Category Archives: mammals

Bear, fish again

Posted on September 9, 2026 by Alistair

  Yesterday, I watched another black bear catch a Kokanee salmon to eat.  

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Bear, fish, reprise

Posted on September 5, 2026 by Alistair

  This is a repetition of yesterday’s posted image, plus a slightly earlier image which gives a little insight into the bear’s grip.  This is the previously posted image of a black bear taking a Kokanee salmon off to eat. … Continue reading →

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Bear catches fish

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Alistair

  Today, a black bear caught a Kokanee salmon to eat.  

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Bear and fish

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Alistair

  The spawning run of Kokanee salmon is rather small this year, as it often is every third year. Yet, if one watches with patience, one occasionally sees a foraging bear catch a fish.  A black bear hunts in the … Continue reading →

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Walk at park

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Alistair

  It was an interesting day for a walk in Kokanee Park. I saw: a heron, a woodpecker, and a black bear. A Great Blue Heron in breeding feathers (unlike the pre-breeding plumage show earlier). I have rarely managed a … Continue reading →

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Squirrel thief

Posted on August 23, 2026 by Alistair

  Oh well, it was getting time to take down the hummingbird feeder anyway.  

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Black bear in creek

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Alistair

  Last night, as the light was fading, I visited the Kokanee Creek Spawning Channel. There were few fish there as yet, but that did not stop a black bear from finding and downing a big fish (before I came), … Continue reading →

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Beaver eats

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Alistair

  I had last seen the beaver on August 9th, and thought it had now gone. But, it appeared again last evening (Aug. 14th). These views are unusual to see. The beaver swam by towing a long branch of leaves. … Continue reading →

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Beaver again

Posted on August 13, 2026 by Alistair

  On August 8th, I took some pictures of a visiting beaver and then posted one on Aug. 9th. But, there were some other good shots, and since the beaver was only subsequently been seen fleetingly, and has now apparently … Continue reading →

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Osprey, fish, beaver

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Alistair

  Last evening, I saw an osprey eating a fish, and then as the light failed, again the beaver. Then this morning, there was another osprey with a fish.  The evening’s shot of the osprey and fish has a curious … Continue reading →

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