{"id":35599,"date":"2026-06-07T07:42:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=35599"},"modified":"2026-06-07T07:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:42:46","slug":"birds-mammals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=35599","title":{"rendered":"Birds & mammals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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All these pictures were taken within less than half a kilometre near Harrop. Most were taken in the last two days, but the first was taken at the end of April.<\/p>\n

Three male white-tailed deer, with small antler buds, were running along the lakeshore. As they bound, each has only one foot touching the ground.
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A columbian ground squirrel has a mouth full of grass to prepare a soft bed for his underground nest.
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In the summer months, the Chipping Sparrow is common across North America. In the winter months, it is mostly gone,
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This picture is included largely to show the long tail of a flying adult Black-billed Magpie. \"\"<\/p>\n

Two days ago, we watched a juvenile Magpie. It hopped around on the ground for it was too young to fly. Look how short its tail is.
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These two Common Loons are curious. They are a couple. The larger male is slightly in front. They were close to the shore (which is odd). They are in breeding plumage, yet are on this lake. Normally, by now, they will have gone to a higher lake in the surrounding mountains to breed. Also their eyes are not the bright red of breeding loons, yet they otherwise look like a breeding pair.
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Er, a three-winged Killdeer flies away.
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