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BCMoT advice
Highway signs are normally designed to promote uniform adherence, not delight. However, there is one used by the BC Ministry of Transportation that I find really appealing. Sometimes one of the BCMoT overhead electronic signs advises, WATCH FOR WILDLIFE … Continue reading
Goose for coyote
There is a goose in this picture that is soon likely to satisfy a coyote. It is interesting that, despite the large number of Canada Geese to be seen around the Lake, one rarely sees a dead or injured … Continue reading
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Coyote season
A year ago, I made a similar posting about seeing coyotes in the valley bottoms primarily in the months of December through April. I was challenged by someone who rightly said that coyotes can be seen throughout the year. … Continue reading
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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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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
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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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Ogopogo insights
It is interesting that two observations made this year, a swimming snake and a swimming muskrat, have prompted unexpected insights into our favourite lake monster, the ogopogo. I will show that if an ogopogo existed it would not look as … Continue reading →