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Two big birds
Yesterday morning, I watched both an osprey eating a fish and a heron flying. Each bird is rather large, having wing spans of over about 1.8 meters. An (likely a male) Osprey finishes eating a fish at the tail. … Continue reading
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Osprey, fish & chick
Three of us went early Sunday morning to watch a nearby Osprey nest. We were rewarded by seeing the male bring in a large fish, and the appearance of a chick. The male Osprey delivers the first fish of … Continue reading
Osprey & partial fish
When the male Osprey has a partner and (unseen) chicks in the nest, he becomes the sole provider of fish. Yet, when he catches a fish, he often will stop and eat the tasty head before delivering the remains … Continue reading
Osprey wings
A female Osprey sat for some time in the rain on a piling as it watched the water below for fish. It finally gave up and prepared to leave. It pooped and (what I had not seen before) flapped … Continue reading
Birds & mammals
All these pictures were taken within less than half a kilometre near Harrop. Most were taken in the last two days, but the first was taken at the end of April. Three male white-tailed deer, with small antler buds, … Continue reading
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Pine Siskins
Pine Siskins are nomadic and irruptive. They are here one season and gone the next as they roam around looking for seeds in trees. Today, a flock of them was indulging in a offbeat practice of getting salt into … Continue reading
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Heron returns
Yesterday, I saw a Great Blue Heron for the first time since early last September. It was an adult in its non-breeding plumage. It has a white crown and a long plume extending from the back of its head. … Continue reading
Fussy dipper chicks
The three dipper chicks are growing quickly, and the parents have a full-time job feeding them. Their nest is above the creek, and one or the other parent flies in every five to ten minutes with something they have … Continue reading
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Dipper chicks feeding
Three dipper chicks are now looking out of their nest with their maws wide open. The parent is bring them food. I will now try to get a better shot showing the parent stuffing some food into a chick’s … Continue reading
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Osprey interloper
It was a calm time for the nesting osprey. The female was sitting on unseen eggs and occasionally turning them over, and the male went out hunting for a fish for his partner. Then, an interloper came by. The … Continue reading
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