Category Archives: mammals

RAPP Grizzly

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Alistair

  In my wanderings yesterday, I met a grizzly bear — what a delight. That delight faded when I realized that it was being used as a promotional billboard for a provincial ministry. It bore ear tags that proclaimed: Huh? … Continue reading →

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Fish fete

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Alistair

  When humans, bears and ospreys gather to watch the same thing, you know that the kokanee are spawning again.  The objects of all the interest are spawning kokanee, the speckled, red and green, landlocked sockeye salmon that take over local creeks. … Continue reading →

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Two leaps

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Alistair

  Hundreds of photographers have been working hard recently to bring images of athletic events to the world. However, one can also watch superb athletes oneself by looking outdoors. Here are two leaps seen yesterday.   A pika launches itself to … Continue reading →

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Haretage minuets

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Alistair

  Haretage minuets: This posting offers insincere apologies to the Canadian series, Heritage Minutes. I know that snowshoe hares are out there, but I rarely see them. It turns out I have been looking in the wrong places. “I really … Continue reading →

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Blue bear

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Alistair

  The bears keep coming. It is both the season and the year for it.  To my eye (and to my computer’s colour meter), this bear is blue. Black Bears certainly come in a delightful range of colours around here. … Continue reading →

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Diminished judgement

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Alistair

  To the list of useful devices for good wildlife photography, I may have added one more: supply your subject with a (possibly hallucinogenic) mushroom. The Columbian Ground Squirrel is a skittish little beastie that is forever on guard and ready to vanish. … Continue reading →

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Ogopogo talk

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Alistair

  Ogopogo is one of my favourite animals — each sighting is a thrill. This posting is a shameless promotion of my forthcoming presentation about Ogopogo. Seen around BC, this relative of Nessie is always described as a large serpentine … Continue reading →

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Bears in trees

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Alistair

  There seems to be a rather large number of Black Bears around the valley bottoms this year, both scrounging on the ground and in the trees. This is third posting showing a bear in a tree that I have … Continue reading →

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July goulash

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Alistair

  This is an end-of-the-month collection of images, none of which has had a posting of its own. An adult Great Blue Heron flies by. A Bank Swallow parent flies in to feed a demanding chick. In July this has … Continue reading →

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Composite bear

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Alistair

  Black Bears were given their name on the East Coast where all are obligingly black. They are also uniformly black on the West Coast. But, around Kootenay Lake, Black Bears come in a delightful range of colours. Some, of course, … Continue reading →

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