Mule Deer on the prairies
Curious Mule Deer
Having fun with its reflection
Hoping for food
Hiding in the Canola field
White-tailed doe in late fall
So much snow everywhere
Checking us out
Cleaning the BBQ
Time to relax
Cautious mother of twins
The twins' Mom
One of two little fawns
Deer in Foxtails
A fancy outhouse door
Love those ears
Handsome male
So handsome
Munching on dead leaves
Deer teeth
Little cutie
Life is all about conquering hurdles
Just checking
Mule Deer
Basking in the sun
The winner and his prize
A tasty meal of fresh, green grass
Focussed on feeding
Supper in the park
White-tailed Deer
Mule Deer fawn
Haven't we met somewhere before?
Hopeful contestant
You must be kidding - spring?
The face of gentleness
Young White-tailed buck
Time with the Deer
White-tailed buck in a winter wonderland
Tenderness
White-tailed fawn and doe
White-tailed Deer
Cutely curious
Surviving the frigid temperatures
Woodland encounter
A dose of yellow
Little Mulie
Balsamroot heaven
Watchers in the woods
Watching the watchers
The local gang
Rutting season
A gentle winter scene
Munching Mulie
Out with Mom
Delicious, tasty, young buds
She's so fine
At home in the snow
Giving me a look
Are you looking at me?
Watching the watcher
White-tailed Deer
The winner
Mule Deer buck
Little cutie with BIG ears
The eye of Innocence
Mule Deer fawn
Watchful mother
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A few of the 25 Mule Deer seen
Yet more white, frosty photos this morning. Hope I can find some bright, colourful things to photograph before too long!
On 16 December 2014, it was the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the town of High River. This town is SE of Calgary, roughly half an hour's drive from the southern edge of Calgary. My small group travelled in two cars, 8 people in total, and we covered the SE quadrant of the Count circle.
I will add the report compiled by our leader, Gus Yaki. As usual, there were several of these sightings that I, myself, did not see. I ended up with poor photos of most of the things that I did see - the day was absolutely beautiful, but the light was even worse than I had realized. If your computer monitor is smaller than mine, my images might look a little better : ) The amazing hoar frost, that covered everything, surprisingly lasted pretty well the whole day - usually, it lasts only a very short time. So, even though the light wasn't good for photos, the hoar frost beauty stayed with us all day long - breathtaking. For our drive down to High River, we had fog which, in patches, was quite thick. Wondered if we would see anything at all when we reached our area, ha. It was cold and damp, as well as foggy. In addition to that, some of the birds, such as the three Snowy Owls (I only saw two of them) were SO far away, there was no chance for photos except just for the record. Only 35 species were seen in the total for the complete Count circle.
Of course, as always happens, I just had to take photos of anything else that caught my eye, including several barns, cloud formations, farm cats, this old truck, and so on. These very distant Mule Deer were just some of the Mulies we saw during the day.
At another stop, we were looking in the bushes/shrubs at the edge of a different farm, where a Northern Saw-whet Owl had been sighted last Christmas Count. No luck with an owl, but one of the birders spotted a male Merlin very high up on a power pole. A short while later, it was spotted just down the road, perched on a fence post. Such a beautiful bird - but such lousy light!
We had finished our count by 5:00 pm, by which time it was, of course, completely dark. A few of us stayed for the delicious pot luck supper, mainly provided by the generous birding people down in High River. Lorrie and John gave a slide show of their recent trip to Africa. So many great shots of beautiful bird species that I have never seen. Thanks, Lorrie and John, for spending time going through all your slides at home and choosing a lovely selection for us. Many thanks, too, for driving Shirley and myself all day long!
"HIGH RIVER CBC, SE quadrant, Frank Lk; E of #2, S of #23. 0830-1700, 16Dec2014. Overcast, heavy fog, created great hoarfrost on everything. Winds, variable direction, 10-15kph. -7°C. Ground mostly bare of snow; Little Bow River 95% frozen.
1. Mallard-1 f.
2. Scaup sp.- juv or f, likely Lesser-1
3. Gray Partridge-7
4. Ring-necked Pheasant-2
5. Bald Eagle-3 ( 2 ad/ 1 juv.)
6. Merlin-1 m.
7. Rock Pigeon-8
8. Great Horned Owl- 5 [an additional one seen N of Hwy 23, just W of Frank Lk exit at 16:56 pm.]
9. Snowy Owl-3
10. Downy Woodpecker-2
11. Northern Flicker-2
12. Black-billed Magpie-83
13. Common Raven-15
14. Horned Lark-20
15. Black-capped Chickadee-7
16. Common Redpoll-155
17. House Sparrow-669
18. 17 species of birds
MAMMALS:
Deer Mouse-1, deceased.
