{"id":24010,"date":"2018-07-01T08:36:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T15:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=24010"},"modified":"2018-07-01T09:25:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T16:25:21","slug":"species-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=24010","title":{"rendered":"Species diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=21008\">year ago<\/a> on Canada Day, I posted a collection of my favourite images from the previous decade, and said: &#8220;My two-dozen mute portraits offer peeks into the charm and beauty of life in Canada.&#8221; Commenting on it, Carlo said that it offered a &#8220;somewhat different view of our \u2018population diversity\u2019 than what is usually presented.&#8221; I liked that.<\/p>\n<p>So, on a day when most people choose to celebrate themselves, I will celebrate a broader diversity with a collection of my favourite images recorded since last year&#8217;s July 1<sup>st<\/sup>. Some are permanent residents and some are migrants. (Note: No migrant was apprehended, harmed, or separated during these encounters.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Black Bear cub catches its first Kokanee salmon in a local creek.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21925\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/blackbear170915bs2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Northern Flicker chick welcomes its mummy bringing food.\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21329\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/flicker170717as2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Mountain Bluebird dons a tutu.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23477\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bluebird180512as2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"719\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Grizzly Bear sow and her cub graze in a field.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23528\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/grizzly180520as2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Golden Eagle scours the valley bottom for comestibles. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-22721\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/goldeneagle180203as4.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Snowshoe Hares were plentiful this last year. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24013\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hare170709as2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Great Blue Heron flies overhead.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21892\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/heron170909s2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking out from treeline talus, a Hoary Marmot guards his domain. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23797\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/hoarymarmot180612as2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Hooded Merganser swallows a sucker whole.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24012\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hoodedmerganser171114as3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Mallard demonstrates walking on water. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-22056\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/mallard20171017as2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An Osprey flies by with a headless fish. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23835\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/osprey180615s2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Mule Deer is the only local animal that stots. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-22020\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/muledeer171014as2dmf.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two River Otters claim a dock as now belonging to them.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-22424\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/otter171202bs2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Pika cries &#8220;eep&#8221;. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23859\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pika180617as2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Common Redpolls scrounge seeds in the midwinter.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-22581\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/redpolls180104cs3.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A male Ruffed Grouse is in full display. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23189\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ruffedgrouse180328s3.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Red-winged Blackbird announces springtime. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23142\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/redwingblackbird180321as2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This Wood Duck is confident that it is superior to all the rest of us. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23260\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/woodduck180408as2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A year ago on Canada Day, I posted a collection of my favourite images from the previous decade, and said: &#8220;My two-dozen mute portraits offer peeks into the charm and beauty of life in Canada.&#8221; Commenting on it, Carlo &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=24010\">Continue reading <span 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