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August goulash
This is a small collection of August 2024 images that did not have a posting of their own. A killdeer spreads its wings and tail when landing. This loon is back on Kootenay Lake and is ready to migrate … Continue reading
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Rough-winged Swallow
The Northern Rough-winged Swallow is a winter resident of extreme southern U.S., Mexico, and Central America. But in the summer months, this insectivore is here. It is a plain bird that often goes unnoticed while its brighter-coloured companion swallows … Continue reading
Big juvenile birds
On a walk yesterday, I saw two large birds that acted differently to my presence. Both flew off as I walked by on the beach, but the juvenile Bald Eagle quickly came back for a closer look at the … Continue reading
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Hummingbird pee
While watching birds, it is not uncommon to see one poop. It takes the form of a whitish fluid which is a mixture of solid and liquid waste. It is not urine. Although, I have long watched local hummingbirds, … Continue reading
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Male black-chinned here
The male Black-chinned Hummingbird was still hanging around a bit earlier this week. It has stayed longer than usual, possibly due to the frequent smoke in the air. In addition there are female Rufous Hummingbirds and female Black-chinned Hummingbirds … Continue reading
Heron & mallard
This morning, a heron swallowed a baby mallard. Now, I have got to admit that the Great Blue Herons I have watched will eat just about anything they can swallow whole. And this is what it did to the … Continue reading
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July goulash
This is a collection of pictures, mainly from this July, that didn’t have their own postings. The first shot is from late June and shows a Common Startling trying to feed its chick an earth worm. Photo by Cynthia … Continue reading
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Ibis
Three ibises have visited a lagoon on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. They appear to all be juvenile White-faced Ibises. Now, this is exceedingly rare. There appear to be only two times before that a similar visit has … Continue reading
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Scraggly eagle & ghost
The only similarity to these two things is that each is scraggly. The first two pictures are of a juvenile Bald Eagle (likely in its second year). It is under-going a moult of its body feathers, which are replaced … Continue reading
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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 →