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Osprey captures
Ospreys eat fish. They dive into the lake and use their feet to catch a live fish. They capture ten or more fish a day for the period of five or six months that they are here. That is … Continue reading
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Heron and fish
A juvenile Great Blue Heron was observed in a pond alongside Kootenay Lake. It was hunting small fish. It caught three of them before flying to the other side. The heron would quietly stalk a fish. Upon a sighting, … Continue reading
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Osprey and Kokanee
This morning, I tried to get a shot of an osprey dragging a Kokanee out of the lake. I failed. But, this shot has to be a close second. A female Osprey flies off with a female Kokanee salmon. … Continue reading
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Kingbird chicks
During their migration period, the Eastern Kingbird is reasonably common around the Lake. The chicks have now fledged, but are still being fed by their parents. The first two pictures are old and are included to merely set the … Continue reading
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Heron nest, more
A day ago, I posted one picture of two heron chicks in a nest <blog.kootenay-lake.ca/?p=34785> and said that locally there were, maybe a half-dozen Great Blue Heron nests, but not one was easy to find and all were inaccessibly … Continue reading
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Heron nest
Locally, there are maybe a half-dozen Great Blue Heron nests, but none was easy to find and all were inaccessibly distant. One of the nests had two fully grown chicks which spent their time exercising their wings and preening. … Continue reading
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Flying birds
The advantage of photographing a flying bird is that one can often see more of the bird because the wings may be spread. A female Brewer’s Blackbird flies by. A Belted Kingfisher flies by. A Killdeer tried to lead … Continue reading
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Loons & Osprey
Of the many birds I saw yesterday, two stood out: loons and an osprey. This was the first time I’d seen loons in over a month since they went up to small mountain lakes to breed. And the issue … Continue reading
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Robin hatchling
I’ve watched a female robin tend to three hatchlings. Likely both parents fed these chicks. By yesterday, two chicks had fledged and only one remained in the nest. This last one stood up in the nest, waited a few … Continue reading
Tree Swallow other feathers
I have watched Tree Swallows for a long time and this is the first time that I have seen them collecting the feathers of other birds. Certainly, in some places the Tree Swallow’s nests are lined with feathers, but … Continue reading
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