Abandoned
Gray Partridge
An early Christmas present, 2013
Sunburst near our mystery owl
Yesterday's natural high
Prairie Falcon on a silo
Is it a Snowy? ... no, it isn't ... yes, it is!
Some white patches have eyes : )
Winter in Alberta
A certain kind of beauty
Horned Lark / Eremophila alpestris
How much is that owl in the window?
The eyes give it away
A touch of the past
Gray Partridge
Zoomed to the max
Gyrfalcon
I've been waiting SO long...
Sunrise pink
Horned Lark
The Pigeons' residence
What a way to end the day
Grain elevator, Blackie, Alberta
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Time for the spring melt
Wind effect
Rather a fine old barn
Herronton Elevator
Sunrise over the mountains
Spring in Alberta
Follow the lines
A rural, winter scene
Maximilian Sunflower
Enjoying the sun
Old prairie homestead
Showing its age
Beautiful in all seasons
Brant grain elevator
The beauty of golden stubble
One of these things is not like the others
Old and new on the prairies
A face at the window, but not an owl : )
Always a thrill
Dark Phase Gyrfalcon
Wide open spaces that go on forever
Ageless beauty
Face in the fence
Love a splash of red
Stripes of colour
Fun in the sun
Christmas Eve day on the prairies
The end of an amazing day
The long and the short of it : )
Northern Shrike - Butcher Bird
Frosted snow
It's "Button-eyes" again
Frank Lake blind
Avian elegance
Red button eyes
Storm clouds at the lake
I spy with my little eye
Swans galore
Frank Lake area
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It's -20C (windchill -28C) this morning, 28 February 2014. The forecast for tonight is -33C (windchill -41C)!! Tomorrow, Saturday, should start off at -32C (windchill -40C), but should soar to a balmy -25C in the afternoon - yeah, right! The next few days will continue cold, but by Tuesday, there should be a little improvement - and then the snow returns, ha. It did snow a little last night. Don't think I'll be going out anywhere for the next few days, which at least will allow the 16 stitches across my lower back to heal more before I have to stretch to remove the snow from my car.
I did post a much closer shot of this scene a short while ago, but decided I'd add this more distant view. On 25 January 2014, I spent an amazing day with friends Cathy and Terry, SE of Calgary. I had found an e-mail on my computer around 12:45 a.m., just as I was about to turn off my computer for the night. Did I want to go birding tomorrow and, if so, to meet at 8:00 a.m.? A full day of excitement and enjoyment left me tired out, but so happy. I had been missing being out and taking photos, feeling lethargic and extremely tired, so this invite was welcomed with open arms. The crazy weather soared to a balmy 11C, though a lot of the day was colder, with a strong wind! Along one of the roads, late in the afternoon sun, we came across this row of grain storage shed and metal silos - such a classic Alberta sight, which I never tire of seeing.
We were lucky enough to see 16 owls that day! SIXTEEN! 8 Snowy Owls and 8 Great Horned Owls. The closest Snowy Owl was seen when it was early evening and the light had gone, and my photos are all blurry. The other owls were little more than a tiny speck in the far, far distance, but I still managed to get some kind of shot of some of them, using 48x zoom plus cropping. Perhaps I should add that maybe 15 of the owls that were seen would never have been seen by less experienced birders (and I include myself in that category!). My friends have brilliant eyes when it comes to spotting owls! Just left me shaking my head each time they found one! I'm not too bad at finding owls, but not at that distance!
I did post a much closer shot of this scene a short while ago, but decided I'd add this more distant view. On 25 January 2014, I spent an amazing day with friends Cathy and Terry, SE of Calgary. I had found an e-mail on my computer around 12:45 a.m., just as I was about to turn off my computer for the night. Did I want to go birding tomorrow and, if so, to meet at 8:00 a.m.? A full day of excitement and enjoyment left me tired out, but so happy. I had been missing being out and taking photos, feeling lethargic and extremely tired, so this invite was welcomed with open arms. The crazy weather soared to a balmy 11C, though a lot of the day was colder, with a strong wind! Along one of the roads, late in the afternoon sun, we came across this row of grain storage shed and metal silos - such a classic Alberta sight, which I never tire of seeing.
We were lucky enough to see 16 owls that day! SIXTEEN! 8 Snowy Owls and 8 Great Horned Owls. The closest Snowy Owl was seen when it was early evening and the light had gone, and my photos are all blurry. The other owls were little more than a tiny speck in the far, far distance, but I still managed to get some kind of shot of some of them, using 48x zoom plus cropping. Perhaps I should add that maybe 15 of the owls that were seen would never have been seen by less experienced birders (and I include myself in that category!). My friends have brilliant eyes when it comes to spotting owls! Just left me shaking my head each time they found one! I'm not too bad at finding owls, but not at that distance!
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