Category Archives: birds

  The Northern Flicker, our most common woodpecker, is frequent, but often it is seen at a distance. Today, it was near, so I snapped some shots. First, an old shot showing what the topside looks like. This is a … Continue reading →

  This is a quirky posting. Most postings are about non-human nature. This is not. I go for photographic walks with my daughter, Cynthia. We are often separated by anything from three metres to thirty metres as we observe nature. … Continue reading →

  Many larger birds reuse their (chick hatching) nest over and over again in successive years. Indeed to combat parasites, the Bald Eagle will keep adding a layer atop their nest until it is so large that the wind brings … Continue reading →

  The battle went on for about ten minutes: a crow took on a Bald Eagle. But the eagle didn’t try to tackle the crow, it just kept flying away. Eagles generally like to raid the nests of others for … Continue reading →

  We are about as far north as the Bobolink gets in our region of British Columbia. It has travelled here from central South America to breed. Seen yesterday morning was a male, but I haven’t yet seen the female. … Continue reading →

  Amazingly, a Cattle Egret appeared in Nelson yesterday. It was well outside its normal range. It was also in its breeding plumage.  I have seen the Cattle Egret once before, but a long way from here. It was (appropriately) … Continue reading →

  Three weeks ago, I posted pictures of our three hummingbirds. The males arrived first and of the three, two were illustrated with iridescent chins (blog.kootenay-lake.ca/?p=34515).  Now, the females are here, but one species, the calliope, has not returned. So, … Continue reading →

  Twelve years ago, I wrote a post about birds and pilings (blog.kootenay-lake.ca/?p=8842). In it, I noted that many birds like the wooden pilings and often rest on them and even nest in them. For these birds, wooden pilings provide … Continue reading →