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Great while it lasted
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Globe Thistle
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My very first Long-eared Owl, October 2006
The classic Echinacea shot
Impressive
A beautiful setting
Love Alberta
Waiting patiently
Snowshoe Hare in hiding
A face at the window, but not an owl : )
Bug convention
Stealthy Coyote
When the light catches
Seven-spotted Ladybug larva
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One of these things is not like the others
Mistaya Canyon, Icefields Parkway
Gray Jay in winter
The beauty of golden stubble
Winter outside the city
Beautiful in all seasons
Old prairie homestead
Hungry Pine Siskin
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Leaf patterns
An accidental shot
Can you feel the warmth
Canoeing on Bow Lake
Delicate winter beauty
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!
Clouds at Red Rock Coulee
Enjoying the sun
Way, way up
Close encounter of the owl kind
Now, the big adventure begins
Fancy feathers
A picture of cuteness
Endless land and sky
Out in the open
Summer warmth
Something different
Visitor to the city
Elegance
Abandoned
Gray Partridge
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Yesterday's natural high
Is it a Snowy? ... no, it isn't ... yes, it is!
Prairie Falcon on a silo
I'm watching you
How much is that owl in the window?
The eyes give it away
Leaning Cosmos
Zoomed to the max
Sunrise pink
Horned Lark
The Pigeons' residence
What a way to end the day
Disappearing act
The trail of a snail
Gray Jay up close
A quick glance
Protea
Yesterday's treat
Lilium pardalinum
Backroads only for the brave
Dangling hearts
An apple a day ...
It's all about the eyes
Perfectly textured
Golden Eagle
Bathed in sunlight
Gray Jay pose
Ageless beauty
A favourite place
Such gorgeous eyes
Hiding in the grasses
Look what I found yesterday : )
Milk Thistle / Silybum marianum
Winter along the Smith-Dorrien road
Love those legs
Short-eared Owl
Such a good Mom
Pink
Up close with a Snow Leopard
As beautiful as it gets
A little touch of sunshine
Frosted snow
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Vulturine Guineafowl
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Toughing out the winter
Time for colour
Mom and baby
Love a splash of orange
I think I can ... I think I can ...
Along the Smith-Dorrien / Spray Trail
Persian Cornflower / Centaurea dealbata
How can a flower be so perfect?
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Purity
Sunstar over Pine Coulee Reservoir
LEST WE FORGET
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The Famous Five with snow
Glowing leaves of Mountain Ash
Thank heavens for Chickadees
Peace and tranquility
Love their deep, dark eyes
A different view
First day of adventure
Pushing up through the mosses
Light through the storm clouds
It's "Button-eyes" again
Happy Thanksgiving weekend, everyone
Swainson's Hawk
Little beauty
Milk Thistle / Silybum marianum
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Gotta love those owls
Just an old photo that I had put in a folder to maybe upload to Flickr. I haven't been getting much time to go through old files to find something that is NOT blue and white, but I found this one last night. This photo of a little Northern Hawk Owlet, seen NW of Calgary, was taken on 31 May 2012. Not the greatest light, but I think I managed to rescue the shot sufficiently. We learned a lot from this beautiful little owl family and they gave us so much pleasure. No sign of them since then, which was so disappointing, but it did save me some long drives out of the city.
This morning, I decided to go on a walk at Griffith Woods, as I knew there would be a group of birding friends there. Despite all the great pairs of eyes, there was no sign of the Great Gray Owl - I believe this is the fifth day in a row that it has not been seen by anyone. Makes me feel so lucky that I saw it on 10 January. One of the days, a friend with brilliant birding skills walked the area from very, very early morning (like 4:30 a.m.) till early evening and he was unable to find any sign of (owl) life. I've done more walking this past week than perhaps I've done during a single week in the last year. I have found it very difficult to get motivated and go for walks for at least a year, possibly two. Not good, as my back is more painful than ever. The possibility of seeing this owl (again) has pushed me out the door this week, which has been good, but I don't think I will be going back to look in this area again.
www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/12012173705
This morning, I decided to go on a walk at Griffith Woods, as I knew there would be a group of birding friends there. Despite all the great pairs of eyes, there was no sign of the Great Gray Owl - I believe this is the fifth day in a row that it has not been seen by anyone. Makes me feel so lucky that I saw it on 10 January. One of the days, a friend with brilliant birding skills walked the area from very, very early morning (like 4:30 a.m.) till early evening and he was unable to find any sign of (owl) life. I've done more walking this past week than perhaps I've done during a single week in the last year. I have found it very difficult to get motivated and go for walks for at least a year, possibly two. Not good, as my back is more painful than ever. The possibility of seeing this owl (again) has pushed me out the door this week, which has been good, but I don't think I will be going back to look in this area again.
www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/12012173705
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