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
Quietly watching, always alert
Great Gray Owl from 2013
Dreaming of spring
Peacefully waiting
Such a beautiful owl
Perch with a good view
Guardian of the path
Eyes fixed on supper
Entrance to a ranch
Cattle drive
A view from the Porcupine Hills
Old times remembered
Cattle drive - and a few old barns and sheds
Stubble pattern
Northern Hawk Owl
Skull on a fence post
Logging piles in the Porcupine Hills
Greenish sky beneath a Chinook Arch
Bark patterns on a cut log
Farm cat
Way, way up
A change from a Black-capped Chickadee
Our beautiful Alberta
Textures
Downy Woodpecker and bokeh
Same tiny Northern Pygmy-owl
Snow turns something ordinary into beautiful
Colour for winter
'Barn' Owl, alias Great Horned Owl
Winter walking
Gray Jay
Nanton Christmas Bird Count
A well looked after barn
Mountain Chickadee
A splash of colour on a snowy day
New Year's Day Bird Count
Open wide - big yawn
Sunrise colour over the mountain peaks
A welcome sight on a Christmas Bird Count
I love Llamas
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
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Barn with a mural
A few issues with Flickr today, including not being able to click on any of my photos when I first load Flickr each time. Also, the graph for Stats wouldn't show up till after several tries. Various little odds and ends happening.
Yet another deep-freeze day, with a temperature of -22C (windchill -33C) at noon. Another few bitterly cold days, and things are supposed to warm up, thank goodness. My intention is to stay home in the warm - again.
On 29 December 2016, 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 in my group, travelling in just one car, and the area we covered was east of Highway 22/Cowboy Trail (across from the Water Valley area). We have to be way NW of the city, ready to start driving our Count area by 8:00 am. There always seems to be a beautiful sunrise when we start this Count.
Unfortunately, it was a very overcast day, which was not good as far as taking photos was concerned. There was so much snow on the ground and 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.
At one of the first acreages we call in at each year, we always get such a warm welcome. Tea, coffee and cookies are always waiting for us : ) This is where I photographed this barn with its attractive mural, taken as we drove past it. I added a filter to the image in post-processing, to sharpen the details.
One of my favourite farms to call in at has several beautiful Llamas, These animals tend to be one of the highlights of my day.
Another of my favourite farms to stop at has a beautiful, old, white 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.
So, it was a very enjoyable day, though there were not all that many species or individual birds to be seen. Many thanks, Andrew, for driving our leader and myself. You did a great job of handling the roads that had not been cleared of snow. I will add a list of the bird species seen, in a comment box below.
Yet another deep-freeze day, with a temperature of -22C (windchill -33C) at noon. Another few bitterly cold days, and things are supposed to warm up, thank goodness. My intention is to stay home in the warm - again.
On 29 December 2016, 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 in my group, travelling in just one car, and the area we covered was east of Highway 22/Cowboy Trail (across from the Water Valley area). We have to be way NW of the city, ready to start driving our Count area by 8:00 am. There always seems to be a beautiful sunrise when we start this Count.
Unfortunately, it was a very overcast day, which was not good as far as taking photos was concerned. There was so much snow on the ground and 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.
At one of the first acreages we call in at each year, we always get such a warm welcome. Tea, coffee and cookies are always waiting for us : ) This is where I photographed this barn with its attractive mural, taken as we drove past it. I added a filter to the image in post-processing, to sharpen the details.
One of my favourite farms to call in at has several beautiful Llamas, These animals tend to be one of the highlights of my day.
Another of my favourite farms to stop at has a beautiful, old, white 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.
So, it was a very enjoyable day, though there were not all that many species or individual birds to be seen. Many thanks, Andrew, for driving our leader and myself. You did a great job of handling the roads that had not been cleared of snow. I will add a list of the bird species seen, in a comment box below.
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