Black Bear

• Snout and face form a straight line in profile.

• No shoulder hump.

• Claws of front feet are short, curved and make little or no imprint in tracks.

• Adults weigh from 45 to 200 kg (100 – 440 lbs)

• Inhabit and den in low elevation forest areas. Enter dens in October and November. Come out in April. May come out for short periods during the winter.

• Omnivorous (eat both plants and animals). Roots, berries, grass, insects, carrion and rodents.

• Most active from evening to early morning.

• Efficient tree climbers.

• Man, grizzly bears and wolves are their only enemies.

White tailed Deer – fawn

White-tailed Deer summer

White-tailed Deer winter

Hare changing colour

Young Moose

Chipmunk

Grizzly Bear

• Grizzlies have silver or light-tipped guard hairs on head, hump and back giving a shaggy appearance.

• Distinct shoulder hump with short, rounded ears. Nose is pig-like

• Claws of front feet are long, curved and are noticeably different from black bears.

• They have poor eyesight, good hearing and very sensitive scent. They can smell a carcas many kilometres away

• Adults weigh from 150 to 385kg (330 to 850 lbs)

• Inhabit and den in low elevation forest areas, but roam open areas in the foothills and mountains. They enter dens in October and November. Come out in April. May come out for short periods during the winter.

• Omnivorous (eat both plants and animals). Roots, berries, grass, insects, carrion and rodents, deer, moose and other bears.

• Most active in early morning, evening and sometimes during the day.

• Can run 65 kph for a short distance

• Man is their only enemy

Cougar

• Most active at sunrise and sunset

• Primary food source is deer

• Weight 65 to 90 kg (140 to 200 lbs), females are smaller at 40 to 60 kg (90 to 120 lbs)

• Can travel up to 80 km in a day with a range up to 300 square km

• Excellent vision

• Very secretive and wary of people. the first human killed by a cougar in Canada occured in 2001

• Can outrun a deer over a short distance

• Tails are very long. They climb very well and can jump up to 18 metres

• Inhabit the eastern slopes and foothills of the Rockies

Birds

Hawk

March 1, 2007

Pine Siskin

Another Grouse

Hear/see a goose – Windows
Hear/see a goose – Mac

Red-naped Sapsucker

Steller’s Jay

Bald Eagle

Evening Grosbeak

Great Grey Owl

7-spot ladybug

Black ground beetle (carabidae)

Spider

. . . and a few not so wild