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Kingfisher returns
Yesterday’s posting, Heron’s good minute, resulted when a kingfisher was trumped by the greater drama. The juvenile Belted Kingfisher (possibly smarting from the earlier neglect) returned this morning and posed.
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Heron’s good minute
I have sought shots such as these for years. It is surprising that in all the time I have spent watching the Great Blue Heron hunt for fish, I had not seen it catch and eat one (although, I had seen one … Continue reading
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August goulash
In this posting, the fridge is scoured and eight leftovers are added to a goulash. A Columbian Ground Squirrel looks regal as it surveys its domain. A Great Blue Heron looks like a pterodactyl as it balances in a tree. A female Common Whitetail Dragonfly … Continue reading
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Thief
The redfish (Kokanee, which are landlocked Sockeye Salmon) are spawning again. Crowds of people have gathered to watch them; a Black Bear helps himself to the fish; mallards await the tasty eggs; gulls stand by, and ravens gorge on … Continue reading
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Loon feasting
Photographing loons can be a challenge. The birds tend to avoid people and stay well offshore in deep water. Nevertheless, over the years, I have accrued some close views and even some of loons on nests and others swimming with … Continue reading
Peeps in transit
When I spotted five little sandpipers along the muddy outwash of a creek, I knew that they were not our local staple, the Spotted Sandpiper. It was only when I shared pictures with other birders that I learned that I had seen … Continue reading
Eagle, fish, raven
This is a saga of an eagle (two-year old Bald), a fish (refused to offer ID), and a raven (bad guy of this piece). “I don’t know why you are looking up at me. This is my fish and you … Continue reading
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Osprey attacks heron
The first evidence I heard of the titanic battle was the repeated cries of a heron sounding the cacophony of a harassed soul. Far out onto the Lake, in the dim light of a driving rainstorm, two birds waged war. … Continue reading
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Cedar waxwing
The Cedar Waxwing is neither a common summer visitor nor a rare one. While I have taken shots of it before, this view shows the red waxy feather tips after which the bird is named.
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Heron leapfrog
It looked rather as if it were an avian version of leapfrog. Two juvenile herons repeatedly shifted their foraging location along the shore. Yet, as they moved one at a time, and the second always flew past the first, … Continue reading
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