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Laura Griffin’s Blog
Laura Griffin grew up in Calgary and her love for the great outdoors drove her passion for wildlife and nature. A naturalist, she shares her knowledge as an interpreter/guide in Alberta parks and as an instructor in a local post-secondary institution. In her free time, she volunteers in wildlife groups.
She believes that “Our community is made up of all living things”, that wild animals are neighbours with whom we share the land and that they provide essential ecological services often little known to us.
This monthly blog is introducing us to animals and aspects of our landscape that are often little known. Her stories are fun, informative and intriguing.
The articles were first written for the High Country News and are proud to share them with you in this blog.
Enjoy!
FOR THE LOVE OF CAVITIES- PILEATED WOODPECKERS GIVE REASON TO SMILE
True romantics, the pileated woodpeckers mate for life and find a territory in which to carve out a new home, literally big enough to raise 3-5 young.
LOVE FOR ONE AND GALL
If you have not heard of a gall, then you have not yet come to appreciate how truly crazy relationships in nature can be
THE WEE WINTER WARRIOR
When most birds flee to somewhere warmer these tiny neighbours tough it out. In order to survive they make changes to their body, also known as adapting, in some incredible and unusual ways.