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Juvenile Bald Eagle
A juvenile Bald Eagle sits, poops, and flies. This Bald Eagle is one to two years old. It had been hunting from a perch for a while. In preparation for flying, the eagle lightens its load by pooping. And … Continue reading
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Sabine’s Gull
Sabine’s Gull is born along the Arctic Coast and spends its winters mainly along the Pacific Coast. It does not belong here. And yet here it was this Saturday. Well fair’s, fair. While most migrate over oceans, some individuals … Continue reading
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Heron and
I saw a group of herons by the lakeside. Now, the Great Blue Heron is a solitary creature during the fall and winter, so this was presumably a group of siblings. At first I notice two together, but in all … Continue reading
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Pileated Woodpecker
Like many birds, the Pileated Woodpecker is now encouraging its young to fly around. This male Pileated Woodpecker is likely a juvenile. Its crest is a bit small, its moustache is only slightly red, and its eyes have only … Continue reading
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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