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Peromyscus, deermouse
Peromyscus is the scientific name given the genus, but it is more often written deermouse (with and without a space). Mind you, its only relation to deer is that it has the same sort of colouring. It is a … Continue reading
Tadpoles
Each spring, thousands of tadpoles spawn at various shallows around the Lake. This is a look at a small portion of one large population seen two days ago. Of course, most of these will die, many being eaten before … Continue reading
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Tadpole
It is June and the tadpole season is upon us. A few of the hundreds of tadpoles in the shallow, clear water of the lake.
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Tadpoles
Tadpoles have been seen for a week in Kokanee Creek Park. These tadpoles are the larvae of the Western Toad. First, the stage is set by going back about 5 weeks to the time of amplexus. (Actually it is … Continue reading
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May goulash
This is a small collection of pictures taken this May which didn’t have a posting of their own. Well in this case, it is also just a few shots while trying out a camera. One of my first shots … Continue reading
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May miscellaneous
I went looking for something else, but instead found, well, many other things. On a pond by the river, there was a loafing log with 14 painted turtles in three sizes. The mature females are the largest and there … Continue reading
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Columbia spotted frog
I came for the amplexus of the western toad but stayed for a sighting of a Columbia spotted frog. The Columbia spotted frog seems to be only found in the smaller lakes at a much higher altitude than Kootenay … Continue reading
April goulash
This is a small collection of pictures taken this April which didn’t have a posting of their own. The Northern Shrike foraged in Kokanee Park for rodents for about three weeks this month before heading north. The shrike rarely … Continue reading
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August’s goulash
This is a collection of August’s pictures that lacked a posting of their own. This strange looking bird is just a juvenile Robin. Wintering in the Amazon, this Red-eyed Vireo is near the limit of its summer range. The … Continue reading
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June’s goulash
This is a collection of June’s pictures that lacked a posting of their own. June began with a dipper feeding a bug to one of it three chicks. This purple virgin’s-bower (Clematis occidentalis) is a western flower. If one … Continue reading
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