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Birds of the Merritt Area

Swainson's Hawk
Western Bluebird
Osprey (fish hawk)
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Three Goldeneye ducks at Nicola Lake B C
Tree swallows gathering mud for their nests at Lumbom Lake B C
Blackbird
Western Kingbird
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Redtail Hawk
Cedar Waxwing 2
Eagle Coming In
Redtail Hawk in Flight
This cute little guy was seen In Lower Nicola B C
Short Eared Owl
I believe this is an immature Redtail Hawk.
A short eared owl perched on a stick and looking for a mouse.
A pileated woodpecker on a hydro pole.
Cedar Waxwing on a bull rush stem
A Raven checks out the Chimney of the Coldwater Hotel in Merritt B C
A killdeer that was running around along the riverbank at Lillooet B C. I think he had one eye on the spider and one eye on me.
A Northern shrike on a limb near Stump Lake B C
A redwinged blackbird looking for bugs in the bull rushes.
A pair of Bald Eagles in a stream feeding on dead fish.
A Hawk on a fence post with what looks like the remains of a bird between it's feet. I don't know what kind of a hawk this is but I will find out and post it.
A short eared owl on a fence post looking for food.
This woodpecker had its nest lower down in this tree.
An Osprey landing on a branch.
Leaving for a more comfortable perch. Close is not comfortable for these guys
A Redtail hawk in flight
Standing on the Road
A Burrowing Owl that is tagged . His tag No is 29
An Eagle grabs a fish from Nicola Lake B C
An Eagle takes a sharp turn to line up on his target.
An Eagle walking in the slush looking like he would like to kill something
A close up of a Bald Eagle at Harrison River B C
Marsh Harrier
A house Sparrow waiting his turn at the trough.
A Spotted Towhee in a bush looking for food for his family.
A pair of House Wrens sitting on a post arguing.
A redtail hawk getting set to leave the tree. they are pretty shy of humans.
A burrowing Owl is hiding under some weeds along a road at night. I saw it go there and got the picture with the aid of my flashlight.
A Hairy Woodpecker looking for a bug in a log.
Likely a Red Tailed Hawk
A Red Naped Sapsucker feeding it's young.
Chuksrs are plentiful around Spences Bridge B C
Meadowlarks are plentiful around Merritt in the spring and summer but go south for the winter.
Ruddy Duck
This Barred Owl was sitting on a stump watching me in a snowstorm. I almost walked right by him
A magpie on the ice.
This flicker performed some kind of a ritual while I was watching
Taken at night with a flash
Cliff Swallow
Redwinger Blackbird
This Redtail Hawk must have raided a kingbird's nest because he was right on her back.
What can be said about a raven .. they are everywhere, eating young birds and eggs.
Waiting in line for the feeder
This was taken near Stump Lake B C . It is the only picture I have of one of these. Got it incidently.
Taking a rest from carching insects over a pond.
unusual spot for one of these
A Western Tanager on a limb near lower Nicola B C
A Mountain Bluebird sitting near her nest.
A male lesser Scaup in flight near Cache Creek B C
Canada Goose in Flight
Four buffleheads on Nicola Lake B C
DSC_8646 Western Kingbird
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A Marsh Harrier cruising over the grasslands looking for rodents.
A purple finch in a Saskatoon bush . Right at home.
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This guy is on a light pole looking for something to eat.
Sitting on a post.
This Long Eared Owl was sitting in a pine tree in a snowstorm.
A Merlin in a tree showing off
A Bald Eagle winging it to somewhere.
This Osprey found himself a nice sucker fish near Nicola Lake B C
This Loon had a nest on shore and was standing guard .
This little owl was reluctant to leave his perch and let me get a nice shot of him. It was a bitter cold day and I imagine he didn't relish the idea of flying.
This Great Grey Owl was very curious about what I was doing.
A Sapsucker feeding it's young
A Spotted towhee on a post near Merritt B C
Red Naped Sapsucker with a mouth full of ants for his family
A Rough legged Hawk having a close look at my camera.
This little hawk has caught himself some lunch and is sharing it with a wasp
A Bald Eagle feeding on a deer that was hung up in a highway fence.
A bald Eagle feasting on a dead calf.
Mountain Bluebird
A Sand Hill Crane at the bird sanctuary.
