Wednesday’s Photos
Wildlife Part II
Birds of the Arrow Lake
For this second part I selected a few birds that live at the water or near the water. Among the water fowl the Canada goose is most common bird around here. Spending more time in the dry bush is the grouse. The mallard duck prefers secluded ditches as long as they are filled with water and offer hiding places. The merganser loves the lake and would not be anywhere else, while the kingfisher likes to look at the lake from above. Enjoy.
Pair of Canada Geese
Grouse
Mallard Ducks
Pair of Meganser
Kingfisher
The Peter and Gertrud Klopp Family 
Wonderful as always, Peter!
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Thank you, Rashmi!
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Beautiful shots! I always enjoy watching water fowl (if that’s the proper umbrella term).
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Yes, it is. Thank you, Amy!
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Peter, what beauty you have captured! Living so close to nature has got to be quite enjoyable. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you!
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Beautiful shots Peter. I love watching the native birds in my garden and it brings such joy to see your “locals” too. Thank you 🙂
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I am so glad you liked the photos, Su.
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Thanks Peter.
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I love birds. You captured them beautifully. Unfortunately the only grouse I ever saw in the wild was in England, in the Northumberland National Park. They live in the high moors there.
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Interesting! I thought this bird would be a common occurrence in most countries.
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Great photos, Peter! To my knowledge, I saw my first grouse a week ago. I was riding my bike in the mountains and I saw it running along the trail. I found it to have a very unmistakable posture and stride as it ran along. It seemed strange to me that I’d never seen one before!
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Amazing birds.
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Are these goose hunted? And what happens during the winters? Do they migrate?
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On a mild winter the Canada geese will stay. They migrate just far enough south to have access to food and open water. As far as I know nobody hunts Canada geese in Canada.
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Good to know that they are safe and not hunted. 😃
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You really have beautiful birds in your area, dear Peter. I especially like the kingfisher. Have a nice das, kind regards Mitza
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Foto 2 und 4 beeindruckend, Peter!
Ich stelle fest, daß mein Reader (RSSowl) keine Updates deiner Seite mehr zeigt. Bin etwas verdutzt!
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Gibt es also auf beiden Seiten!
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Great shots, Peter! Love the Kingfisher 🙂
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Thank you, Tiny! I am glad you liked the shots.
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Lovely shots as always, Peter. And I love the Meganser…
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Thank you, Nurul!
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This is just gorgeous, Peter. You captured the beauty of nature and its winged messengers. Have not seen half of them before and thank you for bringing the images so close to home now 🙂
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Thank you for the compliment, Luda!
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