Living in rural British Columbia, Canada we are surrounded by wildlife. It's common year round to have fox, deer and moose on the property. They can be a pest but you learn to live with them. Bears too are common, especially in the fall, when they seek extra food in preparation for their winter hibernation. Occasionally we see such things as mountain goat and cougars passing through, and once we even saw a grizzly bear. A big enjoyment though is the wide variety of birds, both migrating and resident that show up at our bird feeders.

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Visitor's parting gift. Why on my lawn? Why not in the bush? Mountain Ash tree climbed by bear. Evening visitor. Wild mushrooms of all kinds. Spring break-up on Francois Lake. Family of Whitetail deer at our birdfeeder.
Self service dining. Bald eagle watching for a fish dinner. Red Fox pups playing by the den. Black bear cub up the tree. Snow geese on their way north. You never know what will show up at the feeder.
Young buck muledeer in early winter. Young red fox pups exploring their new world. Bald Eagle nest in poplar tree, almost brought down by the weight of winter snow. Juvenile bald eagle still wet from a plunge in the lake after a fish. There may be skims of ice on the lake but the humming birds are back!! Swans and Canada Geese resting before continuing their flight north.
Canada Geese enjoying a rest near ferry landing. Positive spring indication. Waking up to the pitter patter of little feet outside the window. What a difference a day makes. Four inches of new snow has melted and a red fox welcomes bare ground. April Fools!! Winter is back! The deer are not impressed. Mule deer fawn & mother cleaning up bird seed under feeders. Whitetail deer under bird feeder.
Young mule deer digging in the flower beds. Bald Headed Eagle on tree out front. Some kind of spider? A young Mountain Goat on his way through looking for a new territory. A pair of Whitetail deer. Tawny the red fox and one of her sibblings at the den.
Pygmy Owl visited our birdfeeder.



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