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 ›
birds
More About youth
Like the loons, other waterfowl gradually morph into adults. The Pied-billed Grebes are wonderful to follow over the summer months. Once again we have a bird with seemingly wild plumage while young. But when you see them in their natural… Read More ›
A Time for New Beginnings
One of the marvellous things about living here is the opportunity to see the young of so many species develop over the spring and summer. By fall most of them are ready to depart for their winter places. Over the… Read More ›
Don’t try this at home
As I showed you in a previous post, one of the birds that calls the valley its summer home is the common merganser. Don’t worry I won’t do my rant about ‘common’ again. The shots I displayed were of the… Read More ›
More Feathered Friends
Continuing on the topic of birds who like salmon, the common merganser loves them too! But first let me say I am not in favour of the naming protocol for anything that starts with ‘common’. This is a lovely bird… Read More ›
Birds of a feather
The bears aren’t the only creatures around here with a vested interest in the salmon. The eagles gather each fall to hunt Kokanee. Our gathering isn’t as large as some but last year in one afternoon I counted 84 along… Read More ›
Growing up!
As the weeks went on, the young grew bigger and bigger. This made the nest seem smaller and smaller! And as they grew they became more active and demanding. So housekeeping seemed to be a chore for the mother, and… Read More ›
The osprey continue!
It’s the beginning of the new year and I haven’t completed the old year. Which was very exciting and satisfying. I just completed my show on the osprey and it was a challenge to choose the photos for it. I… Read More ›
Well, I’m fina…
Well, I’m finally back. I have been culling my photos for my blog, website and a show this fall. I am doing the blog first. Perhaps to give you an idea of how many photos I have to sift through… Read More ›
Osprey Summer
This summer I finally decided to track the osprey from babies to flight from the nest. I have watched them for over a decade but never committed myself to the time it would take. So for most of July and… Read More ›
