Monthly Archives: March 2025

  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 →