Short-eared Owl
Pine Grosbeak
Taking the quieter road
On the hunt
Little Downy Woodpecker at work
Pretty good camouflage
Red Squirrel
Swivel-head
Dainty little Common Redpoll
Time for an old barn again
One year ago
A photographer's nightmare
The cross and the moon
'Superman, where are you now?'
Pine Grosbeak / Pinicola enucleator
Little country church
A quick glance
Sweet little garden ornament
Varied Thrush - a lifer
Northern Hawk Owl with Meadow Vole
Aging gracefully
Common Redpoll / Carduelis flammea
A friendly greeting
When the clouds roll in
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
Fancy silo with stairs
One of yesterday's Snowy Owls
Male beauty
Common Redpoll on the wire
Varied Thrush
When winter really was winter
Glenmore Dam, Calgary, Alberta
Downy Woodpecker
Clark's Nutcracker
Snow Bunting / Plectrophenax nivalis
Barn-shaped mailbox
Focused, listening, watching
Old barn with a different style
Northern Pygmy-owl, one year ago
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
A most challenging bird
Snowy Owl - just close enough
A fine old barn
Little forest muncher
Beautiful bird, but grainy and blurry photo : (
Watchful eye
Feasting on cone seeds
Narrow strip of light
Yesterday's treat - a Great Gray Owl
Smiling in the snow
A view through the bushes
Well camouflaged, except for those eyes
Little church in the valley
McDougall Memorial United Church
A cluster of red barns
Sunlight on distant peaks
Pine Grosbeak enjoying the sun
And they call this winter (in Alberta)?
Great Gray Owl with its catch
McDougall Memorial United Church
Natural beauty
03 Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
01 Varied Thrush / Ixoreus naevius
Much better than a utility pole
Dainty little Common Redpoll
Yesterday's treat
A great winter for Pine Grosbeaks
Beware those icy fingers
Wearing a heavy coat of hoar frost
Pine Grosbeak / Pinicola enucleator
A fence without an owl
Downy Woodpecker
Sweet little poser
Common Redpoll in the forest
A friendly face in Weaselhead
The beauty of Lake Louise
Common Redpoll
Vole brains for her afternoon snack
Winter on the prairies
On a distant fence post
Rough-legged Hawk
The old and the new
Common Redpolls
Common Redpoll / Acanthis flammea
Shepard Energy Centre, east of Calgary, Alberta
Hiding
The best colour to see in winter
Winter wonderland with a bonus
Chateau Lake Louise and ice castle
Home of the Snowshoe Hare
A winter walk
Winter beauty
Snow, snow and more snow
Just in time
One of yesterday's treats
Pine Grosbeak / Pinicola enucleator
Modern charm
Clark's Nutcracker
"Canoe with three warriors", by Team Sakha from Ru…
Winter walk at Beaverdam Flats
Sheltering in the trees
Pine Grosbeak / Pinicola enucleator
Now THIS is winter!
Clark's Nutcracker / Nucifraga columbiana
Spikes of ice
A sweet face
Short-eared Owl
A winter day in southern Alberta
Follow the fence line
Pine Grosbeak
Mystery rock
Fond memories of a popcan-sized owl
High wire act
Find the owl
Fenced in
Triple treat
A friendly visitor
Cosy little birdhouse
Avenue of trees at Baker Park
White beauty
Farm cat watching for farm mice
A different style
A tiny owl from the past
Pine Grosbeak in pretty light
Old barns in heavy frost
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Eurasian Collared-Dove / Streptopelia decaocto
"These Doves are becoming more common in the rural areas south and east of Calgary, and are being seen regularly in the city as well. They seem to occupy an ecological niche between that of the Rock Pigeon and Mourning Dove. It remains to be seen if they will become a common backyard bird like the Rock Pigeon, or primarily a rural one like the Mourning Dove." By Bob Lefebvre, Calgary.
"With a flash of white tail feathers and a flurry of dark-tipped wings, the Eurasian Collared-Dove settles onto phone wires and fence posts to give its rhythmic three-parted coo. This chunky relative of the Mourning Dove gets its name from the black half-collar at the nape of the neck. A few Eurasian Collared-Doves were introduced to the Bahamas in the 1970s. They made their way to Florida by the 1980s and then rapidly colonized most of North America." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eurasian_Collared-Dove/id
A week ago, on 20 December 2015, I had a really long day out with three friends, taking part in the annual Calgary Christmas Bird Count. We did SO much walking, starting at 8:00 am, getting home around 4:00 p.m., and then I was out in the evening at the potluck supper held for the many participants who covered various parts of the city.
Our first stop was at a place with a great view looking out over downtown Calgary. The sunrise colours were beautiful and the whole day gave us good weather. From this location, we then spent the day driving short distances and then walking round the various residential streets. There were so many White-winged Crossbills and a pretty good number of these Eurasian Collared-Doves.
The total overall number of species seen for the whole city this year was really good, though we haven't yet had the finalized number. The group of 4 of us that covered part of the NE had 24 species, which was also very good. Will add our small group's list below.
Species 24:
Canada Goose 200+
Mallard 100+
Raven 11
American Crow 4
Magpie 86
Rock Pigeon 38
Starling 2
Bald Eagle 1
Merlin 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 21
Blue Jay 2
American Robin 3
White-winged Crossbill 340
Red Crossbill 24
House Finch 134
Black-capped Chickadee 26
Red-breasted Nuthatch 18
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Common Redpoll 21
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
House Sparrow 750
Eurasian Collared Dove 63
Tony T.
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WHY THE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS MATTER
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141227-christmas...
"With a flash of white tail feathers and a flurry of dark-tipped wings, the Eurasian Collared-Dove settles onto phone wires and fence posts to give its rhythmic three-parted coo. This chunky relative of the Mourning Dove gets its name from the black half-collar at the nape of the neck. A few Eurasian Collared-Doves were introduced to the Bahamas in the 1970s. They made their way to Florida by the 1980s and then rapidly colonized most of North America." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eurasian_Collared-Dove/id
A week ago, on 20 December 2015, I had a really long day out with three friends, taking part in the annual Calgary Christmas Bird Count. We did SO much walking, starting at 8:00 am, getting home around 4:00 p.m., and then I was out in the evening at the potluck supper held for the many participants who covered various parts of the city.
Our first stop was at a place with a great view looking out over downtown Calgary. The sunrise colours were beautiful and the whole day gave us good weather. From this location, we then spent the day driving short distances and then walking round the various residential streets. There were so many White-winged Crossbills and a pretty good number of these Eurasian Collared-Doves.
The total overall number of species seen for the whole city this year was really good, though we haven't yet had the finalized number. The group of 4 of us that covered part of the NE had 24 species, which was also very good. Will add our small group's list below.
Species 24:
Canada Goose 200+
Mallard 100+
Raven 11
American Crow 4
Magpie 86
Rock Pigeon 38
Starling 2
Bald Eagle 1
Merlin 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 21
Blue Jay 2
American Robin 3
White-winged Crossbill 340
Red Crossbill 24
House Finch 134
Black-capped Chickadee 26
Red-breasted Nuthatch 18
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Common Redpoll 21
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
House Sparrow 750
Eurasian Collared Dove 63
Tony T.
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WHY THE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS MATTER
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141227-christmas...
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