{"id":29102,"date":"2020-06-30T08:16:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T15:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=29102"},"modified":"2020-06-30T08:16:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T15:16:56","slug":"june-goulash-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=29102","title":{"rendered":"June goulash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is a collection of images from June, none of which has had a posting of its own. Curiously, there are no mammals. Although I saw mammals, none of them produced interesting pictures.<\/p>\n<p>The first shore bird to arrive each year is normally the killdeer, which usually can be seen as early as mid March. Strangely, the first one I saw this year didn&#8217;t appear until mid June.\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29115\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/killdeer200615s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A just fledged dipper chick sits on a log overlooking the creek. It is still too young to feed itself and desperately wants a parent to come along with some food. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29114\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dipper200616s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With summer, redstarts have flowed into this region. This is a female.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29103\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/redstart200609as.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A male Red-winged Blackbird flies past.\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29116\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/redwingedblackbird200612as-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While a female Red-winged Blackbird prepares to fly.\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29112\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/redwingedblackbird200618s2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fact that this small creature looks rather like a wasp is a ruse to discourage a bird from eating it. It is actually a harmless little hoverfly collecting pollen from a daisy.\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29111\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/hoverfly20200620s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Bank Swallow leaves its cavity, having fed its chicks, which are, as yet, not visible.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29120\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bankswallow200615as2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A male Northern Flicker (red-shafted) flies past.\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29110\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/flicker200619bs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A crab spider waits patiently on a daisy for a meal to arrive in the form of a fly or ant.\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29109\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/crabspider200628s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A female Common Yellowthroat flits through the brush looking for insects.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29108\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/commonyellowthroat200627as.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The male Common Yellowthroat reveals how the bird was named.\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29107\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/commonyellowthroat200627bs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meow!\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29105\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/catbird200609s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As does the Common Yellowthroat, the Warbling Vireo searches for insects to eat.\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29104\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/warblingvireo200609s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Osprey has a blind spot when it comes to property rights. It regularly builds its nest on human-built structures, but then complains bitterly when humans happen to pass by. Its mantra seems to be, if I am here, it is mine.\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29119\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/osprey200625bs2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This is a collection of images from June, none of which has had a posting of its own. Curiously, there are no mammals. Although I saw mammals, none of them produced interesting pictures. The first shore bird to arrive &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=29102\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds","category-bugs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29102"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29127,"href":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29102\/revisions\/29127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}