Tuesday, January 10, 2023

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A LANDSCAPE IN A DEER’S EYE?

 Well, you're about to.  I was almost done my walk up the river trail this morning when I saw five mule deer browsing on antelope brush.  I posted the photo as taken and then a very heavy crop of just the eye area and you can see across the snowy flat and the ridge in the background.



As shot with the camera, about 20% magnification

Heavily cropped, about 161%



Monday, January 9, 2023

GROCERY RUN TO TOWN NETS ME AN EAGLE!

 I sometimes see eagles along the river on the way to Oliver so today I took my camera along for the ride.  Good idea as there was a mature bald eagle between the highway and the river with a nice wide shoulder to park on.  I positioned myself then opened the sunroof and fired away.  He was still sitting there when I left.

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Saturday, January 7, 2023

JUNCO TO EAGLES THIS WEEK

It has been raining lightly all day and a little harder tonight.  The river trail is very slippery where the ice is hanging on.  Aileen continues to wear ice trax but I just use extra caution and slip a bit.  We have several days of rain in the forecast so perhaps our snow will disappear.

Junco

We had a bit of new ice forming but it's gone again now



This mature bald eagle was soaring way above me.  

I tried to entice him closer but he didn't come


I went walking in the rain this morning and there were two immature bald eagles across the river just down the street from home



There he goes!

AMERICAN DIPPER IN THE OKANAGAN RIVER


 

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

SO I TOOK MY CAMERA WITH ME WHEN I WENT TO PENTICTON YESTERDAY AND IT WAS A GOOD IDEA

 

Ice fishing on Vaseux Lake

Trumpeter Swans on Skaha Lake

Parents and immatures

Trumpeter Swan on Skaha Lake

Trumpeter Swan on Skaha Lake

Trumpeter Swans on Skaha Lake


Trumpeter Swan on Skaha Lake

Trumpeter Swan on Skaha Lake

Trumpeter Swan on Skaha Lake

Bighorn along Skaha Lake

Bighorn along Skaha Lake

Bighorn along Skaha Lake

Bighorn along Skaha Lake

Bald eagles above the sheep along Skaha Lake

Bighorns along Skaha Lake

Bighorn along Skaha Lake

Bighorn along Skaha Lake

Bighorn along Skaha Lake

Bighorn along Skaha Lake

The last thing you see before he butts head with you


Monday, January 2, 2023

PREDATORS AND PREY BUT ALL QUIET

The Sharp-shinned Hawk preys on little birds like the finches while the Red-tailed Hawk is able to take out a mallard.  I present the different species in peaceful times.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

One shotgun shell and you could take out six mallards

Mallards

Mallards

Playing peek a boo

House Finch

Red-tailed Hawk.  I don't recall ever seeing one with this much red but I read that they have a large colour variation.

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Notice that he is still holding onto the branch

Red-tailed Hawk