This is a collection of images from this October, none of which has had a posting of its own. The month started slowly with many walks producing few good observations, but things improved towards month’s end.
A dozen different species of gull have been seen occasionally, but only three are really common: Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, and California Gull. This is the California.
I rarely see a House Sparrow (male on left, female on right), despite it being widespread and common across the continent. However, the bird is an urban junkie, and I am rural.
A Double-crested Cormorant had been seen a few times early in the month, but always swimming in distant waters. This one was nearby as it took its leave from a piling.
The Black-billed Magpie is a striking bird, but somewhat uncommon in this heavily forested region. So, getting a close shot of one flying past packing prey (a grasshopper) was a delight.
This iridescent wave cloud was seen the same day as the Bufflehead Duck’s iridescent feathers.
A female elk resting in a forest was seen about an hour prior to the elk exhaling steam fog.
As usual…each and all very much enjoyed, thanks! And…indeed, aren’t we glad we’re not urban junkies with House Sparrows & all?!!
Wish you could have caught in photographs the amazingly large flocks of Snow Buntings which were seen in Kaslo by many of us this week!
How interesting that the sparrows choose a V in the branches
to use as a roost.
Della, so I looked through a great many pictures of House Sparrows online. It seems that the perch in my pictures is merely a response to the brush they are visiting.
I did enjoy this tasty goulash. Thanks so much again. Irene