Springtime colour
Shooting stars / Dodecatheon sp. (and Dandelions)
Masked Cardinal / Paroaria nigrogenis, Trinidad
Collecting food for his babies
Watching the watchers
Purple Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright Nature Centre…
Lilium martagon - the beauty of a Lily
I LOVE Canola
A lucky find
Wildflower meadow, Waterton
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Blonde curls
Red-winged Blackbird
Nemophila sp.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird female
Celosia sp.
American Robin with food for his babies
Forever cute
Here comes dessert!
Common Nighthawk
Evening Grosbeak
Who can resist a Burrowing Owl?
I fell in love ....
Curious
Crested Oropendola, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trin…
Small and fast .... and adorable
Handsome Wood Ducks
Blue-gray Tanager / Thraupis episcopus, Asa Wright…
A filtered Poppy
Yellowlegs
Swainson's Hawk juvenile
American Goldfinch eating Sunflower seeds
Wood Ducks
Beauty of an old barn, Alberta
The Saskatoon Farm
Four in a row
Our precious Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta…
Swainson's Hawk
Lasting beauty
An old grain elevator with character
A fine old barn
Old tractor, Pioneer Acres
Lichen on the rocks at Rock Glacier
Sweet young owl
Pine Coulee Reservoir, Alberta
Pretty little Hummer, Asa Wright, Trinidad - immat…
Beautiful Mule Deer doe
Masterwort / Astrantia major
Common Raven keeping watch
Cattle drive in the mountains of Kananaskis, Alber…
Happy Thanksgiving!
A mountain meadow, Kananaskis, Alberta
Friendly visitor
Yellow Oriole, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Yesterday's storm
Pam and friend
Fragile and leaning
Rufous-vented chachalaca, Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Storm clouds near the city
Yesterday's absolute treat - the size of your fist…
Morning sun over Pine Coulee Reservoir
Popcan-sized Northern Pygmy-owl, from January 2015
Another surprise on another gloomy day
Lotus seedpod, Nariva Swamp afternoon, Trinidad
Yellow Oriole / Icterus nigrogularis, Nariva Swamp…
Nariva Swamp afternoon, Trinidad, Day 6
Hummingbird wings
Wilson's Snipe
Cacao tree (chocolate!), on way to Brasso Seco, Tr…
Crested Oropendola / Psarocolius decumanus, Asa Wr…
Green Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright Nature Centre,…
Purple Honeycreeper / Cyanerpes caeruleus, Asa Wri…
Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Tobago, Day 2
It's hard work, but someone's got to do it
Trinidad Motmot / Momotus bahamensis, Tobago
Aloe Vera / Aloe Barbadensis Miller, Blue Waters I…
False eyes and real eyes
Northern Pygmy-owl
Meadow Vole for a late lunch
Great Gray Owl, focused
Entrance to a ranch
Mandrill
Burrowing Owl
Peacefully waiting
Just needed colour
Northern Hawk Owl
Sleepy Great Horned Owl
Great Gray Owl in early morning sunlight
Northern Pygmy-owl
Turkey Vulture preening
A touch of blue
'Barn' Owl, alias Great Horned Owl
Yesterday's treat
That majestic look
Two's company
Following the fenceline
Joy for a deep-freeze day
With a twinkle in its eye
Peekaboo - whooo are yooo?
Black eyes and beaks are a give-away
Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans, everywhere!
Gray Jay - Canada's new National Bird
A brief close encounter
Waiting for me
A gleam in the eye
01 The glory of fall
Deadly duo - Amanita muscaria
It's that little guy (gal) again
An odd colour in nature
Young Spruce Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse / Tympanuchus phasianellus
Hiding in the Canola field
I think he caught a beautiful Tiger Moth : )
Busy parent
Hoverfly on European Pasque Flower
Black-capped Chickadee on Judy's hand
Strange but beautiful
Great Gray Owl - breathtaking
Tall Lungwort / Mertensia paniculata
On the hunt
Sweet little poser
Rough-legged Hawk
One of yesterday's treats
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Hairy Woodpecker / Picoides villosus
Well, I'm certainly not getting on very well with my Trinidad photos at the moment : ) Other things keep popping up and they have offered photo opportunities, too. This morning, I have just posted seven more shots from my day out with four friends, driving the area SW of Calgary, on 20 May 2017.
Part of the morning was spent at our friend, Barb's, acreage, SW of Calgary, enjoying the variety of birds that visit her garden. Thanks so much, Barb, as always, for letting us visit you. Such a joy to see birds like the handsome male Rose-breasted Grosbeak and the Evening Grosbeaks. I so rarely get to see either of these birds. This beautiful male Hairy Woodpecker also came by while we were there.
"The larger of two look alikes, the Hairy Woodpecker is a small but powerful bird that forages along trunks and main branches of large trees. It wields a much longer bill than the Downy Woodpecker's almost thornlike bill. Hairy Woodpeckers have a somewhat soldierly look, with their erect, straight-backed posture on tree trunks and their cleanly striped heads. Look for them at backyard suet or sunflower feeders, and listen for them whinnying from woodlots, parks, and forests." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hairy_Woodpecker/id
We then drove the various roads SW of the city, as far south as Turner Valley, hoping to see a few birds. Beautiful scenery in the whole area. In Turner Valley, we called in to see another mutual friend and watch the birds that visited her tiny, but beautifully and thoughtfully designed, back deck. Thanks so much for having us - and for the most welcome coffee! - Jackie, especially at such very short notice!
This coming weekend, it is the annual May Species Count. This year, 2017, I am only going to be doing the Sunday Count - no walking : )
"The count goes May 27-28: Calgary birders have been out in force every May since 1979, contributing to a broad census of the constantly changing patterns of bird distributions in North America. Last year (2015) we found 212 species. The count circle is the same as previous years, extending from Olds to Nanton, and from Exshaw to Standard, and includes a variety of environments." From NatureCalgary.
Part of the morning was spent at our friend, Barb's, acreage, SW of Calgary, enjoying the variety of birds that visit her garden. Thanks so much, Barb, as always, for letting us visit you. Such a joy to see birds like the handsome male Rose-breasted Grosbeak and the Evening Grosbeaks. I so rarely get to see either of these birds. This beautiful male Hairy Woodpecker also came by while we were there.
"The larger of two look alikes, the Hairy Woodpecker is a small but powerful bird that forages along trunks and main branches of large trees. It wields a much longer bill than the Downy Woodpecker's almost thornlike bill. Hairy Woodpeckers have a somewhat soldierly look, with their erect, straight-backed posture on tree trunks and their cleanly striped heads. Look for them at backyard suet or sunflower feeders, and listen for them whinnying from woodlots, parks, and forests." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hairy_Woodpecker/id
We then drove the various roads SW of the city, as far south as Turner Valley, hoping to see a few birds. Beautiful scenery in the whole area. In Turner Valley, we called in to see another mutual friend and watch the birds that visited her tiny, but beautifully and thoughtfully designed, back deck. Thanks so much for having us - and for the most welcome coffee! - Jackie, especially at such very short notice!
This coming weekend, it is the annual May Species Count. This year, 2017, I am only going to be doing the Sunday Count - no walking : )
"The count goes May 27-28: Calgary birders have been out in force every May since 1979, contributing to a broad census of the constantly changing patterns of bird distributions in North America. Last year (2015) we found 212 species. The count circle is the same as previous years, extending from Olds to Nanton, and from Exshaw to Standard, and includes a variety of environments." From NatureCalgary.
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