Raise the Hammer
This is one of the monthly meetings of the Hamilton Naturalists' Club. All are welcomed to come. October's speaker is Chris Motherwell.
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Who were Cooper and Blanding? Who named them? Why were their names given to these species? Do they have other species named for them? The answers can be enlightening and amusing. After a quick overview of the binomial naming system, we will spotlight the people behind the names, other species named for them and any connection between these people.
Chris Motherwell is a teacher, naturalist and photographer. Studying nature has been his passion since early days in suburban Montréal, patrolling local woods in search of blue-spotted salamanders and milk snakes, or finding mudpuppies and crayfish in the back river. After learning backyard birds in his teens, he has participated in Christmas Bird counts since 1988 in Algonquin and Rondeau Parks, Toronto, Brantford, Hamilton and Victoria, Saanich, Sooke and Duncan, BC. He was an avid contributor to the former Ontario Herpetofaunal Summary, the Ontario Mammal Atlas, and the Canadian Ladybeetle survey. His formal studies have included courses in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at University of Victoria, BC and he has taught a number of bird watching courses and conducted many nature walks. An award winning nature photographer, his work is published in Islands of Hope: Ontario’s Parks and Wilderness. He has been collecting named species for his database for over 10 years.
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