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Dipper gets egg
An unusual songbird, the dipper is a bird of the western cordillera that tirelessly forages in the cold waters of the fast moving creeks that flow into the Lake. It eats aquatic insect larvae, fish eggs, and even fry. … Continue reading
Chickadees two
Who can fail to like chickadees? They are cute, curious, and melodious. Of the five species found in Canada, four can be seen in this region: Black-capped, Chestnut-backed, Mountain, and Boreal. The first two are the most frequently seen, … Continue reading
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Two birds
Often if one tries to approach a bird, it leaves. I have never been able to get close to a kingfisher, and rarely to a grouse. So, it was a delight to have each of them approach me. Not … Continue reading
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Pileated eats berries
It is fall and the Pileated Woodpecker has decided to feed on elderberries.
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47 eagles
Forty seven, that is the number of Bald Eagles seen on the roughly forty kilometre drive along the Lardeau River from Meadow Creek to Trout Lake. On earlier autumnal drives there, the count has ranged from as few as … Continue reading
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Moulting loon
At this time of the year, the loon moults from its striking breeding plumage into its inconspicuous wintertime look. The first two pictures were posted earlier and are reproduced here to illustrate the two states; the last picture was taken … Continue reading
Coming and going
For bird watchers, September is a month to see interesting transitions: some local nesters head south for the winter; some northerly nesters arrive. The overlap presents some rich viewing of those coming and those going. The most striking departure … Continue reading
Gulls like fish
Gulls are versatile eaters. Yet around here, their fish-eating antics are the most fun to watch. The first picture was taken two years ago; the rest are recent. Only once have I seen a gull pluck a fish from … Continue reading
Unfriendly pilings
Birds like wooden pilings. Pilings are the heavy beams driven vertically into the lake bottom to anchor docks (among other things). Traditionally, a log was used for a piling; it provided birds with a natural offshore perch safe from … Continue reading →