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Black Grizzly Bears & Owls
For many years I presented wildlife talks for the summer speaker’s series at the Nature Centre of Kokanee Creek Park. My last talk was on Wildlife Mating in 2024 with my daughter, Cynthia. This week I am again sharing … Continue reading
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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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