{"id":12353,"date":"2014-12-31T08:19:14","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T16:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=12353"},"modified":"2015-01-04T19:18:29","modified_gmt":"2015-01-05T03:18:29","slug":"bird-reprise-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=12353","title":{"rendered":"Bird reprise 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2014 brought\u00a0this blog a plethora of satisfying\u00a0bird images. The selected dozen appear\u00a0chronologically.<\/p>\n<p>A male Mountain Bluebird looks at the camera and fluffs its feathers.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12354\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bluebird140414as.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A male Wild Turkey displays his finery for\u00a0the girls.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12364\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/wildturkey140408as.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Bald Eagle took a few days to consume a large Rainbow Trout that\u00a0washed ashore during the freshet.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12358\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/eagle140518as.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Harlequin Ducks were seen on Kokanee Creek for the first time in over a decade.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12360\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/harlequin140507as.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This odd-looking structure\u00a0is the backside of a Common Loon adjusting eggs in the nest.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12362\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/loon140701cs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wood Ducks nest around here, but it is rare to see this secretive bird with her chicks.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12365\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/woodduck140715s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Raven unsuccessfully tries to intimidate a sub-adult Bald Eagle into sharing its fish.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12359\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/eagle140816bs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Great Blue Heron swallows a Large-scale Sucker whole.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12361\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/heronfish140831cs3.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A juvenile Cooper&#8217;s Hawk scans for prey.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12356\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/coopershawk140907bs2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The hawk would have liked to have seen these Bohemian Waxwings as they enjoyed rowan berries.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12355\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bohemianwaxwings141118es.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Pygmy Owl with a bloody beak\u00a0shows its claw.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12363\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/pygmyowl141119cs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Dipper tried to eat the egg of a Kokanee salmon, but fumbled it.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12357\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/dipper141204es1.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 2014 brought\u00a0this blog a plethora of satisfying\u00a0bird images. The selected dozen appear\u00a0chronologically. A male Mountain Bluebird looks at the camera and fluffs its feathers.\u00a0 A male Wild Turkey displays his finery for\u00a0the girls. 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