White-tailed Jackrabbit-1
Mule Deer-25
White-tailed Deer-44
Total Km by car-111; by foot- 3.
Total hours by car – 6; on foot-2.5
Gus Yaki"
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I now have to work through all the photos I took on the High River Christmas Bird Count, get some of them edited and then sent in. Today, I will be spending the day outside the city with my youngest daughter for our Christmas get-together. She suggested that we spend the day driving some of the backroads : ) She is really, really hoping that we will be able to find a Snowy Owl, as she has never seen one. Tomorrow, I go on a Bird Count for the town of Nanton, south of Calgary, and will then have to go through all those photos and edit some to send. Two days later, I have yet another bird count, NE of the city, in the Badlands of Alberta. In between, hopefully I can get the last few Christmas letters and cards finished and mailed!
On 16 December 2014, it was the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the town of High River. This town is SE of Calgary, roughly half an hour's drive from the southern edge of Calgary. My small group travelled in two cars, 8 people in total, and we covered the SE quadrant of the Count circle.
I will add the report compiled by our leader, Gus Yaki. As usual, there were several of these sightings that I, myself, did not see. I ended up with poor photos of most of the things that I did see - the day was absolutely beautiful, but the light was even worse than I had realized. If your computer monitor is smaller than mine, my images might look a little better : ) The amazing hoar frost, that covered everything, surprisingly lasted pretty well the whole day - usually, it lasts only a very short time. So, even though the light wasn't good for photos, the hoar frost beauty stayed with us all day long - breathtaking. For our drive down to High River, we had fog which, in patches, was quite thick. Wondered if we would see anything at all when we reached our area, ha. It was cold and damp, as well as foggy. In addition to that, some of the birds, such as the three Snowy Owls (I only saw two of them) were SO far away, there was no chance for photos except just for the record. Only 35 species were seen in the total for the complete Count circle.
Of course, as always happens, I just had to take photos of anything else that caught my eye, including several barns, cloud formations, farm cats, this old truck, and so on. These very distant Mule Deer were just some of the Mulies we saw during the day.
At another stop, we were looking in the bushes/shrubs at the edge of a different farm, where a Northern Saw-whet Owl had been sighted last Christmas Count. No luck with an owl, but one of the birders spotted a male Merlin very high up on a power pole. A short while later, it was spotted just down the road, perched on a fence post. Such a beautiful bird - but such lousy light!
We had finished our count by 5:00 pm, by which time it was, of course, completely dark. A few of us stayed for the delicious pot luck supper, mainly provided by the generous birding people down in High River. Lorrie and John gave a slide show of their recent trip to Africa. So many great shots of beautiful bird species that I have never seen. Thanks, Lorrie and John, for spending time going through all your slides at home and choosing a lovely selection for us. Many thanks, too, for driving Shirley and myself all day long!
"HIGH RIVER CBC, SE quadrant, Frank Lk; E of #2, S of #23. 0830-1700, 16Dec2014. Overcast, heavy fog, created great hoarfrost on everything. Winds, variable direction, 10-15kph. -7°C. Ground mostly bare of snow; Little Bow River 95% frozen.
1. Mallard-1 f.
2. Scaup sp.- juv or f, likely Lesser-1
3. Gray Partridge-7
4. Ring-necked Pheasant-2
5. Bald Eagle-3 ( 2 ad/ 1 juv.)
6. Merlin-1 m.
7. Rock Pigeon-8
8. Great Horned Owl- 5 [an additional one seen N of Hwy 23, just W of Frank Lk exit at 16:56 pm.]
9. Snowy Owl-3
10. Downy Woodpecker-2
11. Northern Flicker-2
12. Black-billed Magpie-83
13. Common Raven-15
14. Horned Lark-20
15. Black-capped Chickadee-7
16. Common Redpoll-155
17. House Sparrow-669
18. 17 species of birds
MAMMALS:
Deer Mouse-1, deceased.
White-tailed Jackrabbit-1
Mule Deer-25
White-tailed Deer-44
Total Km by car-111; by foot- 3.
Total hours by car – 6; on foot-2.5
Gus Yaki"
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I now have to work through all the photos I took on the High River Christmas Bird Count, get some of them edited and then sent in. Today, I will be spending the day outside the city with my youngest daughter for our Christmas get-together. She suggested that we spend the day driving some of the backroads : ) She is really, really hoping that we will be able to find a Snowy Owl, as she has never seen one. Tomorrow, I go on a Bird Count for the town of Nanton, south of Calgary, and will then have to go through all those photos and edit some to send. Two days later, I have yet another bird count, NE of the city, in the Badlands of Alberta. In between, hopefully I can get the last few Christmas letters and cards finished and mailed!
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