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Dipper vs anchor ice
The anchor ice photographed yesterday covered significant portions of the creek bed. This ice forms in the same swiftly flowing streams that provide homes to dippers—birds that scour the stream bed for aquatic insects and fish eggs. Yet, anchor ice denies … Continue reading
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What tweeters tweet
Recent bird’s words: things real tweeters tweet. Song Sparrow: “I’m not fat. It’s all these feathers. They make me look… poofy.” Chestnut-backed Chickadee: “Ignore Martin Campbell, I’m the one on the edge of darkness.” Great Blue Heron: “This is … Continue reading
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Bird on a wire
Although the purpose of the morning’s jaunt was to look for something else, I casually commented that we should keep an eye out for Pygmy Owls—it was that time of year. The odd thing was that I neither expected … Continue reading
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Ferry birds
Many birds take advantage of human structures and activities. This is one I hadn’t noticed before: diving waterfowl that seem to appreciate a cable ferry. A cable ferry is an interesting watercraft: Travelling back and forth along the same … Continue reading
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Steamed duck
The Barrow’s Goldeneye is a duck of the Western Cordillera. Around the Lake, it is rarely seen in the summer but appears in the fall. This is also a time when the male moults into a striking black-and-white plumage … Continue reading
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Clear and cold
Yesterday dawned clear and cold. The rain had stopped; the stratus was gone. The day offered many delights, a few of which are below. Birds improve their insulation by fluffing feathers. This heron has fluffed the feathers on its … Continue reading
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Heron in rain
A heron visited in the rain and pre-dawn light. It sat for an hour without catching anything and then moved on.
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Birds between showers
It isn’t much fun to go birding in the rain, and alas, there has been considerable rain over the last week. So unlike the migrants of the last posting, these not-so-special birds were shot during fleeting moments between showers. … Continue reading
Migrant birds
Birds that breed to the north and winter to the south, migrate past the Lake at this time of year. Tuesday, I was watching two swans feasting in the shallows off of Kokanee Creek Park, when a flock of … Continue reading