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Wildlife mating
For many years I presented wildlife talks for the summer speaker’s series in the Nature Centre of Kokanee Creek Park. Then, for several years we had a pandemic, so I did not present. This year I am again presenting, … Continue reading
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Eagle’s lost nest
Thursday evening (May 16, 2024) a Bald Eagle’s huge nest came down when the top part of the tree blew off in high wind. The two chicks in the nest were killed in the fall to the ground far … Continue reading
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Nesting on wooden pilings
Wooden pilings are used by a few species for breeding. Now that these pilings are on their way out, how will this change? Metal pilings are the new standard. This is the second of a two part series on … Continue reading
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Perching on wooden pilings
Wooden pilings have been a welcome sanctuary for a variety of wildlife, but it will end. This is the first of two postings, the first being on perching, the second being on nesting. In both cases they are restricted … Continue reading
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Faeces disposal
This posting about the disposal of a bird’s faeces was prompted by an observation of Cliff Swallows dealing with nestlings. That treatment will be left to the end. Incidentally, many of these pictures, although taken, were never used before. … Continue reading
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Decorative or functional?
Almost all sites that treat the Great Blue Heron give a passing reference to the plumes that extend from the back of the head. When mentioning them, one site explicitly says they are decorative. Here is a picture of … Continue reading
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Requiem for a snag
I didn’t know the tree when it was alive and bore leaves. Indeed, I don’t even know what species it was. I had known it only as a large snag and a wildlife tree for the last four years. … Continue reading
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Flying fish
Problem month: Unlike my usual ten or so postings a month, for the last thirty days, I made only one. The blog, itself, vanished, and even when it was restored, the subscriber emailer did not work. Add to this, … Continue reading
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Female-duck mystery
It is a mystery to me why female ducks sit atop pilings in the early morning at the beginning of the breeding season. They don’t do this at other times. I have been watching female mallards do this for … Continue reading
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Bear ate wasps
This posting started just as yesterday’s did: watching black bears hunt and sometimes catching Kokanee in a stream. At the end, it took an unexpected and speculative turn. At first the lone black bear was really high in a … Continue reading →