{"id":10843,"date":"2014-06-13T10:21:22","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T17:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=10843"},"modified":"2014-06-14T07:59:03","modified_gmt":"2014-06-14T14:59:03","slug":"high-and-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=10843","title":{"rendered":"High and low"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Things seen higher in the mountains often differ from those seen at the valley bottoms: trees, mammals, birds and flowers, all change with elevation. Here are some examples gleaned from this week&#8217;s jaunts.<\/p>\n<p>The Willow Flycatcher seems to prefer the riparian areas of valley bottoms. <br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10845\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/willowflycatcher140610s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Turkey Vulture prefers to hunt in the open spaces, deciduous forests and farmlands of valley bottoms. The flycatcher and the vulture were both seen in Harrop.\u00a0<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10846\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/turkeyvulture140610s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In winter and early spring, the Varied Thrush can be found at low elevations, but with summertime, it goes higher. This one was singing at about 1400 metres. <br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10847\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/variedthrush140608s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Locally, Yellow-bellied Marmots occupy valley bottoms, likely to avoid competition\u00a0with Hoary Marmots higher up. <br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10850\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/marmot140604as.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0a child, I saw chipmunks around the lakeshore. Now, I only see them at higher elevations. This one was at about 1100 metres. Was it competition that drove them higher?<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10851\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/chipmunk140607as.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Tiger Lily is found in forest clearings around the Lake.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10844\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/tigerlily140611s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, you must climb into the montane and subalpine regions to see Bear Grass.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10848\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/beargrass140608bs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10849\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/beargrass140608as2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Things seen higher in the mountains often differ from those seen at the valley bottoms: trees, mammals, birds and flowers, all change with elevation. 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