Western Grebe ripple...
If you’re new to this blog and wondering why I posted a bird-less picture, read my Bird (?) Watching post from earlier this year!
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I’ve never been overly fond of yellow. After spending an inordinate amount of time looking through pictures trying to identify little yellow birds, I am even less fond of it now.
The last time we were at the lake, the trees and bushes were full of bright flashes of yellow. One of the most common little LYJ’s turned out to be yellow warblers. I’m quite proud of this shot – it’s not often the frigging little things sit still long enough for a picture.
It’s really too bad I wasn’t closer for this photo, but I had to include it anyway. This is a yellow warbler photographed on a smoky evening. Note the bug about to meet its end.
After going cross eyed looking at pictures of little yellow birds, I discovered a large number of my shots were of busy little American goldfinch.
Unfortunately none of my shots of the common yellowthroats turned out, but they were certainly flitting around, adding to the yellowness of the day. Yellow-rumped warblers also made more than one fuzzy appearance in my pictures.
The yellow-headed blackbirds were around too, nicely sitting still for more than a nano-second.
And speaking of yellowness..
I was enjoying myself wandering around taking pictures of the flowers in bloom, blissfully ignoring the fact that I’m allergic to the pollen in most yellow flowers. By the end of the day, my eyes felt like they had been sandpapered. I guess it’s not that surprising I don’t like yellow…
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Bird News
Syncrude sentencing in the deaths of 1,800 ducks has been delayed until October so they can proceed with “creative sentencing discussions.”
Mammal News
A melanistic (all black) chipmunk has been found in Ontario. Photo here.
An online petition is being circulated to save the black bears found guarding a BC marijuana growing operation.
A Swedish grizzly bear research project unites an Alberta biologist with NHL superstar Mats Sundin
Prince George, BC is reporting double the normal number of black bear sightings, as it’s too dry in the woods for berries to ripen, and the bears are looking for food.
The federal government has announced the establishment of an 1,800 sq kilometre marine protected area for beluga whales in the Arctic.
A biologist has found the local grizzly population in an area proposed for a $45 million ski resort development is vital to the survival of the bears in the province.
Fish News
BC is seeing the strongest sockeye run on the Fraser River in almost a century, just as an inquiry into last year’s collapse gets under way.
Atlantic salmon returns this year are down by as much as 75 percent in some areas.
Scientists are working to bring back lake sturgeon, a threatened species in Alberta, to the North Saskatchewan River.
Ecosystem News
The Nature Conservancy of Canada is restoring an old sawmill site in Campbell River to a creek and riparian zone.
A report from the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has raised hopes for a new park in the Flathead Valley of British Columbia.
An auditor-general’s report has found the Environment Ministry is failing to protect parks in British Columbia.
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