A wood duck in the bird sanctuary
Ducke in the sanctuary feeding on grain thrown on the ice.
This Pintail is in the Bird Sanctuary
This is a Shoveller duck in the sanctuary
A Pair of Bald Eagles in a wind storm. they had a nest in that tree.
Three bald eagles occupy one branch at the local garbage dump.
Red Wing Blackbird
An Osprey on a limb.
A Common Redpoll eating seeds on tumbleweed.
A Chukar in the grass along the road near Ashcroft B C
Two Hawks looking for something to chase.
This Mallard is apparently expecting me to feed him.
A woodpecker is busy feeding his family near Stump Lake B C
This Shouveler is hanging around with a Pintail
Meadowlark sitting on a fence near Merritt B C
A Cedar waxwing on a rose bush checking for berries.
Magpie
Robin hoping around and hunting for a meal
This Owl had a bad eye and likely was having trouble making a living.
On a barbed wire near Stump Lake B C
Mountain Bluebird
Common Merganzer
Pigmy Nuthatch
Flicker
Northern Shrike
Great Grey Owl
meadowlark,
Canada Goose
A mallard in the Nicola River.
Found this guy sitting around a calving pen at nicola Ranch.
This Bald Eagle was sitting around near a calvingt pen at Nicola Ranch
Mountain bluebird
Great gray owl
Mountain Bluebird3
American Robin
Meadowlark
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Black Capped Chickadee
Northern Harrier
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Yellow Rumped Warbler
Female bluebird
Yellow Rumped Warbler 6
Juvenile Water Bird
Caught eating supper in the pole-top restaurant
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Osprey
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Red Naped Sapsucker
Red Naped Sapsucker 1
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Short Eared Owl 10
Northern Shrike
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Nuthatch
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Fighting over the food
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Redtail
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An Osprey is annoyed with my presence.
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Osprey in flight
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Near Spences Bridge British Columbia
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0P6A7107-2 Swainson's Hawk
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Short Eared Owl 21
Short Eared Owl 20
Hawk
Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl x 2
Pair of Owls
Burrowing Owl 3
Love
Lewis woodepecker
Grey Ghost
Meadowlark
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin 2
Two Baldies
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At the bird Santuary
At the sanctuary.. they will come to a hand full of food..
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IMG_0352-2 Northern Marsh Hawk
IMG_0250-2 Bald Eagle
IMG_6737 (2) Flicker
Bald Eagle watching... what they do best.
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DSC_6127 Cedar Waxwing
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near Kamloops B C
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Immature
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At Stump lake B C
At Stump Lake B C
At stump Lake B C
At Stump Lake B C
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A swainson's Hawk in flight near Drumheller Alberta
Balancing act
Taken at Stoney Lake B C
Stoney Lake B C
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Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin 2
Seeing double
Waxwings feeding on Mountain Ash
We have a flock of about 5000 hanging arount and eating Mountain Ash
Golden Eagle in Flight
In flight.. Near Nicola Lake B C
Eagles at Twassen Jan 2019
Two Eagles jostling for a perch at Twassen B C
Red Finch
In a patch of Blackberry
Spotted Towhee 3
Spotted Towhee 4
Spotted Towhee 5
At the bird Santuary
At the sanctuary.. they will come to a hand full of food..
Taken near Twassen B C
Near Twassen B C
Merritt BC
Just getting balance
No Eagle
Napier Lake
Near Stump Lake
Bald eagle at Stump Lake B C
Baldy on a Limb
Eagle taking off
A Mallard Duck taking off
Just leaving her perch
Bald Eagle at Napier lake
A bluebird in flight
Mountain Bluebird 2
Mountain Bluebird3
Male Mountain Bluebird
Female bluebird
Mountain bluebird
Yellow Rumped Warbler 6
Yellow Rumped Warbler 5
Bluebird 4
On a barbed wire near Stump Lake B C
Meadowlark on a Wire
Owl
Mountain Bluebird
Common Merganzer
Pigmy Nuthatch
Great Grey Owl
Great Grey Owl
Meadowlark
meadowlark,
Canada Goose
A Bald Eagle in a tree
An adult Bald Eagle in a Ponderosa Pine Tree
Magpie
Meadowlark sitting on a fence near Merritt B C
A mallard in the Nicola River.
Robin hoping around and hunting for a meal
Two juvenile bald eagles doing acrobatics
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