{"id":13215,"date":"2015-04-02T20:16:49","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T03:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=13215"},"modified":"2015-04-02T20:26:48","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T03:26:48","slug":"goose-for-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=13215","title":{"rendered":"Goose for breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From the moment I spotted the fresh carcass\u00a0of a Canada Goose on the shore, I knew it would be worth watching. Now, what might take an interest in this?<\/p>\n<p>The first visitor was a three-and-a-half year old eagle (note, the dark flecking on its crown).<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13218\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/eagle150331bs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This was followed by a succession of ravens,<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13236\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/raven150402s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And a dog that was only dissuaded from stealing the prize by its (human) pack leader.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13233\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/dog150401s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The most photogenic scavenger was an adult Bald Eagle: &#8220;Love the giblets; Hate the feathers.&#8221;<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13235\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/eagle150402cs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, this eagle was driven off by the persistent harassment of other geese. Were they merely mobbing a predator, or were they objecting to the desecration of a colleague?<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13237\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/eagle150402bs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Following this, a one-and-a-half year old eagle landed and tried to reach the carcass. It, too, was harassed by other geese that loudly blocked its path.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13234\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/eagle150402ds.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>My favourite shot was of the adult bald having breakfast at sunrise.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13238\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/eagle150402as.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; From the moment I spotted the fresh carcass\u00a0of a Canada Goose on the shore, I knew it would be worth watching. Now, what might take an interest in this? 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