"One only has to consider the life force packed tight into that puff of feathers to lay the mind wide open to the mysteries – the order of things, the why and the beginning. As we contemplate that sanderling, there by the shining sea, one question leads inevitably to another, and all questions come full…
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My daughter, the magician
Last night Hilary showed me a magic trick. It took me a few moments before I realized what she was doing, but here’s the thing, she actually did a pretty good job of it. As part of my qualifications for geekdom I am a magician. Or was, I haven’t kept my hand in it for…
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Windchill advisory
Two days before "Spring" it is freaky cold in the High Arctic. It is -39C today, with a stiff wind. A very stiff wind. Driving around running errands today I noticed two things about the Ravens in town. Every Raven I saw was doing one of two things. They were either hunkered down in the…
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A reminder – I and the Bird #71
Just a quick reminder that deadline for submissions to the best carnival of birds or birding, I and The Bird, is tomorrow. Send your posts to me at Clareleah AT qiniq DOT com by supper time tomorrow for inclusion. If you’re one of my regular readers (Hi mom!) and blog, consider sending in a (wild)…
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In which Clare actually gets out of the House and goes bird watching with another person
One of my current clients is a biologist, whose work includes the Rankin Inlet Peregrine Project, which has seen some 900 Peregrine Falcons banded since 1981 in one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind. He was the first non-inuit client of ours to know that Kiggavik is inuktitut for Gyrfalcon, and our conversation…
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Six Word Memoir
Nina, the talent behind the delightful Nature Remains, tagged me with a meme. The premise of the Six Word Memoir is to write a memoir of yourself in only six words. It is, of course, impossible. It is similar to the old report cards where a teacher would sum you up in a similar short…
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One week to go
Just a quick reminder to send me your wild bird, or birding related posts before next Tuesday, a week today, for inclusion in the 71st edition of I and The Bird. One week, that’s not a lot of time. Send your post to me at clareleah AT qiniq DOT com Don’t forget now.
