iN PHOTOS: Funny wildlife moments in Thompson-Okanagan (part three)

The Thompson-Okanagan region is home to an abundance of wildlife that never cease to intrigue and entertain onlookers.

Thanks to several submissions from area photographers we are able to publish a third collection of animals doing funny things this year, caught at just the right time.

A collection published earlier this month shows an osprey with a special yet lewd talent and a feral horse with a big bite. 

READ MORE: iN PHOTOS: Funny wildlife moments caught on cameras in Thompson-Okanagan

Included in this selection is a pika that appears to be singing opera, a silly goose and a smiling deer. 

If you want to share photos of wildlife taken in the Thompson-Okanagan this year, send them to news@infonews.ca.

These beavers in a river in Kamloops were observed having a fight. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Lyn MacDonald

A silly goose flops on its back in Okanagan Lake in West Kelowna. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Dean Pratley

A pika in the Similkameen valley appears to be singing opera. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Martin Gregorian

A marmot has its face stuffed full in Kamloops. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Lyn MacDonald

These raccoons in Kamloops look like they are up to mischief. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Lyn MacDonald

Shuswap photographer Ian McAlpine slowed his shutter speed for this unique photo of an osprey shaking its head. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Ian McAlpine

A pika “sings” near Hope. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Lou Lehmann

A deer in Clinton “smiles” for the photographer. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Amanda Nelson

This squirrel with its mouth full looks surprised. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Lyn MacDonald


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Shannon Ainslie

Shannon Ainslie brings a background of writing and blogging to the team. She is interested in covering human interest stories and engaging with her community of Kamloops.