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Category Archives: fish
Minnows and fry
These may be the most plentiful fish caught for sport in Kootenay Lake. That is just a speculation as I am neither fisherman nor ichthyologist. Nevertheless, small children wading in the shallows catch copious quantities in buckets and fishermen … Continue reading
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Photobombing fish
Photobombing is a comparatively recent term used to describe a sudden and unexpected addition to a picture. The object of my picture had been a duck in the centre of the frame, but far to one side a fish jumped. This … Continue reading
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Avianimosity
There is no love lost between ospreys and eagles, so when one encounters a scene of mutual animosity, it isn’t always clear what was the immediate cause of the confrontation. Indeed, the first sighting was confusing for it looked as if two … Continue reading
September goulash
This is an end-of-the-month collection of images, none of which rated a posting on its own. Sub-adult Bald Eagle Not all Kokanee Salmon spawn in creeks and rivers. Some, such as these, spawn along the shore of the Lake. … Continue reading
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Merganser retard
The Common Merganser predominantly eats fish, which it catches live, brings to the surface, and swallows whole (see merganser stuffing). Chicks start by catching insects but switch to fish after a few weeks. By the time they become juveniles, … Continue reading
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Happy herons
The Kokanee salmon are spawning and everyone is happy. Tourists come to watch and others come to feed: ravens, gulls, eagles, vultures, ospreys, otters, bears, mallards, mergansers, rainbow trout, and (the focus of this posting), herons. There are perhaps … Continue reading
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Osprey & fish
Not Kokanee: a few correspondents challenged my identification of the fish as a Kokanee. It is now confirmed to be a sucker. For many years, I have wanted to capture a sequence showing an osprey plunging into the Lake … Continue reading
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Mugger outwitted
With a killing, a high-speed chase, a mugging, and a plot twist worthy of the mystery genera, the story might make a fine movie—if only the participants hadn’t been three birds and a dead fish. An Osprey caught a large … Continue reading
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Headless fish flying
Were the fish flying? Some might quibble that these fish weren’t flying; an Osprey was flying. Yet, if I were to say I flew to Vancouver, would people believe that I had flapped my arms, or would they understand that I had … Continue reading
Dawn otter
The River Otter treated my presence with surprising insouciance. I wasn’t standing far away as it chewed on its fishy breakfast in the light of dawn. It would sometimes look my way, but more-or-less ignored me. I am otter; hear … Continue reading