A welcome sight on a Christmas Bird Count
Sunrise colour over the mountain peaks
Open wide - big yawn
New Year's Day Bird Count
A splash of colour on a snowy day
Mountain Chickadee
A well looked after barn
Nanton Christmas Bird Count
Gray Jay
Winter walking
'Barn' Owl, alias Great Horned Owl
Colour for winter
Snow turns something ordinary into beautiful
Same tiny Northern Pygmy-owl
Downy Woodpecker and bokeh
Textures
Our beautiful Alberta
A change from a Black-capped Chickadee
Way, way up
Barn with a mural
Don't you spit!
Afternoon light on the foothills
Northern Shrike / Lanius excubitor
Woolly and warm
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Mailbox or birdhouse?
Northern Pygmy-owl
Continuing the hunt
Sleeping in the sunshine
Down by the river on a frosty morning
Ferocious hunter, but looking cute
Jazzing up the old silos - with Pacman
Modern - but I like it
Great Gray Owl in early morning sunlight
Sharp-tailed Grouse - not my main photo!
Winter on the prairies
Sleepy Great Horned Owl
Filtered
Better than nothing - this is NOT my main photo!
The peace of a prairie farm - my main photo today
Sharp-tailed Grouse
The size of a popcan
The beautiful mountains of Alberta
Yesterday's treat
Dark-eyed beauty
Northern Hawk Owl from 2016
Two of a family of three
Non-wild horses in a wild landscape
Northern Hawk Owl
Meadow Vole for a tasty snack
Atop a utility pole
A backward glance
Winter in the Nanton, Alberta, area
Northern Hawk Owl
Lying on a bed of hoarfrost
Snowy Owl along the fenceline
The old-fashioned way
With a little filtered help
Northern Hawk Owl
Winter textures
Winner with its prey
A highlight of a bird count
Mountain Chickadee / Poecile gambeli
A beautiful start to a day
Winter on the farm
Gray Jay - Canada's new National bird
Red's the best in winter
Yesterday's treat
TV's "Heartland" series location
Mountain Chickadee on Donna's hand
Snowman who loves Amanitas
Happy Christmas, everyone!
Beauty in the final stage
Christmas star
Canada's new National Bird - the Gray Jay
Beautiful farm cat
Following the fenceline
Pine Grosbeak in winter sunshine
Winter on the farm
The barn cat gang
Pine Grosbeaks
Gray Jay - Canada's new National Bird
Pretty Mama cat
A blast from the past
Successful hunting
McDougall Memorial United Church
Still standing
An old barn in winter
Charcoal effect
Roof shingles galore
A day in the mountains
Old barn in winter
Northern Hawk Owl
Varied Thrush
Surveying its territory
Fence post with a difference
Blackie Grain Terminal, Alberta
Blowing in the wind
Built with love
A life left behind
From days gone by
One of my few Snowy Owls of 2016
Perched on a broken tree trunk
Rolling hills and distant peaks
A sky filled with clouds
Remembering a winter day
Dainty little Common Redpoll
Got my eyes on you
One of a pair
One of my favourite barns
Mountain view on an owl-less day
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
A quick glance
Farmyard scene on the prairie
Hunting for Meadow Voles
Remembering the snow
A local Great Horned Owl
Ice carving at Lake Louise
01 Varied Thrush / Ixoreus naevius
03 Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Natural beauty
McDougall Memorial United Church
Great Gray Owl with its catch
And they call this winter (in Alberta)?
Pine Grosbeak enjoying the sun
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I love Llamas
I had these three images from two days ago ready to post yesterday, but I overslept by about an hour and a half, which left me just 27 minutes from waking up suddenly and actually leaving the house!! This is always my biggest concern on any Count day - will I wake up in time or might I sleep through my two alarm clock radios and a kitchen timer. Well, yesterday, it was the latter, and it was not pleasant! Annoying, too, as yesterday's Count is my favourite Count.
All three photos posted this morning, 31 December 2016, were taken two days ago, when three of us took part in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the Cochrane Wildlife Reserve area. I'm not sure why it's called a Wildlife Reserve, as it consists of backroads and farms just like on our other Counts. Only three of us went two days ago, travelling in just one car, and the area we covered was east of Highway 22/Cowboy Trail (across from the Water Valley area).
This is one of the Llamas seen at one of the farms we called in at during our coverage two days ago. This farmer has several of these large, amusing animals, and they are always one of the highlights of this Count for me. Unfortunately, it was very overcast when we were there, so this was taken in poor light. There was so much snow on the long driveway that led to the house, that we were unable to drive up, so we decided to walk. Actually, several of the backroads were in bad condition and I was expecting us to get stuck, which fortunately didn't happen. A huge bag of gravel and a snow shovel were in the back of the vehicle, just in case.
"Llamas appear to have originated from the central plains of North America about 40 million years ago. They migrated to South America and Asia about 3 million years ago. By the end of the last ice age (10,000–12,000 years ago) camelids were extinct in North America. As of 2007, there were over 7 million llamas and alpacas in South America and, due to importation from South America in the late 20th century, there are now over 100,000 llamas and 6,500–7,000 alpacas in the US and Canada." From Wikipedia.
Another of my favourite farms to stop at has a beautiful, old dog named Fang, along with beautiful cats, and I always look forward to seeing them each year. The neighbouring farm, which is also included in our area, has two beautiful old, red barns and I was longing to see these again. Unfortunately, we drove in past them, but didn't stop. A bit further in, we did get out of the car while our leader tried to find someone to ask permission for us to get out and look for birds. No one could be found, but it gave me the chance to take two rapid shots through the trees of the second barn, from a side view, which I had never seen before.
All three photos posted this morning, 31 December 2016, were taken two days ago, when three of us took part in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the Cochrane Wildlife Reserve area. I'm not sure why it's called a Wildlife Reserve, as it consists of backroads and farms just like on our other Counts. Only three of us went two days ago, travelling in just one car, and the area we covered was east of Highway 22/Cowboy Trail (across from the Water Valley area).
This is one of the Llamas seen at one of the farms we called in at during our coverage two days ago. This farmer has several of these large, amusing animals, and they are always one of the highlights of this Count for me. Unfortunately, it was very overcast when we were there, so this was taken in poor light. There was so much snow on the long driveway that led to the house, that we were unable to drive up, so we decided to walk. Actually, several of the backroads were in bad condition and I was expecting us to get stuck, which fortunately didn't happen. A huge bag of gravel and a snow shovel were in the back of the vehicle, just in case.
"Llamas appear to have originated from the central plains of North America about 40 million years ago. They migrated to South America and Asia about 3 million years ago. By the end of the last ice age (10,000–12,000 years ago) camelids were extinct in North America. As of 2007, there were over 7 million llamas and alpacas in South America and, due to importation from South America in the late 20th century, there are now over 100,000 llamas and 6,500–7,000 alpacas in the US and Canada." From Wikipedia.
Another of my favourite farms to stop at has a beautiful, old dog named Fang, along with beautiful cats, and I always look forward to seeing them each year. The neighbouring farm, which is also included in our area, has two beautiful old, red barns and I was longing to see these again. Unfortunately, we drove in past them, but didn't stop. A bit further in, we did get out of the car while our leader tried to find someone to ask permission for us to get out and look for birds. No one could be found, but it gave me the chance to take two rapid shots through the trees of the second barn, from a side view, which I had never seen before.
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