Beauty in nature
A quick glance in our direction
Soft as velvet
Beyond the treetops
Near Morant's Curve
On guard
After the fire
Coyote on the prowl
Details in black
A peaceful litte spot
Not interested in us
Striped Coralroot
A close look
Yesterday's treat
A fascinating mushroom cap
Early Blue Violet
Arrow-leaved coltsfoot / Petasites sagittatus
Shootingstars / Dodecatheon
Black Bear busy feeding
The culprit
Fascinating forest find
Wild Strawberry
Canada Violet
One busy log
A fancy outhouse door
McDougall Church
Gaillardia against weathered wood
I'm in awe, no matter how many I see
Rev. George McDougall
Just playing ....
Come into my parlour, said the spider to the (butt…
Middle Lake, Bow Valley Provincial Park
White Spiraea, aka Birchleaf Spiraea / Spiraea bet…
Baby Barn Owl : )
Against the cabin wall
Burrowing Owl
A Black Bear sighting from May
Spirit
Reflected in the eye of an owl
Yesterday's excitement
Two small, orange butterflies - Northern Crescents
Moth on Creeping Thistle
Dwarf Dogwood
A look of intelligence
Now that's a whole lot of bull
Harebell and tiny visitors
McDougall Church on a sunny day
Where I was, yesterday
Looking a lot like fall
Watching and waiting
Burrowing Owl
Delicate
Forgetmenot Pond - one of my favourite places
At the end of the path
The beauty of low cloud
Forgetmenot Pond
Lenticular clouds over the mountains
One of my favourite Lichens
Between the trees
Mountain view
Like rays of sunshine
Yesterday morning's sunrise
Pine Grosbeak
Takes a lot of grass and leaves to fill a Bear
Not missing a thing
A disappearing act
Totally at home
Reflected beauty
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Happily feeding
Added for colour
Not dressed in their Sunday best
Happiness is ... playing in a puddle
Moth on a washroom window
Through the Rocky Mountains
Here one minute, gone the next
Lavendula
Through a fancy window
Colourful lichen on a bridge railing
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
A real treat from the weekend
Forgetmenot Pond
Police Car Moth caterpillar
Cascade Mt., Banff
Nothing but fluff
Lake Louise on a rainy day
Summer joy
Strawberries and cream fungus
Mistaya Canyon, Icefields Parkway
Impressive
A view from Mt. Shark, Kananaskis
Icy reflections
Golden Eagle
Short-eared Owl
Peaks and clouds
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Suillus tomentosus - for mushroom soup
Along the Smith-Dorrien / Spray Trail
Lactarius rufus
Feather finery
Spiked beauty
Bow Lake - Impressive Art
Bolete sp.
Pushing up through the mosses
Bold and simple
Coral Fungus sp
The beginning of fall
A splash of colour in the forest
Silene sp
Little alien at Lake Louise
They always look so serious
Fiery Fireweed in its fall colours
Magnificent Peyto Lake
Just for fun
Great Horned Owl juvenile
Power of the Golden Eagle
Big, shiny eyes
The stern look
Heart-leaved Arnica
Little angels in pink, polka dot nightgowns
Delicate moth on delicate plant
Hybrid Yellow-rumped Warbler
Middle Lake, Bow Valley Provincial Park
A treat to see and hear
Another rainy day
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The first thing I'll add here is to say that I use 48x zoom on so many of my photos (probably most), no matter what the subject, from butterfly to bird - and especially Bears! Like the typical Black Bear that we might be lucky enough to come across, this one was just busy eating and checking out what was growing around it that looked good to eat (i.e. grasses, roots, not people., ha). My photos are taken from the safety of the car and the bears look much closer than they really were. Friends, Cathy and Terry, and I, don't stay for more than a short while, watching very carefully, to make sure that the animal shows absolutely no sign of discomfort or stress. The Bears we do see just slowly walk on by, feeding as they go, and don't attempt to approach the vehicle. One bear was so totally relaxed that it decided to have a quick roll in a large puddle not far from the edge of the road! It lay right down on its side and seemed to be enjoying the coolness of the water. Daytime temperatures of these two days were much warmer than we've had in about eight months. The sun shone most of the time and we couldn't have had better weather.
Can't remember if it was the very first bear we spotted, we were of course thrilled at the distant sighting. And then, to our horror, we saw a photographer walking towards the bear, that was walking towards him!! The guy had parked in a small pull-off and was some distance from his vehicle. I'm still shaking my head that someone would do such a foolish thing. So unfair towards the bear, too, as it's always the animal that pays the price (i.e. having to be destroyed), if an attack takes place.
Over the two days, we had 7 bear sightings, with three definitely different Black Bears (no Grizzlies), and possibly four. The rest of the sightings were of Bears we had already seen.
We had left Calgary early morning on Wednesday (14 May 2014) and I think it was around 12:15 a.m. midnight (Thursday, 15 May 2014), that my friends dropped me off at home after two long, wonderful days in the Rocky Mountains, west of the city. Wednesday night was spent in a spotless motel, in a place that had so many Mountain Sheep roaming the streets, lol! Though we were hoping to see at least one Bear, I was (as always) happy as can be to see absolutely anything beautiful : )
Can't remember if it was the very first bear we spotted, we were of course thrilled at the distant sighting. And then, to our horror, we saw a photographer walking towards the bear, that was walking towards him!! The guy had parked in a small pull-off and was some distance from his vehicle. I'm still shaking my head that someone would do such a foolish thing. So unfair towards the bear, too, as it's always the animal that pays the price (i.e. having to be destroyed), if an attack takes place.
Over the two days, we had 7 bear sightings, with three definitely different Black Bears (no Grizzlies), and possibly four. The rest of the sightings were of Bears we had already seen.
We had left Calgary early morning on Wednesday (14 May 2014) and I think it was around 12:15 a.m. midnight (Thursday, 15 May 2014), that my friends dropped me off at home after two long, wonderful days in the Rocky Mountains, west of the city. Wednesday night was spent in a spotless motel, in a place that had so many Mountain Sheep roaming the streets, lol! Though we were hoping to see at least one Bear, I was (as always) happy as can be to see absolutely anything beautiful : )
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