Pine Coulee Reservoir, November 2013
Fields of golden stubble
One of my favourite barns
Changes by new owners in "The Famous Five" field
The Famous Five
My favourite view in Bow Valley Provincial Park
The joy of Dandelions
Impressive view at the Whaleback
At the start of our climb
Clouds and Dandelions
Three days in Waterton Lakes National Park
Red Rock (Canyon) Parkway, Waterton Lakes National…
Citadel Peak, Waterton Lakes National Park
View across the valley
A touch of sunset
Imagine waking up to this each morning
Red Rock Canyon, Waterton Lakes National Park
A beautiful property, SW of Calgary
Waterton town, from Bertha Lake Trail
Emerald Lake - a little gem of the Rockies
Emerald Lake, British Columbia
Beautiful Waterton Lakes National Park
Cameron Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Foothills and distant mountains
Looking towards our beautiful mountains
Cameron Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Maclean Pond, Kananaskis
Exploring Timber Ridge, Porcupine Hills
A view from Timber Ridge Conservation Area
Limber Pine on Timber Ridge
Too hard to resist
Down by the pond
Time to relax
View looking west towards the Rockies
Canyon Church Camp, Waterton Lakes National Park
A view at Marsland Basin
Dark clouds rolling in, yesterday
Our foothills in Impressive Art
A double dose of clouds
Autumn's glory
Greater White-fronted Geese, Marsland Basin
Sunflowers and a red barn
Farmland of the Alberta foothills
Forgetmenot Pond
The joy of peace and quiet
Maskinonge Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Jazzed-up silos
Along the Bow River in fall
CL Ranches, Alberta
Peace in the Jumpingpound area
Fence line in the fall
A narrow strip of light
Along the Irrigation Canal
Colonel Walker House, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
Deciduous yellow
Sparkles on Forgetmenot Pond
We ignored the warning : )
How I love Alberta!
Six old granaries
Marsland Basin
Fall reflections at Carburn Park
Before the land turned white
Yesterday's adventure
Pine Coulee Reservoir last November
The golds and blues at Frank Lake
Rural decay in winter
Dwarfed by the vast expanse of clouds
Bebo Grove, Fish Creek Park
Driving in a winter wonderland
Old and new
Mountain splendour
Roller coaster roads in winter
Sunshine on a mighty peak
There once was an owl
Snowy Owl with mountain bokeh
A favourite tree
The Famous Five again
Our beautiful Foothills
Old Catholic Church, Dorothy
Weird and wonderful Badland erosion
The old and the new
A barn to be proud of
Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone N P
Set from the movie, The Revenant
From shadow to light
Mountains at sunset
Red barn on a sunny day
Layers and stripes
Old barn with a view
Brown on brown
Cold, bleak and frosty
Our mountains in winter
Old barn on the prairie
Ice as far as the eye can see
View from a barn doorway
Rolling hills close to home
Sunlit peaks
A final goodbye
Sunbathed mountain slopes
Red Rock Coulee, US
A place of peace and beauty
Happy New Year, everyone!
Badlands of Alberta
Rolling hills in winter
I love our blues and whites of winter
Sunset on the Prairies
Light and darkness
Heading into the sun
Texture of burnt trees
Soaking up the incredible beauty
Yesterday morning's sunrise
Mountain view
Between the trees
Aging sentinel of the Badlands
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Late fall on the prairies
Snowy peaks, Chinook Arch, golden stubble - who ne…
A barn with a difference
Snow + red barn = a happy day
Return of the Famous Five
Mammoth Hot Springs
Beautiful Waterton Valley
Layers of blue
Forgetmenot Pond
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Clouds over a prairie farm
I had a great day on 11 April 2015, when a group of maybe 13 or 14 of us decided to meet in High River at 9:00 am, about half an hour's drive SE from the southern edge of Calgary.
The first thing we did was go to see the heronry (or rookery) there. Quite a few years ago, I did get to see it on a couple of birding trips. Now, you have to view it from a main road and look to the far side of a huge field. You can see several large nests built high in maybe three trees that were touching each other and some of them had a Heron standing in the nest. You really need a scope in order to see them.
"Most herons likely change nests each year, and often change colonies year to year as well. Adult herons are known to return to nest in the same colony they were born in. The pair works together to fix up existing nests or build new ones, and continues improving and maintaining their nest through the season.
Nests can be 1m in diameter and 0.5 m deep. They are a large collection of twigs and often contain a small cup at the center lined with soft materials such as moss, lichens, or leaves to hold the eggs and young chicks. The male goes to gather sticks which he brings to the female to weave into the nest. Nest building may be completed within a day or take several weeks. Sometimes the pair selects an existing nest or starts a new one from scratch."
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After the heronry, we visited a couple of Great Horned Owl locations - Mom with three owlets were in one of the nests, and the owl in one of my photos posted today was seen from outside looking in at the far end of a very dark barn.
At Frank Lake, we took some time viewing the lake from the bird blind/hide. Not a whole lot of birds have returned to Calgary and surroundings yet, plus the wind was so strong yesterday that the lake water was really choppy.
From the lake, we returned to High River around noon and enjoyed a coffee and a chat at Tim Horton's. Afterwards, I couldn't resist the temptation to drive a few backroads on my way home, just around the Blackie area, eventually arriving back home about 5:00 pm. Photographed a handful of old barns, as there was quite a build-up of storm clouds. So many of my barn photos have such uninspiring skies, but at least the sky is blue in this photo. Not only was it very difficult to hold my camera steady the whole day, but it was also difficult to open the car door in such strong winds. This whole area often tends to be very windy. Despite the wind, it was a great day, and hopefully we can all get together like this again.
The first thing we did was go to see the heronry (or rookery) there. Quite a few years ago, I did get to see it on a couple of birding trips. Now, you have to view it from a main road and look to the far side of a huge field. You can see several large nests built high in maybe three trees that were touching each other and some of them had a Heron standing in the nest. You really need a scope in order to see them.
"Most herons likely change nests each year, and often change colonies year to year as well. Adult herons are known to return to nest in the same colony they were born in. The pair works together to fix up existing nests or build new ones, and continues improving and maintaining their nest through the season.
Nests can be 1m in diameter and 0.5 m deep. They are a large collection of twigs and often contain a small cup at the center lined with soft materials such as moss, lichens, or leaves to hold the eggs and young chicks. The male goes to gather sticks which he brings to the female to weave into the nest. Nest building may be completed within a day or take several weeks. Sometimes the pair selects an existing nest or starts a new one from scratch."
stanleyparkecology.ca/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2015/0...
After the heronry, we visited a couple of Great Horned Owl locations - Mom with three owlets were in one of the nests, and the owl in one of my photos posted today was seen from outside looking in at the far end of a very dark barn.
At Frank Lake, we took some time viewing the lake from the bird blind/hide. Not a whole lot of birds have returned to Calgary and surroundings yet, plus the wind was so strong yesterday that the lake water was really choppy.
From the lake, we returned to High River around noon and enjoyed a coffee and a chat at Tim Horton's. Afterwards, I couldn't resist the temptation to drive a few backroads on my way home, just around the Blackie area, eventually arriving back home about 5:00 pm. Photographed a handful of old barns, as there was quite a build-up of storm clouds. So many of my barn photos have such uninspiring skies, but at least the sky is blue in this photo. Not only was it very difficult to hold my camera steady the whole day, but it was also difficult to open the car door in such strong winds. This whole area often tends to be very windy. Despite the wind, it was a great day, and hopefully we can all get together like this again.
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