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I am a retired marketing and business development professional living the good life in the Kootenays of British Columbia. Wild life abounds here and I aim to catch as much of it with my camera as I can.

• Back to Spring Happenings

  By Lardeau Valley Time on April 24, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  As I look out the window, the mountain across the lake is shrouded in cloud and it is obvious new snow has fallen up there. The water is choppy and the wind chilly. But in the sheltered marsh, the waterfowl… Read More ›

• Looking Back

  By Lardeau Valley Time on April 19, 2014 • ( 6 )

  

  I wanted to show you more of the wildlife here before I start the 2014 spring new activity. And it is very active. But there are still some shots to remember from past seasons. This young deer just looked so… Read More ›

• While I Wait

  By Lardeau Valley Time on April 15, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  There will be a lull in wildlife activity now. Waterfowl will be nesting; eagles and osprey are still returning; bears are coming out of hibernation but still too far away and plants are not up yet. So I thought this… Read More ›

• It’s Courting Time in the Marsh!

  By Lardeau Valley Time on April 7, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Just a quick note about life in the marsh. I went over yesterday to see how my pied-billed grebe was doing. I had spotted it a few days earlier. Well, while there I saw a few special moments. The first… Read More ›

• The Swans Strike Back!

  By Lardeau Valley Time on April 7, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  After my last post, commenting on the humorous side of swans, I had another encounter with the same swans. And it was almost as if they were intent on proving me wrong. They were so elegant and photogenic! Capturing swans… Read More ›

• Two Sides of a swan

  By Lardeau Valley Time on April 4, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  This is just a quick follow-up on the swan blog from the other day. I was able to get photos of the swans again, this time closer and with a bigger lens. I got some lovely shots and chose one… Read More ›

• Swans – a sign of spring!

  By Lardeau Valley Time on March 29, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  In the last week or so, spring has been edging its way north. The snow at lake level is almost gone and new sights and sounds abound. A wonderful sign of spring is the return of the swans, both tundra… Read More ›

• Snow Clean-up

  By Lardeau Valley Time on March 28, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Sorry for my absence but I have been working on a new photo show. And I wanted to get some photos of the clean-up from the last snow slides we had. We all get very frustrated when the road is… Read More ›

• Winter in the Valley

  By Lardeau Valley Time on February 16, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  This post I thought I’d show you some winter scenes. Up at our end of Kootenay Lake, the highway follows along the shoreline. This is mainly because there is a long bluff on the other side of the road. When… Read More ›

• Eagle Heaven

  By Lardeau Valley Time on December 27, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  During the spawning season, as I have mentioned, the eagles spend their time eating and watching for more food. This fall, along with all the bears, they were later arriving. But once here, the show was on.   Generally,  they… Read More ›