Lying on a bed of hoarfrost
With a little filtered help
Winter textures
Old prairie barn
Cattle drive
Cattle drive - and a few old barns and sheds
Stubble pattern
Skull on a fence post
Greenish sky beneath a Chinook Arch
One of my favourite views
Well-protected
A distant shot from my archives
They were gone, but now 'they' are back
Alberta's beautiful foothills and mountains
Beyond the fence
A hazy view with Dandelions
Slough near Eagle Lake
I LOVE Canola
Smoke from the British Columbia wildfires reaches…
Old barn in a field of canola
Alberta foothills in smoke haze
Splash of colour
No longer a home
Treasures in the yellow strip
Yesterday's barn
Love those hills
Little country school with company
A road less travelled
Old country schoolhouse
Four in a row
Beauty of an old barn, Alberta
Four in a row
A favourite old barn
A digital setting capture of the Laing house, Albe…
An old grain elevator with character
A popular row of old granaries
Red-tailed Hawk?
The colours of fall
A new-to-me old barn
Part of an old miners' camp
Another favourite Alberta barn
Old homestead, Alberta
Old barn
Complete with little red birdhouse
Once a home
A new-to-me old barn
Rust patterns
Old granaries on the prairie
Chains
A fine old barn
A favourite subject with photographers
Rural decay
Early morning sunrise over the mountains
Finally, the search is over
Beauty in old age
Weathered
Pontiac and Massey Harris, rusting side by side
Old barns in late afternoon sun
The joys of an old farmyard
The difference 10 days make
In winter time
A beauty of a barn
Old weathered shed
The beautiful mountains of Alberta
Winter on the prairies
Afternoon light on the foothills
An old, red beauty
Our beautiful Alberta
'Barn' Owl, alias Great Horned Owl
Nanton Christmas Bird Count
Sunrise colour over the mountain peaks
Little country church at Dinton
Following the fenceline
Winter on the farm
Hanging on till the final fall
Under a stormy sky
When storms blow in
An old barn with character
Our beautiful foothills on an overcast day
The long road south
Homestead remnants
Mossleigh grain elevators
Storm clouds over Canola
Gottlob Schmidt's Antelope Hill Ranch
Old cabin on Gottlob Schmidt's (Schmitty's) land
At Mossleigh grain elevators
Weathered and patched
Bright and cheery in its old age
Yellow and blue
Beautiful old house in the hills
The Grad Barn 2016
Layers
Love those Canola fields
Lighting up the storm clouds
This old house
And then there were only THREE!
Meadow Creek area, Benchlands
Along a country back road
Still standing
An old barn in winter
Charcoal effect
Old barn in winter
Clouds, reflected
A white barn from yesterday
Into the sun at Frank Lake
Soothing simplicity
Looking across Frank Lake
Ice patterns
Built with love
A life left behind
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
Farmyard scene on the prairie
Remembering the snow
03 Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
And they call this winter (in Alberta)?
A cluster of red barns
A fine old barn
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
Old barn with a different style
Barn-shaped mailbox
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
When the clouds roll in
A friendly greeting
Aging gracefully
Little country church
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Winter in the Nanton, Alberta, area
Some years, the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the town of Nanton is held late in December. Other years, it ends up being held early January, sometimes delayed because of really bad weather. The Count for 2016 was held on 30 December.
We drove through such beautiful scenery when we were covering the SW quadrant of the Christmas Bird Count circle that centered on the town of Nanton. A landscape over which the occasional Golden Eagle soars and in which, some years, numerous Sharp-tailed Grouse wander on the ground or perch in trees.
Actually, there are not many chances to take photos of birds on many of these Counts, but those of you who know me well know that I love taking scenic shots, old barns, farm cats, and anything else beautiful and/or interesting. This is one of my favourite roads in the area.
Last year, the highlight for me was seeing Pine Grosbeaks nice and close. This Count, I think the highlights were the stunning winter scenery, and a Great Horned Owl.
I absolutely love this area SW of Nanton! Some of these backroads are extremely steep and almost look vertical when seen from a distance. Some years, the whole area is white, covered in deep snow, so that you can't tell where the roadside ends and the ditch begins. This Count, it wasn't too bad, thank goodness, though I might have felt differently if I had been one of the two drivers for our group!
After driving (being driven, for me, which is always pure luxury) the backroads from about 8:00 a.m. till around 3:30 p.m., we returned to the wonderful home of the Truch family. Not only do Bill and Leah Truch and their son, Mike, always welcome everyone with open arms, they also provide a much-appreciated breakfast snack for us and then, at the end of the day, a delicious supper. Have to say that I love travelling these scenic backroads (though I've never driven them myself), but I also really enjoy getting together with everyone who covered the rest of the Count circle, afterwards. This is one of my favourite Bird Counts, and perhaps the most favourite.
Thanks so much for doing all the driving, Tony and Andrew, and thanks, Leah, Bill and Mike for all the effort and time you put into your wonderfully warm welcome! It was another well-organized Count, Mike, as usual - thank you!
We drove through such beautiful scenery when we were covering the SW quadrant of the Christmas Bird Count circle that centered on the town of Nanton. A landscape over which the occasional Golden Eagle soars and in which, some years, numerous Sharp-tailed Grouse wander on the ground or perch in trees.
Actually, there are not many chances to take photos of birds on many of these Counts, but those of you who know me well know that I love taking scenic shots, old barns, farm cats, and anything else beautiful and/or interesting. This is one of my favourite roads in the area.
Last year, the highlight for me was seeing Pine Grosbeaks nice and close. This Count, I think the highlights were the stunning winter scenery, and a Great Horned Owl.
I absolutely love this area SW of Nanton! Some of these backroads are extremely steep and almost look vertical when seen from a distance. Some years, the whole area is white, covered in deep snow, so that you can't tell where the roadside ends and the ditch begins. This Count, it wasn't too bad, thank goodness, though I might have felt differently if I had been one of the two drivers for our group!
After driving (being driven, for me, which is always pure luxury) the backroads from about 8:00 a.m. till around 3:30 p.m., we returned to the wonderful home of the Truch family. Not only do Bill and Leah Truch and their son, Mike, always welcome everyone with open arms, they also provide a much-appreciated breakfast snack for us and then, at the end of the day, a delicious supper. Have to say that I love travelling these scenic backroads (though I've never driven them myself), but I also really enjoy getting together with everyone who covered the rest of the Count circle, afterwards. This is one of my favourite Bird Counts, and perhaps the most favourite.
Thanks so much for doing all the driving, Tony and Andrew, and thanks, Leah, Bill and Mike for all the effort and time you put into your wonderfully warm welcome! It was another well-organized Count, Mike, as usual - thank you!
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