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That sinking feeling
Ornamental Cabbage or Ornamental Kale?
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Black-necked Stilt
Hanging on till the final fall
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Grain storage in Heronton
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Little country church at Dinton
Snowy Owl harassed by Snow Buntings
One of my favourite barns
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Beauty in the final stage
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'Barn' Owl, alias Great Horned Owl
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Unidentified fruit
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Snowy Owl along the fenceline
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Greenish sky beneath a Chinook Arch
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02 Bald Eagle in late afternoon sun
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Ageless beauty
Artichoke, Saskatoon Farm
American Tree Sparrow
An old favourite
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Purple Petunias
Grain elevator at Barons
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Sunflower going to seed
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No need to worry about one or two wrinkles
The colours of fall
Across the river
A use for old shoes
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Helmeted Guineafowl / Numida meleagris
Mossleigh grain elevators
Storm clouds over Canola
At Mossleigh grain elevators
Swainson's Hawk in flight
Weathered and patched
Swainson's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Roadside wild sunflowers
Juvenile Horned Lark
Landscape colours
Once a family home
Layers of colour
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When storms blow in
On 5 July 2016, I finally drove SE of the city to the Frank Lake area. I have missed almost all the shore birds this year and knew that if I didn't go very soon, they would all have left.
As it was, I saw very few birds of any kind. I drove straight to the blind/hide at Frank Lake, where everything was quiet, other than a few Coots with their teenage kids, several Ruddy Ducks including a female lying on her nest, a Marsh Wren that I could hear but not see, a couple of Red-winged Blackbirds, maybe three White-faced Ibis flying by, a few Tree Swallows and a rather handsome Barn Swallow. Also, as soon as I had left the blind and taken a few steps down the boardwalk, I was totally taken by surprise by a Black-crowned Night Heron that flew overhead, being chased by a small shorebird. The Heron was letting out a very loud 'hoarse scream' that sounded almost human-like. Just managed to get a rapid shot of the Heron before it flew out of camera view. I so rarely see even a very distant Night Heron, though I did see and photograph a beautiful juvenile that was hanging out at Lafarge Meadows in Fish Creek Park last year (2015), and a very close adult east of the city on 18 July 2016.
From the blind area at Frank Lake, I drove eastwards and eventually came to Mossleigh, where I stopped at the three grain elevators to take photos. On the way, I stopped to photograph an old homestead, which I have usually seen and photographed in winter.
The light was really bad, with massive storm clouds overhead. The weather forecast was for a risk of thunderstorms, though fortunately there was just a tiny bit of short-lived rain. A great kind of sky when a few of the fields were turning bright yellow from the Canola crops, or when seen reflected at Frank Lake (as in the photo above).
A few hours later, it was time to return home after several very enjoyable hours out. More of a cloud, scenery and old barn trip than a birding trip, but those of you who know me, know I love photographing all of the above.
As it was, I saw very few birds of any kind. I drove straight to the blind/hide at Frank Lake, where everything was quiet, other than a few Coots with their teenage kids, several Ruddy Ducks including a female lying on her nest, a Marsh Wren that I could hear but not see, a couple of Red-winged Blackbirds, maybe three White-faced Ibis flying by, a few Tree Swallows and a rather handsome Barn Swallow. Also, as soon as I had left the blind and taken a few steps down the boardwalk, I was totally taken by surprise by a Black-crowned Night Heron that flew overhead, being chased by a small shorebird. The Heron was letting out a very loud 'hoarse scream' that sounded almost human-like. Just managed to get a rapid shot of the Heron before it flew out of camera view. I so rarely see even a very distant Night Heron, though I did see and photograph a beautiful juvenile that was hanging out at Lafarge Meadows in Fish Creek Park last year (2015), and a very close adult east of the city on 18 July 2016.
From the blind area at Frank Lake, I drove eastwards and eventually came to Mossleigh, where I stopped at the three grain elevators to take photos. On the way, I stopped to photograph an old homestead, which I have usually seen and photographed in winter.
The light was really bad, with massive storm clouds overhead. The weather forecast was for a risk of thunderstorms, though fortunately there was just a tiny bit of short-lived rain. A great kind of sky when a few of the fields were turning bright yellow from the Canola crops, or when seen reflected at Frank Lake (as in the photo above).
A few hours later, it was time to return home after several very enjoyable hours out. More of a cloud, scenery and old barn trip than a birding trip, but those of you who know me, know I love photographing all of the above.
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