Mountain Bluebird
My first sighting of the season
Raindrops on the back of a Canada Goose
Great Gray Owl from 2012
Black-capped Chickadee on Judy's hand
Balsam Poplar male catkins
The Heritage tree at Carburn Park
Sweet equine faces
Eurasian Collared-Dove / Streptopelia decaocto
Clouds, reflected
Rare LEUCISTIC Merlin enjoying a snack
Siberian Squill
Western Meadowlark, a bird with a beautiful song
Munch, munch, munch ....
Comma butterfly - one of my favourites
Black and white lichen
Munching on cone seeds
Balsam Poplar catkins
Least Chipmunk
Showing off his fine feathers
Typical pose of a White-breasted Nuthatch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird ID Cards
Food for his babies
Why did the Pheasant cross the road?
Bright and cheery
Hadada Ibis / Bostrychia hagedash
Strange but beautiful
Petunia
Beehive Ginger / Zingiber spectabile
Fine feathers of a female Mallard
Catkins - a sure sign of spring
Ring-necked Pheasant hoping to attract a mate
Hanging on to the old
Camouflaged House Sparrow at cavity
A danger to wildlife
Great Horned Owl, sleeping after a night of huntin…
Aspen catkins
Goldeneye on golden 'pond'
Yesterday's lucky encounter
Balsam Poplar male catkins
Tree Swallow in nest cavity
Hepatica
A quick shot just in time
Another view at William J Bagnall Wildlife Park
A serious pose
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"In the city of Calgary the air quality health index was off the charts through the overnight hours Tuesday (25 August 2015), peaking at 19 on a scale where 10 is considered "high." The smoke is being blown here from the northwestern United States. It affected the visibility the whole day, so there was no sign of the distant mountains and even the hills and fields closest to us. Most unpleasant.
Added on 27 August - apparently, a spider had climbed inside the equipment used to track air quality and this had given the inaccurate ratings! Air quality was really bad, though.
On the morning of 25 August 2015, 10 of us arrived at a friend's house, ready to go north of Calgary to near Sundre, for a few hours of botanizing, This was the second visit to Judy Osborne's for a few of us, me included. The previous trip was on 30 June 2015. By now, of course, a lot of the wildflowers were finished, but I found enough other things to photograph, including this rather cute bird house, plus a few of the plants in our friends' garden at the beginning and end of the day.
Thanks so much, Judy, for having us out on your beautiful property again. It was a most enjoyable day, despite the dreadful, smoke-filled air. We look forward to being out there again next year! Many thanks, too, to Barry, who drove a few of us out there and back to Calgary. A long, long drive and it was much appreciated!
Added on 27 August - apparently, a spider had climbed inside the equipment used to track air quality and this had given the inaccurate ratings! Air quality was really bad, though.
On the morning of 25 August 2015, 10 of us arrived at a friend's house, ready to go north of Calgary to near Sundre, for a few hours of botanizing, This was the second visit to Judy Osborne's for a few of us, me included. The previous trip was on 30 June 2015. By now, of course, a lot of the wildflowers were finished, but I found enough other things to photograph, including this rather cute bird house, plus a few of the plants in our friends' garden at the beginning and end of the day.
Thanks so much, Judy, for having us out on your beautiful property again. It was a most enjoyable day, despite the dreadful, smoke-filled air. We look forward to being out there again next year! Many thanks, too, to Barry, who drove a few of us out there and back to Calgary. A long, long drive and it was much appreciated!
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