All decked out
Love the style
Let the sun shine
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Helmeted Guineafowl / Numida meleagris
At the Saskatoon Farm
Colour for a snowy morning
Early morning fog and hoar frost
A beautiful old Ford
A clash of colour
Frosted Cattails
So far away, but better than nothing
A frosty view from Frank Lake blind
A foggy, frosty sunrise
New roof and a fresh coat of paint
Through the frost to the bird blind
One of 9 Great Horned Owls
Old-aged matching colours
A frosty prairie view
The only one
A favourite little country church
Tea, anyone?
Textures of an old homestead
Old homestead and barn
Christmas is a fun time for a kitten
Long-billed ice bird
With a view of the mountains and the prairies
Ice is nice
Little red barn on the prairie
Reflection through the fog
Home of the Snowshoe Hare
Beware those icy fingers
One of my favourite birds to photograph
Young Brown-headed Cowbirds
"Eyebrows" to match the Canola bokeh
Preening White-faced Ibis
Iridescence
Yay, it's Canola time!
Yellow-headed Blackbird female
Eared Grebe
Brant grain elevator
Eared Grebe / Podiceps nigricollis
Red-winged Blackbird female
Sunflower beauty
Female Red-winged Blackbird / Agelaius phoeniceus
A turn of the head
Long-billed Curlew / Numenius americanus
Horned Lark in April snow
One of my favourite barns
The elegant American Avocet
American Avocet
A good start to yesterday
Black-necked Stilt
On golden pond
Button-eyes
Fields of golden stubble
Ruddy Duck in choppy waters
Curious Mule Deer
Cinnamon Teal
Grebes with the red "button" eyes
A fine day for birding
Little more than black silhouettes
Western Meadowlark
American Coot
Deep inside a dark barn
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Memories of Canola
On 6 July 2015, the weather forecast looked good for the High River area, SE of Calgary. However, when I got there, the sky was overcast, the distant Rocky Mountains had completely disappeared, and the light was not good for taking photos. For some reason, all the birds, including the Ibis near the blind at Frank Lake, were unusually active, which didn't help!
There were three things that I thought I would try and photograph - yellow Canola fields, any kind of bird sitting on a fence post with Canola behind it, and an Eared Grebe with young ones on her back. Managed the first two, but there was just the one Grebe near the blind but too far to photograph when she had a single baby on her back. Luckily, this little Savannah Sparrow decided to land on a fence post at the edge of the road. I always love the way their yellow "eyebrows" match the colour of the Canola bokeh. I was also lucky to find several close White-faced Ibis at a slough NE of Frank Lake. So, just a short trip, but an enjoyable one.
Today, 5 September 2015, I had planned to go on a birding trip with friends to the same area, but the weather is dreary and raining, so I went back to bed instead. One great thing I read just now about our weather for this coming winter, is that we are forecast to have another mild winter, which would be wonderful!
There were three things that I thought I would try and photograph - yellow Canola fields, any kind of bird sitting on a fence post with Canola behind it, and an Eared Grebe with young ones on her back. Managed the first two, but there was just the one Grebe near the blind but too far to photograph when she had a single baby on her back. Luckily, this little Savannah Sparrow decided to land on a fence post at the edge of the road. I always love the way their yellow "eyebrows" match the colour of the Canola bokeh. I was also lucky to find several close White-faced Ibis at a slough NE of Frank Lake. So, just a short trip, but an enjoyable one.
Today, 5 September 2015, I had planned to go on a birding trip with friends to the same area, but the weather is dreary and raining, so I went back to bed instead. One great thing I read just now about our weather for this coming winter, is that we are forecast to have another mild winter, which would be wonderful!
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