{"id":33715,"date":"2024-08-31T19:55:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T02:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=33715"},"modified":"2024-09-01T15:11:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T22:11:15","slug":"august-goulash-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=33715","title":{"rendered":"August goulash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is a small collection of August 2024 images that did not have a posting of their own.<\/p>\n<p>A killdeer spreads its wings and tail when landing.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33719\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/killdeer240815s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This loon is back on Kootenay Lake and is ready to migrate to the coast.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33720\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/loon240811s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the evening of Aug. 27, Cynthia captured an aurora. August was a good aurora month.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33721\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/aurora20240820sccf.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a Spotted Sandpiper that has moved out of its breeding plumage.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33718\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spottedsandpiper240825s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This has been a good summer for wasps, and not only humans were bothered by them. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/eagle240819s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33726\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was befuddled by the sight of these two ducks, for I had never seen ones with their markings before. Turns out they are juvenile Wood Ducks. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/woodduckJuv240831s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33716\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A tree cricket climbs a bush.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33717\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/treecricket240830s2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"2196\" height=\"2196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/treecricket240830s2.jpg 2196w, https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/treecricket240830s2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/treecricket240830s2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/treecricket240830s2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2196px) 100vw, 2196px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This is a small collection of August 2024 images that did not have a posting of their own. A killdeer spreads its wings and tail when landing. 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