Subalpine Fir / Abies lasiocarpa
Five in a row
A colourful guy
Beautiful catch
A matching stripe
Keeping an eye on those pesky Tree Swallows
A different kind of perch
Sharing a meal of Dandelions and grass
A highlight of our May Species Count
Wilson's Snipe
Scaup pair
Horsetails
A touch of England
Dark-eyed Junco
What a big beak you have
An extra bonus
Purple Finch
Evening Grosbeak
Time to catch supper
Sharing her catch
Tennessee Warbler
Feeling blue
Savannah Sparrow
I'm forever blowing bubbles
A two-legged Wilson's Snipe : )
Swainson's Hawk on a rainy day
Shaking off the raindrops
Blue-green iridescence
A good poser
Great choice of fence post
One less Grasshopper in the world
Handsome male
Yes, yes, YES!
An over the shoulder look
Black Tern on fence post
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird with food for his babies
The perfection of Mother Nature
Throat-tickling supper
Dandelion bokeh
Cedar Waxwing
A beautiful display of Elephant's Head
Mother Nature at her best
A Snipe from last year
A baby Tree Swallow about to be banded
12 baby Tree Swallows!
A splash of colour
Oh, so cute
Curious Muskrat
Wilson's Snipe - what a beauty
Small, orange butterfly
Tiny Bishop's Cap seeds
Twinflower / Linnaea borealis
Beetle on Cow Parsnip
Mama Ruffed Grouse
Lesser Scaup and lines
One-sided Pyrola / Orthilia secunda
Avian beauty
Two of a kind!
A little Pholiota cluster
Police Car Moth and Skipper
The Wilson's Snipe - such a fine bird
Police Car Moth
Mountain Bluebird from my archives
Forest beauty
Hiding in the moss
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Ruddy Duck
Colourful trio
The simplicity of freedom
Enjoying the sun
Elk at a Ranch
Buzzed by a Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Kingbird with summer bokeh
Fungi from the archives
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Forest display
Claspleaf twistedstalk berries
Standing alone
Perfectly textured
Footprints in the snow
Last day before the winter gates closed
Joyful memories
This is where I was yesterday
Suppertime catch
Blues and whites of winter
The Famous Five with snow
Oh, so handsome
A touch of autumn colour
A joy to see
Orange Peel Fungus / Aleuria aurantia
It takes a village to raise a child
Rare Three-toed Woodpecker
Bluebird of happiness
Beauty beneath
Details in black
The electric shock look : )
White Admiral
Sleepy baby
Purple grasses bokeh
Two of a kind
The Black Tern challenge
Sunny Gaillardia
Killdeer
He knows he's handsome
Time to head for home
Crab Spider on Gaillardia
Is this an Orsodacnid Leaf Beetle
A beakful of bugs
Prickly Rose
Skinny wings
Say "cheese!"
Time to feed the kids - again
Iridescence
Little bird, big caterpillar
Diamond inheritance
Brewer's Blackbird
Perched and posing
Spotted Sandpiper
Double catch
Wilson's Phalarope
On the supper menu
In the early evening light
Spider on the menu
Yellow Bells / Fritillaria pudica
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From the archives, taken on 12 June 2013, on a drive SW of Calgary. The Mountain Bluebirds have arrived back in Alberta, but it will be a while before that have all built their nests and had their young. Last night, I was looking for a photo that had colour, to post this morning, and came across this one. Last summer, I took so many photos of Bluebirds and most remain unposted. Not quite sure what this Dad had caught for his babies, but it doesn't look particularly appetizing - to a human : )
In Bluebirds, the blue colour is produced by the structure of the feather - there is no blue pigment. "Tiny air pockets in the barbs of feathers can scatter incoming light, resulting in a specific, non-iridescent color. Blue colors in feathers are almost always produced in this manner. Examples include the blue feathers of Bluebirds, Indigo Buntings, Blue Jay's and Steller's Jays."
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Bluebird/id
www.jstor.org/discover/pgs/index?id=10.2307/4077277&i...
I have an excruciatingly painful right arm and shoulder, partly from too much mouse clicking thanks to all the extra clicking that is necessary with the new Flickr format, plus all the many extra clicks needed when working with images using Windows 7. I really, really don't like Windows 7. I seem to remember turning my arm in a strange way a few days ago, too, while either putting on or taking off a jacket. Suspect I may have pulled something. Doing more driving than usual a few days ago, when I took my daughter down to the Frank Lake area for the day, probably didn't help, either. I know I should be resting my arms, but I know that's not going to happen - I really must cut back, though, to give my arms a chance to improve somewhat. Lol, I could only photograph birds below a certain height yesterday, as I can barely lift my right arm high enough to hold my camera up to my eye : (
From the archives, taken on 12 June 2013, on a drive SW of Calgary. The Mountain Bluebirds have arrived back in Alberta, but it will be a while before that have all built their nests and had their young. Last night, I was looking for a photo that had colour, to post this morning, and came across this one. Last summer, I took so many photos of Bluebirds and most remain unposted. Not quite sure what this Dad had caught for his babies, but it doesn't look particularly appetizing - to a human : )
In Bluebirds, the blue colour is produced by the structure of the feather - there is no blue pigment. "Tiny air pockets in the barbs of feathers can scatter incoming light, resulting in a specific, non-iridescent color. Blue colors in feathers are almost always produced in this manner. Examples include the blue feathers of Bluebirds, Indigo Buntings, Blue Jay's and Steller's Jays."
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Bluebird/id
www.jstor.org/discover/pgs/index?id=10.2307/4077277&i...
I have an excruciatingly painful right arm and shoulder, partly from too much mouse clicking thanks to all the extra clicking that is necessary with the new Flickr format, plus all the many extra clicks needed when working with images using Windows 7. I really, really don't like Windows 7. I seem to remember turning my arm in a strange way a few days ago, too, while either putting on or taking off a jacket. Suspect I may have pulled something. Doing more driving than usual a few days ago, when I took my daughter down to the Frank Lake area for the day, probably didn't help, either. I know I should be resting my arms, but I know that's not going to happen - I really must cut back, though, to give my arms a chance to improve somewhat. Lol, I could only photograph birds below a certain height yesterday, as I can barely lift my right arm high enough to hold my camera up to my eye : (
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