Monthly Archives: April 2018

April goulash

  April has been a month of sparse postings, but not one of sparse observations. This collection shows some of the sightings that did not have a posting of its own. A male Pintail Duck wanders past. The oversized bills … Continue reading

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Bombylius major

  Early most springs, I post pictures of Bombylius major, for it is only at this time that one sees this interesting fly in one’s garden. Abruptly, spring has arrived, and so has bombylius.  Although Bombylius major is a fly, … Continue reading

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Blue Jay

  The Blue Jay is an uncommon resident around the Lake. Indeed, while others have seen one occasionally, today’s visitor to my home was the first one I have ever seen. A Blue Jay stops by to help itself to … Continue reading

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Smoking mountain

  A smoking mountain might seem an odd topic during a wet spring. However, the title does not refer to a wildfire, but to the name of a weather phenomenon. Sometimes a cloud streaming off the lee of a mountain … Continue reading

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Wood Duck

 

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Still here

  This is the fourth day that the wayward Snow Goose has been hanging around, always in the company of a few Canada Geese. Maybe when the weather improves, it will head out to find others of its own species. The Snow … Continue reading

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Snow Goose

  At places along the Pacific Coast of British Columbia, the semi-annual migration of Snow Geese brings them in vast numbers. However, Kootenay Lake is far off their normal migratory route. Here, maybe a total of a half-dozen Snow Geese … Continue reading

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