{"id":10625,"date":"2014-05-16T14:56:34","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T21:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=10625"},"modified":"2014-05-16T21:40:44","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T04:40:44","slug":"birds-plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=10625","title":{"rendered":"Birds plus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Herein are a few\u00a0birds seen in\u00a0the last few days, plus one mammal.<\/p>\n<p>What I thought was a White-throated Sparrow is actually a Savannah Sparrow.\u00a0<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10630\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/whitethroatedsparrow140512s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rough-winged Swallows are determined to evict a Kingfisher from its nesting cavity and have it for themselves.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10626\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/roughwingedswallows140514s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Spotted Sandpiper wanders along the lakeshore looking for things to eat.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10627\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/spottedsandpiper140516s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A juvenile Bald Eagle paid me a visit.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10631\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/eagle140516s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And I found a new eagle&#8217;s nest along the shore that will be fun to watch when\u00a0the chicks emerge.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10632\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/eagle140514s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Black-chinned Hummingbird has arrived at the Lake.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10628\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/blackchinnedhummingbird140516s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And a Columbian Ground Squirrel has planted itself in\u00a0the middle of a human&#8217;s\u00a0trail.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/columbiangroundsquirrel140512s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Herein are a few\u00a0birds seen in\u00a0the last few days, plus one mammal. 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