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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
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
Harepin
This Snowshoe Hare has a red pin through its ear — clearly, it is a harepin. Subscribers will be aware that I delight in having a hare in residence. When I saw yesterday’s lad, I initially assumed that it … Continue reading
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Two-lagamorph day
Yesterday was a two-lagomorph day. Lagomorphs are an order that includes hares, rabbits and the pikas. The rabbit is not found here, but we do have the snowshoe hare and the American pika. Neither is seen often, so how … Continue reading
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Hare’s here
A Snowshoe Hare has occasionally visited over the last few months. When first seen, it had already started its transition from the white of winter to the brown of summer. The transition
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Canadian life
Today — July 1st, 2017 — marks the sesquicentenary of the creation of Canada as a nation. My two-dozen mute portraits offer peeks into the charm and beauty of life in Canada.
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Wolf
We have wolves around here, but I have never seen one. Fortunately Doug Thorburn sent me this picture of one he saw yesterday on an old logging road. Doug Thorburn’s picture of a Grey Wolf is used with permission.
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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 →