Monthly Archives: November 2024

2,000th posting

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Alistair

  This is the 2,000th posting to this blog site, Exploring Kootenay Lake. For this occasion, I am showing some of my favourite pictures, by year, from the last 500 postings. After all, you already can see some of my … Continue reading →

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Pygmy Owl

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Alistair

  This may well be one of the first Pygmy Owls in the valley this winter. They spend their summers in the high mountains where they are rarely seen. They are sometimes with us at the valley bottoms in the … Continue reading →

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Pileated male or female

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Alistair

  Yesterday, I was watching a Pileated Woodpecker scrounge for grubs and ants in a piling. I took many pictures hoping to capture something interesting, but in the end, I only show one image and the bird is just sitting … Continue reading →

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Spike elk

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Alistair

  I don’t often see elk. The last time was in the fall of 2022 when I actually saw an elk harem. and a harem master. But this time was much more mundane a group of four of then feeding … Continue reading →

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Glory & cloudbow

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Alistair

  Most of the postings I have made have been from the ground level, and those are often of animals. This is more a consequence of opportunity than narrow interest. But, now and then I can glance at our region … Continue reading →

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