{"id":1944,"date":"2011-06-16T15:22:24","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T22:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=1944"},"modified":"2011-06-16T15:33:36","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T22:33:36","slug":"bears-bugs-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=1944","title":{"rendered":"Bears, bugs, birds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I sometimes whimsically characterize\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kootenay-lake.ca\">kootenay-lake.ca<\/a> as a website that treats bears, bugs, birds, and beaches. So, why not use that list as the theme for a posting? Alas, the only beach I show here is underwater, but it will have to do. These eight pictures were all taken within the last ten days.<\/p>\n<p>This mother bear had cubs nearby, but they stayed hidden while I watched.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945\" onmousedown=\"return false\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/blackbear110606s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Pale Swallowtail is a western butterfly common to southern BC.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1946\" onmousedown=\"return false\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/paleswallowtail110612as.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although there are many insects in my yard, I rarely see a Soldier Fly (<em>Oxycera<\/em> sp.).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1950\" onmousedown=\"return false\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/soldierflyOxycera110612as.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This Bald\u2013faced Hornet posed for a portrait. And yes, this is definitely the lassie you do not\u00a0want to annoy.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1952\" onmousedown=\"return false\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/baldfaced110612s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"721\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This Spotted Sandpiper was patrolling what a few weeks ago would have been beach.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1955\" onmousedown=\"return false\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/spotty110615as.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Willow Flycatcher waits on a perch\u00a0to fly out to catch insects in flight.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1956\" onmousedown=\"return false\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/willowflycatcher110613cs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This female Rufous Hummingbird looks like a sword on wings.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1957\" onmousedown=\"return false\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/rufous110614bs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"719\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The male Black\u2013chinned Hummingbird is still around, but likely to leave for the mountains soon.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1958\" onmousedown=\"return false\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/blackchinned110615s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I sometimes whimsically characterize\u00a0kootenay-lake.ca as a website that treats bears, bugs, birds, and beaches. So, why not use that list as the theme for a posting? 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