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Category Archives: birds
Soffit pecking
It is a mystery: Why are woodpeckers attacking the soffits of my home now that it is cold out? About the only time I had previously seen woodpeckers attack my home was in the spring when male Northern Flickers hammer on the … Continue reading
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Orange in winter
I went birding today — well animal-ing, for I also saw an otter. While I photographed many species of birds, it wasn’t until I returned to the comfort of my home that I managed a good shot, and that was taken — … Continue reading
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Hoodie affection
A pair of Hooded Mergansers on the Lake this morning unexpectedly raised their crests. It seems a few months too early for such courting behaviour. Are Hooded Mergansers courting in December?
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Golden pearls
As dippers worked a creek, it seemed as if they were pearl divers searching for rare golden orbs. If judged solely by appearance, the dipper is a nondescript little bird. That assessment changes when one watches the bird’s antics: It is a … Continue reading
Duck weights
Ducks seen along the lakeshore over the last few days ranged in weight from about 370 to 5000 g. A duck of our winter waterways the Bufflehead Duck, at about 370 g, is second in tininess to the slightly … Continue reading
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Danse macabre
In … Mount Revelstoke Park, mortality of siskins and other winter finches … has been seen frequently enough over the last 25 years that they are called “grill birds” by the local inhabitants, in reference to their propensity to … Continue reading
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Lakeside dipper
The bird sources are consistent: the dipper is a bird of clear mountain streams where it dives and scours creek bottoms for comestibles. Yet, with the approach of winter, this unusual songbird often moves downstream to lower elevations — … Continue reading
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Not a waterbird
The West Arm waterbird count has been conducted since 1974, but I am only a recent participant. Yesterday, most of the interesting birds were seen far out on the Lake and so did not produce good images. However, one … Continue reading
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Swan harassment
When we are lucky, we are visited by swans twice a year as they migrate to the Arctic in the spring and return south in the fall. By the time they arrive here, they have flown far and need … Continue reading
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Santa Claus
When out on the roof there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Just as the poem says, early this Christmas morning I really did hear a clatter on my roof and I … Continue reading →