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Mallard curls
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Carnations for his sweetheart : )
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One of the joys of spring
Curious little Mink
I don't like having my photo taken!
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Tired Mom
Lichens and all
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I love Snipes
Spider on the menu
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Eye contact with a Mink
Avian elegance
Mother of six
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Why they are hard to find : )
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The long and the short of it : )
Long-eared Owl
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I think I hear something
Goodbye, elephants : (
Watching us closely
King Penguin
Elephants from the archives
Redhead
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Little bird, big world
No such thing as a line-up
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Penguin feet
Yellow-headed Blackbird from the archives
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Loving the snow
Gentoo Penguin - Near Threatened
House Wren
Happy Thanksgiving - be thankful for the little th…
Downy Woodpecker
Gentoo Penguin
Beautiful setting for a fine lady
Just for the record
He needs to eat an awful lot of grass
Mountain Bluebird on bokeh
Hooded Merganser at his finest
Ring-billed Gull
When a Bison wants to cross the road, he just cros…
Clark's Grebe / Aechmophorus clarkii
Ring-billed Gull
Time to feed a hungry youngster
Peeking
Double-crested Cormorant
Having a bath is so much fun
Bison, Yellowstone National Park
Mighty Moose
Say "Cheese"!
Mourning Dove / Zenaida macroura
Bison herd, Yellowstone National Park
Magnificent Moose, Grand Tetons
Portrait of a fine bird
Majestic, even in captivity
A bird for a change
White-tailed fawn and doe
Fun in the pool
My first glimpse of a Hoary Marmot
Guardian of the fence
Great Gray Owl in the rain
The lady and her jewellery
Bird on a wire
OMG - a BADGER
The highlight of yesterday
Great Gray Ghost
Trumpeter Swan
Snack time
Black Tern
Cedar Waxwing
How much wood would a Woodchuck chuck ...... ?
Completely focused
Close encounter with a Mink
Cute, but a ferocious hunter
Impressive, spectacular, stunning, amazing .... bi…
Eye contact with the wise old owl
Who am I?
Momma Great Horned Owl
Beautiful mix of colours
King of the road
Blue-winged Teal
Western Tanager
Watching and listening
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A reward for facing my fears : )
Yesterday afternoon, I made myself (plus my driving phobia!) try the drive east of Calgary again. The only other time I had driven so far out that way was on 18 January, when I managed to get my car stuck in snow on a backroad that Google Maps shows as being a road that goes "straight through". A nearby farmer very kindly came and dug me out. When I got to the first Snowy Owl yesterday, I found that friends Phil and Rob were out there too, which was great, as I was feeling totally stressed out and panicky, wondering how on earth I'd ever find my way home again. I had also left home a few hours later than I would have liked, so had visions of still being out there, trying to find my way home in the dark or else spending a very cold night in my car! On the way home, I was able to follow my friends and they found two other Snowy Owls, the one in my photo being the second owl of the three. What could possibly be better than a handsome male perched on a fence post??? Though it looks like I was standing just opposite the owl, it was quite a way down the road, so the image is 48x zoomed : ) Have to admit that I drove right past him, without noticing him - which shows how focussed I was on my driving and making sure I kept up with my friends - and trying to drive in the middle of the road that was wet, muddy gravel that made the car slide a little. I was SO relieved to get home, my arms painful from gripping the steering wheel so tightly for 3+ hours, but what an afternoon it was! Need to keep an eye on my 14-year-old vehicle, though, as it was acting a little strangely yesterday, both on the drive out and returning home. Round trip was 187 kms and I was out for about three and a half hours.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_Owl
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/snowy_owl/id
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_Owl
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/snowy_owl/id
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