Month: June 2020

Fauna | Treasure Hunt | Wildlife

Living with the Lockdown – Treasure Hunt #11
ByErik Olson June 25, 2020May 13, 2025

Prologue Today’s Treasure Hunt is about snakes. Unhappily, snakes have a really bad reputation. To start with, the word “snake” is firmly embedded in our language and used by millions of people who have never even seen a snake! We call someone who is treacherous or worthless a snake, and when an individual is untrustworthy,…

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Birds | Treasure Hunt

Living with the Lockdown – Treasure Hunt #10
ByErik Olson June 10, 2020May 13, 2025

Prologue Our Treasure Hunts usually end with some suggestions on where a treasure might be found. However, in this hunt, it’s incredibly easy! Western Gulls are all over town … the harbor, the beaches, Costco, McDonalds and every other place where food scraps can be easily appropriated … not that Western Gulls should be eating…

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