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… Now I remember only The long ascent of the lonely valley, the live Pine spirally scarred by lightning, the slicing pipe Of invisible pika…. David, … Continue reading
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Wet bear
The kokanee are spawning in local creeks. Bears come to feast upon them. Locals and tourists come to delight in both. There is a family of black bears with two cubs working a spawning channel. However, getting a good … Continue reading
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Skunk
“Please go away. Producing butyl mercaptan is expensive, and I don’t want to waste it on you.”
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Murray, the marmot
Murray, the Hoary Marmot, is a mugger. It hangs out near a popular sub-alpine trail and accosts passing hikers. Murray prefers those with bare arms and legs for it likes to lick salty limbs. Murray’s activity has a long … Continue reading
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Bear’s blaze
A visiting Black Bear bears a blaze (a white V) on its chest. Fans of redundancy are wont to call this feature a white blaze. Some websites that discuss the blaze claim that it is a common characteristic of … Continue reading
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Airborne creatures
Here are some recent shots of things in the air. A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk An osprey packing a headless fish (which is also airborne) A juvenile Bald Eagle in (perhaps) its second year A female Belted Kingfisher A Merlin … Continue reading
Wildlife presentation
When an organization invites me to give a presentation, I normally don’t bother with promotion. I make an exception for Science in the Park at Kokanee Creek — thus, this posting. This will be the fourth year I have … Continue reading
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Bear is back
Last year, I noticed that Black Bears arrived in my yard on August 1st. This year it was virtually the same: August 2nd. I live at the valley bottom, so whether the bears arrive at this time of year … Continue reading
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Two-deer day
Today was a two-deer day — in the sense that I saw two species of deer within one day. This is a buck of the Mule Deer. Its antlers are in velvet. And this is the fawn of a … Continue reading
By continuing to…
Satire often gains its effect by joining disparate ideas. So it was that when I encountered: • The government of BC’s recent (partial) ban on hunting grizzlies; • A CBC story that told of the thrill of killing a … Continue reading →