Sunlight on distant peaks
Pine Grosbeak enjoying the sun
Blink .... and spring will be here
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
Ice carving at Lake Louise
A local Great Horned Owl
Remembering the snow
Hunting for Meadow Voles
Just a splash of colour
Datura flower?
The Famous Five from a distance
Farmyard scene on the prairie
A quick glance
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
Mountain view on an owl-less day
One of my favourite barns
One of a pair
Got my eyes on you
Dainty little Common Redpoll
Tropical - cultivar of Tillandsia ionantha?
Remembering a winter day
A sky filled with clouds
Rolling hills and distant peaks
Perched on a broken tree trunk
One of my few Snowy Owls of 2016
From days gone by
Popular with the Aphids
A life left behind
Built with love
Blowing in the wind
Blackie Grain Terminal, Alberta
Fence post with a difference
Surveying its territory
Passing the time
The return of the Swans
Bubbles at Frank Lake
A close landing
Varied Thrush
Ice patterns
Pink Sundae / Salvia viridis
Great Gray Owl - breathtaking
Looking across Frank Lake
Little red barn with green roof
Soothing simplicity
Great Gray Owl, focused
Mourning Cloak / Nymphalis antiopa
River Passage Park, Pearce Estate
Missed opportunity
Tangled
Beauty lasts
Wooden bridge at Weaselhead
Least Chipmunk
Downy Woodpecker at a park feeder
Tucked away near the creek
Pink Monkeyflower / Mimulus lewisii
Without its camouflage
Northern Shrike / Lanius excubitor
Weathered and patched
McDougall Memorial United Church
Little church in the valley
Well camouflaged, except for those eyes
A view through the bushes
Smiling in the snow
Remembering a cold, frosty bird count
Yesterday's treat - a Great Gray Owl
Narrow strip of light
Feasting on cone seeds
Watchful eye
Beautiful bird, but grainy and blurry photo : (
Little forest muncher
Snowy Owl - just close enough
A most challenging bird
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
Old barn with a different style
Focused, listening, watching
Clark's Nutcracker
Downy Woodpecker
Glenmore Dam, Calgary, Alberta
When winter really was winter
Varied Thrush
Common Redpoll on the wire
Male beauty
Fancy silo with stairs
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
When the clouds roll in
A friendly greeting
Common Redpoll / Carduelis flammea
Aging gracefully
Northern Hawk Owl with Meadow Vole
Varied Thrush - a lifer
A quick glance
Little country church
Pine Grosbeak / Pinicola enucleator
'Superman, where are you now?'
The cross and the moon
A photographer's nightmare
Dainty little Common Redpoll
Swivel-head
Red Squirrel
An unusually pale American Robin
Pretty good camouflage
Little Downy Woodpecker at work
On the hunt
Taking the quieter road
Pine Grosbeak
Short-eared Owl
Eurasian Collared-Dove / Streptopelia decaocto
Much better than a utility pole
Rent a canoe at Emerald Lake
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
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A cluster of red barns
Hard to believe that this is WINTER! Many fields outside the city are completely bare of snow; others still have some lingering snow.
I came across this group of red barns on 19th February 2016, when I was exploring some new backroads SE of Calgary. The reason I wanted to make this drive was that friend Phil S. had posted a few photos of a beautiful little white country church; one that I hadn’t seen before. He told me where to find it and this was enough motivation for me to drive some roads that were new to me. Thanks so much, Phil! The church is the Davisburg Community Church, SE of Calgary.
From this location, I drove SE towards the Blackie area and covered some of the same roads and backroads that I drove on 15 February. It turned out to be more of a barn day than a birding trip, as all I saw were several Pigeons and a number of Magpies. I really wasn’t looking for birds, though, as my attention was on the road and which direction I was going, trying not to get lost.
The sun was shining early on, but more and more clouds gradually moved in, making quite a beautiful sight over the distant mountains.
After a while, I realized that I could perhaps just make it as far as the Saskatoon Farm in time to order a home-made pizza to take home with me. However, when I got there, I was told that they had stopped making these several months ago. Instead, I decided to stay and have a meal there - quiche and sweet potato fries. Made a very pleasant ending to an enjoyable afternoon.
I came across this group of red barns on 19th February 2016, when I was exploring some new backroads SE of Calgary. The reason I wanted to make this drive was that friend Phil S. had posted a few photos of a beautiful little white country church; one that I hadn’t seen before. He told me where to find it and this was enough motivation for me to drive some roads that were new to me. Thanks so much, Phil! The church is the Davisburg Community Church, SE of Calgary.
From this location, I drove SE towards the Blackie area and covered some of the same roads and backroads that I drove on 15 February. It turned out to be more of a barn day than a birding trip, as all I saw were several Pigeons and a number of Magpies. I really wasn’t looking for birds, though, as my attention was on the road and which direction I was going, trying not to get lost.
The sun was shining early on, but more and more clouds gradually moved in, making quite a beautiful sight over the distant mountains.
After a while, I realized that I could perhaps just make it as far as the Saskatoon Farm in time to order a home-made pizza to take home with me. However, when I got there, I was told that they had stopped making these several months ago. Instead, I decided to stay and have a meal there - quiche and sweet potato fries. Made a very pleasant ending to an enjoyable afternoon.
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