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Cinnamon Teal
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay The vivid breeding plumage of the drake Cinnamon Teal is hard to miss and the male’s cinnamon colour makes them very easy to identify. The females, however, are a different story. Their mottled brown colour … > Read More
In search of…
The Golden-mantled ground squirrel Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels, distinguished by their prominent stripes, emerge a bit later than Columbian Ground Squirrels but seem rarely to be seen in spring. In the 1980s, Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels were commonly spotted at the Radium … > Read More
Bottom to top awakening
Columbia Ground Squirrel by Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay Columbian ground squirrels are still, as far as we know, down in their winter burrows, but they will be emerging soon. The average date for first emergence is about April 10 at … > Read More
2012 in Review – January to April
Images of 2012 January to April The following presentation (below) features images that appeared in East Kootenay News Online Weekly (e-KNOW) in 2012. The images provide an accurate cross-section of what appeared on our digital pages and, hopefully, give a … > Read More
New bird species for Kootenay National Park
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay The Eurasian Collared-Dove is native to Asia and Europe. It was introduced to the Bahamas in the 1970s. It spread to Florida in 1982 and has been rapidly expanding its range across North America. There … > Read More
Stuffing face
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay Many of us had the good fortune on Thanksgiving of eating until our bellies were full. And this golden-mantled ground squirrel seems to be doing the same. It was feeding Penstemon ellipticus seeds at around … > Read More
Marmots at Stanley Glacier
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay Last summer Kootenay National Park’s wildlife specialist Alan Dibb saw many marmots at the head of the Stanley Glacier Valley near the end of the trail, including two family groups. This year, on several visits, he … > Read More
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay This female Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, seen here with one of her young offspring, selected a Kootenay National Park campground woodpile as a place to raise her litter. At least three other pups were present at … > Read More
Stanley Glacier Trail views changed
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay Regular users of the Stanley Glacier Trail are in for a bit of a surprise this year. Blow-down from wild weather this spring has leveled much of the dead, standing pine forest, creating a more … > Read More
Kindersley-Sinclair Trail
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay Friends of Kootenay received this photo and note from Alan Dibb, Kootenay National Park’s Wildlife Biologist. “Here is a picture looking east from the summit of the Kindersley-SinclairTrail this afternoon – July 20, 2012. Still … > Read More
