Lake Louise on a rainy day
Spikes of ice
Clark's Nutcracker / Nucifraga columbiana
Now THIS is winter!
"Canoe with three warriors", by Team Sakha from Ru…
Clark's Nutcracker
Snow, snow and more snow
Winter beauty
A winter walk
Chateau Lake Louise and ice castle
The beauty of Lake Louise
When winter really was winter
Clark's Nutcracker
Ice carving at Lake Louise
Ice castle at Lake Louise, 2008
Little alien at Lake Louise
Butter-and-eggs
Storm clouds a-brewing
Man versus nature
Ice sculpture 2
Ice sculpture
Bohemian Waxwing
My best penguin impersonation
Bohemian Waxwing with berry
Chateau Lake Louise
Bohemian Waxwing
In the cold
Feasting on berries
Patience
Over the shoulder glance
Clark's Nutcracker
Lake Louise, Alberta
Remembering winter
In the depths of winter
Chateau Lake Louise
The path to tranquility
An ice fairy's magic wand
Wings of ice
Fluffed to the max
Dwarfed
Ice Castle
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Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow
This little Sparrow was singing away in the garden at Lake Louise on 30 August 2013. We happened to arrive at the lake just before it decided to rain. Can't complain, though, as the weather was so enjoyable for a good part of the day. Driving west from Calgary, we soon saw that the mountains (eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains) were looking rather hazy. Before too long, we found ourselves driving through very low, thick cloud and the mountains, there one moment, had partly disappeared the next. This went on for a long time and I began to wonder if we would even be able to see the beautiful mountains the further west we went. Eventually, the clouds lifted and the sun shone. Later in the day, the grey clouds started drifting in and we did get some rain, but we had already seen the "best" things. We were able to go inside the Chateau Lake Louise and wander around while the worst of the rain fell. It did clear, giving me a chance to take photos looking out over Lake Louise. Our furthest destination was Peyto Lake (and just a little further). It had been 30+ years since I had seen Peyto Lake so, needless to say, I was just thrilled to bits to get a chance to go there, thanks to good friend, Sandy!
"White-crowned Sparrows appear each winter over much of North America to grace our gardens and favorite trails (they live in parts of the West year-round). The smart black-and-white head, pale beak, and crisp gray breast combine for a dashing look – and make it one of the surest sparrow identifications in North America. Watch for flocks of these sparrows scurrying through brushy borders and overgrown fields, or coax them into the open with backyard feeders. As spring approaches, listen out for this bird’s thin, sweet whistle." From AllAboutBirds.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-crowned_Sparrow
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/white-crowned_sparrow/id
"White-crowned Sparrows appear each winter over much of North America to grace our gardens and favorite trails (they live in parts of the West year-round). The smart black-and-white head, pale beak, and crisp gray breast combine for a dashing look – and make it one of the surest sparrow identifications in North America. Watch for flocks of these sparrows scurrying through brushy borders and overgrown fields, or coax them into the open with backyard feeders. As spring approaches, listen out for this bird’s thin, sweet whistle." From AllAboutBirds.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-crowned_Sparrow
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/white-crowned_sparrow/id
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