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Fish fete
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
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
Haretage minuets
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
Blue bear
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
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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Bears in trees
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
July goulash
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
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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Chipmunk
Surely my most unexpected observation of this year was made last evening when a Chipmunk crashed an outdoor dinner party. When I was a child, I would often see chipmunks at the valley bottom around the Lake. However, for … Continue reading
Ogopogo talk
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 →