Showing posts with label canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label canada. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Winter Snow
Christmas has come and gone and we're starting a New Year which always makes people wonder what it will bring. After last year with fires, floods, pandemics we're starting this year with more snow and cold than I've seen in a long time.
These are photos by a local photographer from a creek (Power's Creek) in Glen Canyon Park in West Kelowna which usually doesn't freeze in the winter here.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Gray Jay, Whiskey Jack
Having been raised in the north, I heard stories of the Gray Jay, a jay that was so friendly it would steal food off your table. It's also known as the Camp Robber. Whiskey Jack, it's other name, originates from the Cree word wiiskachaan.
The first time I saw it I was alerted by a soft whistle I hadn't heard before. When I finally found the source of the sound, there was the Gray Jay.
It's hard to describe them. They glide down from the trees so silently you don't know they're coming, they don't shriek like the Blue Jays, they're not agressive or scrappy. They are big, gray, soft, fluffy, friendly, quiet birds that inspire a sense of awe when they stop by to sneak a bit of your food. You are so amazed by their presence, that you don't even mind, in fact you'll gladly hand it over just for another appearance.
The first time I saw it I was alerted by a soft whistle I hadn't heard before. When I finally found the source of the sound, there was the Gray Jay.
It's hard to describe them. They glide down from the trees so silently you don't know they're coming, they don't shriek like the Blue Jays, they're not agressive or scrappy. They are big, gray, soft, fluffy, friendly, quiet birds that inspire a sense of awe when they stop by to sneak a bit of your food. You are so amazed by their presence, that you don't even mind, in fact you'll gladly hand it over just for another appearance.
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