{"id":31064,"date":"2021-08-31T10:25:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T17:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=31064"},"modified":"2021-08-31T13:31:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T20:31:36","slug":"august-goulash-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=31064","title":{"rendered":"August goulash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This comprises a group of August’s images that lacked postings of their own. It is a mixture of local shots and ones from the around Vancouver. Yet, the Coastal ones are all of creatures (one fishy exception) also found at Kootenay Lake — albeit sometimes only occasionally. I open with raptors, all but one being local.<\/p>\n

August is the season when Osprey chicks fledge and head out on their own. Here an adult on the nest is holding a fish, while a fledgling lands.
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One fledgling watches another arriving with a chunk of fish. The fish was not shared.\u00a0
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The Cooper’s Hawk is a bit uncommon everywhere. This one was seen in Burnaby.
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Despite range maps that suggest that the Merlin is strictly a summer resident of Kootenay Lake, it is a year round staple of the region. As is evident from this shot, the Merlin is not easily spooked. Maybe it is sizing me up as a meal.
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Bald Eagles abound around the Lake, but capturing a close dramatic shot requires insight, such as knowing to visit a spawning creek in August. Photo courtesy Cynthia Fraser.
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Another bird that hangs out around spawning creeks is the Great Blue Heron.
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Now, this is a morsel that many raptors would happily grab: a house mouse. Of course, its name does not mean that it lives in houses any more than does the House Finch. This one was definitely wild.
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A crow inspects roadkill (a skunk). However,\u00a0 traffic was too disruptive for it to feed.
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We have river otters on the Lake, but the fact that this picture was taken at the Coast is evident by their catch: a starry flounder.
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This is the season to admire a wide range of migrating shorebirds. This is a parade of Long-billed Dowitchers. \"\"<\/p>\n

This Downy Woodpecker is on a cedar tree.
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Perhaps my favourite coastal observation was of a bird seen here, but only rarely: a Green Heron. It apparently has a greenish back, although that wasn’t evident. Smaller than the Great Blue Heron, it is seen here fishing.
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Alas, the Green Heron was spooked by the approach of a Great Blue.
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The upside was that I was able to capture a flight shot.
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