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Lizard lunch
Derek Kite sent me these pictures of a young female Kestrel taking a Northern Alligator Lizard home for lunch. These pictures are really very nice captures. First, the Kestrel is not all that common along the West Arm of Kootenay Lake … Continue reading
Happy herons
For some years I have taken pictures of the herons that stop by the docks and pilings within sight of my home. A pattern emerged: there were no heron pictures during the osprey season of late spring and summer. None! … Continue reading
Heron trumps chicks
When momma merganser and her eight chicks came by at noon today, I obtained an acceptable picture and felt good. After all, when I made the posting, Water Babies, I had only managed to shown one merganser chick. Now there … Continue reading
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Loons, merganser
A Common Loon couple and a Common Merganser male came by yesterday. With each visit of loons I try to get better shots. On this occasion, the loons were a bit closer to the shore than they usually are and … Continue reading
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Water babies
Water babies exist. Of course, they don’t exist in the manner conceived of by the Reverend Charles Kingsley in his 1863 children’s story. He used a corrupted version of nature as a morality play about redemption. But, we don’t need … Continue reading
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Bears, bugs, birds
I sometimes whimsically characterize kootenay-lake.ca as a website that treats bears, bugs, birds, and beaches. So, why not use that list as the theme for a posting? Alas, the only beach I show here is underwater, but it will have to … Continue reading
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Ospreys’ annus horribilis
It seems that 2011 is an annus horribilis for ospreys along the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. Normally there might be 20 or 30 nesting pairs on the stretch of water between Balfour and Nelson (there is variation: in 2009 … Continue reading
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Flotsam
As the Lake rises well above the levels of the previous few years, the shoreline is scoured of debris and the water becomes awash with logs, brush and junk. Speedboats must now travel with caution. But, the water birds seem … Continue reading
Red–winged Blackbird
The Red–winged Blackbird is one of the most numerous birds in North America. Gary Davidson’s Checklist of West Kootenay Birds lists it as common in the spring and summer. Yet, I never see it—or at least, I never see it … Continue reading
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Playing catchup
I wander around taking in my surroundings. Sometimes no theme presents itself for a posting. All I have is a series of unlinked scenes. Such is the case here with these half–dozen images from this last week: Painted Turtles, American … Continue reading