Category Archives: birds

Buntings and finches

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Alistair

  I went for the Snow Buntings, but stayed for the Gray-crowned Rosy Finches. Often we go for a delightful walk along the shore or in the woods, but see little that prompts a blog posting. Now and then, we … Continue reading →

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Weasel

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Alistair

  Thud. A robin collided with a window and fell to the deck. What followed was unexpected. Soon a Short-tailed Weasel found the robin. Now it wasn’t clear whether the robin was dead or just stunned, but the weasel quickly … Continue reading →

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Golden-Plover

Posted on October 2, 2023 by cynthia fraser

  On October 1st, it was a gorgeously sunny day for strolling under blue skies along the sandy shores of Kokanee Creek Park. The bees were buzzing, corvids cawing, and gulls were feistily feeding on fish. But it was a … Continue reading →

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A week late

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Alistair

  Late August is the time to start watching the Kokanee salmon run and all the results from it. Some of the results, the bears eating fish, has been diminished perhaps largely by the repaving on the road. This activity … Continue reading →

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Uncommon harasses rare

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Alistair

  I have casually been watching for the Lewis’s Woodpecker and saw it two days ago, a little over two weeks later than those seen last year. Birds have their niches. Some are adapted to water, some just to shorelines. … Continue reading →

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Eagle juvenile

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Alistair

  Two seconds. That is all the time I had when I rounded a corner and startled a juvenile Bald Eagle (hatched this year). That is the time it took for the eagle from being in a hidden perch on … Continue reading →

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Juvenile ospreys

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Alistair

  Two juvenile ospreys have left the nest just this week. It seems a bit early for them and they were being watched by a parent in a nearby tree. We may be able to see them for most of … Continue reading →

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Juveniles

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Alistair

  This is the time of year to see juveniles. A number have already appeared in this blog, and a few of these appear again with new images. A juvenile Great Blue Heron was fishing in the shallows before sunrise … Continue reading →

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Juvenile herons

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Alistair

  As the sun was rising, two juvenile Great Blue Herons were hunting from a dock. But, the most striking pictures were of them with their wings out. At one point, both herons took off at the same time, one … Continue reading →

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Osprey & chick

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Alistair

  Yesterday, an osprey was sitting in a tree contemplating a headless fish. Not far away, but in a nest above the Lake, was his partner and their one chick. This male osprey had stopped by the tree to eat … Continue reading →

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