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Christmas bird count in the Kitimat estuary

Christmas bird count in the Kitimat estuary

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A great blue heron sits on some debris in Kitimat harbour, during my annual visit to the estuary for the Christmas bird count, Dec. 14, 2014. (Robin Rowland).

There was more late afternoon light than last year .  On the other hand, while my birdwatching colleagues did list lots of species around the area, the photographic opportunities this year were mostly  limited to  great blue herons and Canada geese.

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Trumpeter swans in the Kitimat Rver

Trumpeter swans in the oxbow of the Kitimat River. (Robin Rowland)

Mt. Elizabeth and a lagoon in the estuary

Kitimat’s iconic Mt. Elizabeth seen from a lagoon in the Kitimat River estuary. (Robin Rowland)

 

Canada geese

A Canada goose in a lagoon in the Kitimat River estuary. (Robin Rowland)

Duck in the estuary

A duck in the estuary. (Robin Rowland)

Ducks in the reedsDucks sheltering the reeds of the Kitimat estuary. (Robin Rowland)

 

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A great blue heron comes in for a landing in the Kitimat River estuary, with some Canada geese watching. (Robin Rowland)

Great blue heron in the Kitimat estuary

A great blue heron contemplates the Kitimat River estuary. (Robin Rowland)

Canada geese grazing

Canada geese grazing in the Kitimat River estuary. (Robin Rowland)

Lagoon in the Kitimat estuary

Another view of the lagoon in the Kitimat River estuary. (Robin Rowland)

 

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Christmas bird count, Kitimat river, estuary and harbour Dec. 17, 2011

December 17, 2014 Robin Rowland
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Christmas bird count, Kitimat river, estuary and harbour Dec. 17, 2011

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A trumpeter swan feeds in the Kitimat River Oxbow, during the world wide annual Christmas bird count,  Dec. 17, 2011. The reddish neck comes as the white feathers are stained by high levels of iron oxides in this part of the river as the swan dips into the river to feed.

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A view of the Kitimat river estuary on the day of the annual Christmas bird count, Saturday Dec. 17, 2011.  It had started snowing on Thursday. By noon Friday, that had changed to freezing rain which continued over night.  At midafternoon Saturday,the rain had stopped but it was still a gloomy day.

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A crow flies over Kitimat harbour.

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A heron in flight over the Kitimat River estuary.

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A tundra swan, among the reeds of the Kitimat River estuary.

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Another view of the tundra swan in the Kitimat River estuary.

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A juvenile bald eagle perches over one of the ponds in the estuary, looking for a meal.

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A pair of mallard ducks fly over the Kitimat River estuary.

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Trumpeter swans, seagulls. Canada geese and ducks live in the estuary.

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The sun sets over the mountains and the estuary.

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Look closely and you will see a pair of bald eagles on the transmission tower.

(Update Dec. 18, 2011 1730. The identity of the second swan has been corrected after local experts reviewed my pictures and my guide’s notes)
December 17, 2011 Robin Rowland
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