Category Archives: birds

  Recently, I have been watching Wild Turkeys. It is now mating season. Mind you, the mating itself seems to be a rather rare, albeit necessary, event. Wild Turkeys have only crossed into Canada in a few places, but one … Continue reading →

  I don’t know why wild turkeys very occasionally flap their wings when standing on the ground. Swans often do so on water to straighten out their wing feathers, but this does not appear to be the case for turkeys. … Continue reading →

  For a bit over a week there have been between ten and thirty Trumpeter Swans visiting in the shallows at Kokanee Creek Park. This is a shot of into their midst on March 1st. Web sources that discuss birds, … Continue reading →

  With yesterday’s posting of mallards mating <blog.kootenay-lake.ca/?p=34342> and today’s observation of turkey displays, it is clear that the mating season is upon us. There were three toms displaying and soliciting, but the females were not yet interested. A male … Continue reading →

  A couple of days on the late side, but this is a collection of pictures from February that lacked a posting of their own. Occasionally during the breeding season, I have seen a female mallard perched atop a piling … Continue reading →

  The birds were clearly agitated! A wild persistent cawing drew me towards some tall conifers, alerting me to the possible presence of a predator. Our local Stellar’s Jays were causing a loud commotion, hopping and darting between branches trying … Continue reading →

  This is a selection of pictures from January 2025 that didn’t have a posting of their own. We went looking for Bald Eagles and found three different pairs sitting close beside their nests. This is perhaps the female and … Continue reading →

  A few days ago, we saw several Clark’s Nutcrackers flitting around by a sunny west arm beach in below freezing temperatures. Intermixed with a flock of feeding robins, the nutcrackers were gleefully hunting pine cones and snacking on fatty … Continue reading →