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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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Male Black-chinned
A few days ago, I posted a male Rufous Hummingbird (https://blog.kootenay-lake.ca/?p=35547). Since then, I have occasionally been visited by a male Black-chinned Hummingbird. Often, its gorget appears black and this hummer is just back and white. But when it … Continue reading
Early chicks
Some birds breed earlier than others. Here are two early birds: Canada Geese and Bald Eagles. Ospreys have yet to produce chicks and Robins are just building nests. These chicks of the Canada Goose were observed mid-April. Many have … Continue reading
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Rufous male
I have been watching for the other hummingbirds that we have had in the past. Alas, nothing but the Rufous Hummingbird photographed so far. But, to my surprise, today I got a nice shot of the rufous male. Its … Continue reading
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Eagle, Osprey, fish
Most Bald Eagles are here year round and so they start breeding early. This one already has a family of three chicks. It feeds them largely on fish. However, the Osprey is a seasonal migrant and has recently arrived … Continue reading