A selection of winter and early spring photos from the members of the Nicola Naturalist Society, Merritt, BC.
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Northern Pintails in early spring. Photo: © Bob Scafe
Canada Geese, Northern Pintails and Mallards on a spring pond, Nicola Valley. Photo: © Bob Scafe
American Goldfinch male in late winter. Photo: © Bob Scafe
A Northern Pygmy Owl. Photo: © Alan Burger
A Belted Kingfisher on the shores of Douglas Lake. Photo: © Bob Scafe
A Western Screech Owl photographed in the Okanagan Valley. Photo: © Kenneth Ostraat.
This Cat-faced Orb Weaver spider was found on a Merritt lawn. Photo: © Gloria Brenner
Red-naped Sapsucker male. This species is common in early spring and through the summer in the forests around Merritt, BC. Photo: © Alan Burger
A Yellow Pine Chipmunk – newly emerged from its winter hibernation. Photo: © Alan Burger
Sagebrush Buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrinus) is always the first flower to bloom in early spring in the Nicola Valley area. Photo: © Alan Burger
A lovely portrait of a Mourning Dove at a feeder in winter. Photo: © Bob Scafe
A male House Finch in winter, Merritt, BC. Photo: © Bob Scafe
This Sharp-shinned Hawk was a regular visitor to backyard feeders in the Merritt area. Photo: © Bob Scafe
Canada Geese and Northern Pintails at a shallow pond in the Nicola Valley. Photo: © Bob Scafe
Bohemian Waxwing – a common winter visitor to the Merritt area. Photo: © Bruce Grimshire
Early spring migrants: female (left) and male (right) Varied Thrushes. Photos: © Anne Pang (L) and Murphy Shewchuk (R)
This Wilson’s Snipe was searching for food among the rocks of a Merritt garden. Photos: © Bob Scafe
An immature Red-tailed Hawk in winter, Nicola Valley. Photo: © Alan Burger
This Muskrat was diving down below the ice to bring up plants to eat, Harrison Lake, Kane Valley near Merritt. Photo: © Alan Burger
A Muskrat muching on aquatic vegetation that it has brought up to the ice to eat, Harrison Lake, Kane Valley near Merritt. Photo: © Alan Burger
- A mid-winter flock of Bohemian Waxwings in the Nicola Valley, BC. Photo: © Bruce Grimshire
Like an impressionist painting, this cell-phone photo beautifully captures the lifestyle of Mountain Goats. Interior BC. Photo: © David Pitt
A pair pf Barrow’s Goldeneyes in spring, Kane Valley near Merritt. Photo: © Alan Burger
