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Memories of last summer
Sora
Almost impossible to find
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A different Great Horned Owl
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"Two (owlets) out of three ain't bad"
Northern Pygmy-owl from 2011
Spotted Sandpiper with bokeh
Tired out Mom
How sweet is this?
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Deep inside a dark barn
American Coot
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Button-eyes
Look, Mom, I can fly!
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Black-necked Stilt
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Red-necked Grebe
Red-necked Grebe pair
Puffed up for warmth
Red-necked Grebe & reflection
Long-billed Curlew / Numenius americanus
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Tree Swallow on road sign
American Avocet
American Goldfinch
Franklins and the farmer
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A lovely splash of colour
American Goldfinch female with Sunflower seed
Eared Grebe / Podiceps nigricollis
Eastern Phoebe / Sayornis phoebe
A snack that is sure to tickle
Eared Grebe
Eastern Kingbird
Blue and banded
Yellow-headed Blackbird female
American Goldfinch
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Mountain Bluebird male
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American Goldfinch pair
Osprey family
Bluebird of happiness
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Sharp-tailed Grouse
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Through the branches
Tree Swallow in April
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On golden pond
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Me and my shadow
Quick march
Yesterday's treat
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Yellow-bellied Marmot gathering grasses
Time to relax
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I see a Sora
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What big feet you have
The twins' Mom
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Two of a kind!
Thankfully, not Mosquitoes
Gorgeous iridescent feathers
Mama Ruffed Grouse
Mating Spotted Asparagus Beetles
Some like wood, others like metal
Wilson's Snipe - what a beauty
Eared Grebe with young one
White-faced Ibis - very rare in Alberta
I saw a Sora
Thoughts of anything cold
A Snipe from last year
Throat-tickling supper
Black Tern on fence post
An over the shoulder look
Yes, yes, YES!
One less Grasshopper in the world
Great choice of fence post
Distant Lark Sparrow
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Blue-green iridescence
Eared Grebe
A two-legged Wilson's Snipe : )
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Time to catch supper
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Wilson's Snipe
Eared Grebe
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Little Bluebird on a snowy day
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A different kind of perch
A matching stripe
A cooperative Coot
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Yesterday's treat
Yesterday, 21 January 2015, my daughter and I spent the day together, out in nature. I know I needed to get out myself and the fact that my daughter asked if we could do that, told me that she, too, desperately needed to get a break from all the sadness and reminders of her big sister/my older daughter for a few hours. Friends who know me well have been telling me how important it is to be outdoors with my camera, especially at a time like this, and I know they are right.
Much as it would have been great to have gone looking for Snowy Owls, I just didn't feel up to that long of a drive. Instead, I drove to a much more familiar, closer area, SE of the city. The day was a mix of sun and cloudiness, and though the sun was in the wrong position for some of our shots, we did OK.
Normally, I never walk from the road on to the surrounding land, even when there is not a "No Trespassing" sign. There was a very short, rough road leading to where this beautiful Great Horned Owl, spotted by my daughter, was sitting, and we walked a few steps closer to it. She had already spotted a different GHO along one of the backroads and later on, she spotted our only Snowy Owl of the day. I was reminded exactly why I never set foot on someone's land - though I had taken even more steps on this track with friends for the Christmas Bird Count. Guilt came flooding in when a truck with two young guys came down the gravel road and turned in at this very spot! Needless to say, I apologized and told them that normally, I never do this. They were so pleasant and told us, no problem at all and to go much closer (which I didn't). People like this really help make one's day, so Thank You to these two guys - hope you see this photo of "your" owl : )
The rest of the day, my daughter and I drove mostly roads that we had driven before, except for one short stretch where we found not just one beautiful, old barn, but two. The next photo shows just the inside of the second barn and I will continue the "story" under that photo. A similar story in one way, thanks to someone else's kindness.
I think being out with our cameras, driving the backroads, was therapeutic - certainly for me as I could enjoy my daughter's company, and hopefully for her, too.
Much as it would have been great to have gone looking for Snowy Owls, I just didn't feel up to that long of a drive. Instead, I drove to a much more familiar, closer area, SE of the city. The day was a mix of sun and cloudiness, and though the sun was in the wrong position for some of our shots, we did OK.
Normally, I never walk from the road on to the surrounding land, even when there is not a "No Trespassing" sign. There was a very short, rough road leading to where this beautiful Great Horned Owl, spotted by my daughter, was sitting, and we walked a few steps closer to it. She had already spotted a different GHO along one of the backroads and later on, she spotted our only Snowy Owl of the day. I was reminded exactly why I never set foot on someone's land - though I had taken even more steps on this track with friends for the Christmas Bird Count. Guilt came flooding in when a truck with two young guys came down the gravel road and turned in at this very spot! Needless to say, I apologized and told them that normally, I never do this. They were so pleasant and told us, no problem at all and to go much closer (which I didn't). People like this really help make one's day, so Thank You to these two guys - hope you see this photo of "your" owl : )
The rest of the day, my daughter and I drove mostly roads that we had driven before, except for one short stretch where we found not just one beautiful, old barn, but two. The next photo shows just the inside of the second barn and I will continue the "story" under that photo. A similar story in one way, thanks to someone else's kindness.
I think being out with our cameras, driving the backroads, was therapeutic - certainly for me as I could enjoy my daughter's company, and hopefully for her, too.
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