Happy Birthday, Rachel, 12-12-12 Alone The magic of ice Remembering the colours of summer Mountain Bluebird Such a treat Red Panda Wilson's Snipe Banded Orange, Dryadula phaetusa Three's a crowd Spring delight Glorious Gazania - and tiny friend Winter magic down by the creek Little bird, big world West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Fragile frost formation Beauty never fades Afternoon sun at Gap Lake Ice is nice Temporary A change from red Beauty on the power pole Tropical green Stone-faced Not one wire, but two ... sigh Hills and peaks of Alberta The definition of cuteness Beautiful, but blurry Cold stare Hidden amongst the branches Avian perfection Little pink bells Possibly Laccaria proxima? Bad feather day Eriogonum species (flavum?) A reward for facing my fears : ) Love a splash of colour Picklejar Lakes trail, Kananaskis At the river's edge Another birdwatcher The simplicity of winter Ice sculpting Yesterday's treat : ) Circumzenithal arc Unidentified Winter colours See my nasal tufts? Happy Valentine's Day Sparkling snow and iridescence Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park One-flowered Wintergreen / Moneses uniflora Before the plunge Gyrfalcon - what a treat! Yellow Mountain-avens / Dryas drummondii Concentration Colours of fall Wavy shadows Star-flowered Solomon's Seal Mallard curls Yellow-headed Blackbird Carnations for his sweetheart : ) Common Merganser Arethusa Cirque, Kananaskis Yellow-headed Blackbird from the archives Always a happy sight Santa's on his way Can't beat a red barn Some things grow old gracefully Funny look? I'll give you funny look! Gentle curves Oh, those eyes : ) Impressive old barn Glacier National Park, Montana, US Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park Long-tailed Duck / Clangula hyemalis A fancy fungus Gentoo Penguin - Near Threatened Black Bear scat House Wren I promised colour and warmth : ) Freedom to roam Eye-catching red Hot spring colour, Black Pool, Yellowstone Nationa… Long-tailed Duck females / Clangula hyemalis The touch of winter Sacagawea Scenic Overlook, Great Falls To eat or not to eat Mother Nature's palette Moraine Lake in the rain Down by the creek Small Postman / Heliconius erato Such a beauty Beautiful tree at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowst… Emerald Pool, Black Sand Basin, Yellowstone Common Raven Tiny Saddle Fungus in the sunlight Glorious Hibiscus Rocky Mountains around Canmore, near Banff Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Nanton, Alberta Great Gray Owl Eye of the Zebra The perfect coil Pine Grosbeaks Winter's art Happy Thanksgiving - be thankful for the little th… Unfurling The joys of winter birding Winter wonderland Fishing Cone, West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Went in search of an owl - and found one .... Forgotten fungus Downy Woodpecker Layer upon layer Emerald Pool, Yellowstone National Park Winter survival Gentoo Penguin White-tailed buck in a winter wonderland Lovin' the sun : ) Thanksgiving dinner for a hungry Tiger cub Almost ready for the birds Loving those fall colours Up close with an Owl A genuine American Robin in America