Author: Gavan

Is crisis all that Environmental Education has left?

photo credit: the|G|™ I just finished reading an article in The Walrus by Chris Turner titled The Age of Breathing Underwater. The hypothesis of the article, broadly stated, is that we’ve irrevocably entered the Anthropocene and nature, as the Romantics knew it, or as the prototypical environmentalist tries to protect today, is no longer. Based […]

Oh hai!

Oh hai!, originally uploaded by Gavatron. One of hundreds, if not thousands of shrimps that live in the tidal pools around St-Malo. I fell in love with these arthropods—watching any pool, they would simply morph into view. Now they were always there, but it required a certain amount of intentionality on my part to see […]

Predator and Prey

Predator and Prey, originally uploaded by Gavatron. I noticed a grove of Milkweed plants in the neighbourhood that have been inundated with aphids—Oleander Aphids, as I found out later. Its amazing to see the diversity of insects attracted to the aphids and their honeydew. Not surprisingly, are the insects that eat aphids, including this lady […]

The Technology & Ethics of Reporting Bird Sightings

The following post includes ruminations and ideas emerging as I analyze the data collected for my PhD dissertation focusing on the act of birding. It doesn’t represent a final thought or particular endpoint: these are ideas in progress. I would be interested in hearing your opinion of my ideas, too. photo credit: Peppysis Sharing sightings […]