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Muskrat hull speed
As I watched a muskrat swimming a bit offshore, I wished I had a better grasp of naval architecture (watercraft design) for it looked as if the muskrat were travelling at approximately its hull speed. Its concave body seemed to be … Continue reading
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Icebreakers
Kootenay Lake has three (semi?) aquatic mammals. By medium weight they are: the beaver (~ 23 kg), otter (~ 8 kg), and muskrat (~1.2 kg). It is difficult enough to obtain decent pictures of any of the three, but … Continue reading
Coyote’s delight
“Grasslands are vast; voles are abundant; sunlight is warm — life is good.”
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October goulash
This is an end-of-the-month collection of nine images, none of which rated a posting on its own. In its winter plumage, a Horned Grebe does not look as grand as when it’s in its breeding plumage. I enjoyed the … Continue reading
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Protective sow
This was the first time I had seen a grizzly sow react protectively when encountering a grizzly boar. The Grizzly Bear is a top predator: Even a cougar will back away from its kill when a grizzly approaches. No other local … Continue reading
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Grizzly family
A sighting of Grizzly Bears in the South Selkirks revealed a more healthy looking family than the lone bear seen elsewhere. These grizzlies appeared to be feeding on tubers, rather than the grass the gaunt grizzly relied upon. Displaying the confidence … Continue reading
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Grizzly foraging
Grizzly Bears are omnivorous: pine nuts, tubers, grasses, rodents, moths, scavenged carcasses, but particularly when fattening up for hibernation, salmon. In the fall when rivers and streams are filled with spawning kokanee salmon, a grizzly grows fat. This year, … Continue reading
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Bull elk
Yesterday’s sighting was a first for me: a bull elk with a full set of antlers.
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A week of two falcons
Falcons are small raptors built for speed. We have two: Merlins and Kestrels. I watched each this last week. A Merlin was harassed by three Crows. They were merely a nuisance for this highly manoeuvrable killing machine. After driving off … Continue reading
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Snowberry eaters
What eats snowberries? Most types of berries are colourful, sweet and juicy, a persuasive combination that prompts birds to eat them and consequently to spread the seeds. In stark contrast, snowberries (waxberries) are white, tasteless and dry. As snowberries are both … Continue reading →