Cooling down
Spiked hairdo
Short-eared Owl
Sleepy Short-eared Owl
Handsome Wood Ducks
Green Honeycreeper female, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Killdeer / Charadrius vociferus
Great Blue Heron, fishing
Oilbird / Steatornis caripensis, Trinidad
A change from a world of white
Wilson's Snipe
Oilbird, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
Townsend's Solitaire / Myadestes townsendi
Oilbird, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Purple Honeycreeper, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Curious glance from a Great Horned Owl
Purple Honeycreeper male, Trinidad
Why names just don't suit the bird
Green Honeycreeper male, Trinidad
Ring-billed Gull
Little Blue Heron / Egretta caerulea, Caroni Swamp…
Purple Honeycreeper male, Trinidad
Little Blue Heron, Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Green Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Great Gray Owl #1
Great Gray Owl #2
Green Honeycreeper female, Trinidad
Great Gray Owl, watching and listening
Great Gray Owl hunting
Bald Eagle getting a hosepipe shower
Great Gray Owl, highly zoomed
Great Gray Owl on the hunt
Far, far away
Pileated Woodpecker seen in Canmore
Red Fox (just for the record)
Great Gray Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
European Starling / Sturnus vulgaris
Great Gray Owl
Sleepy Great Horned Owl
Green Honeycreeper male, Trinidad
A touch of blue
Brewer's Blackbird / Euphagus cyanocephalus
Gathering lunch for his babies
Purple Honeycreeper, Trinidad
One of yesterday's Great Horned Owls
Green Honeycreeper male, Trinidad
Almost missed, but gratefully seen
They're back : )
Green Honeycreeper male, Trinidad
Mountain Bluebird female
Purple Honeycreeper male, Trinidad
Western Grebes paired up
Eared Grebes in their mating dance
White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
Mourning Dove, Pt. Pelee, Ontario, Canada
Chipping Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
Wilson's Snipe
White-throated Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
Bluebird bling
Eastern Kingbird
Black Tern
Cinnamon Black Bear, Waterton Lakes National Park,…
Anyone have a comb?
Common Nighthawk
Here comes dessert!
Mountain Bluebird female
Mountain Bluebird
Red-winged Blackbird
A country scene
Beautiful Mule Deer family
A lucky find
Common Nighthawk
Finally!
"Alan, Alan, Alan ...Steve, Steve!"
Balancing act
Purple Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright Nature Centre…
A touch of blue
Great Horned Owl male
Killdeer / Charadrius vociferus
American Coot and 'cootlings'
Wilson's Snipe / Gallinago delicata
Bobolink / Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Mountain Bluebird with food for her babies
Collecting food for his babies
Oilbird / Steatornis caripensis, Dunston Cave, Asa…
Green Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright, Trinidad
American Coot
Showing off all his "bling"
A slight touch of blue
Eared Grebe
Mom and her babies
Great Horned Owl and owlet
A nest box to match
A house to match
Mountain Bluebird male
American Robin down by the river
Green Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright Nature Centre,…
Red-necked Grebe / Podiceps grisegena
Redhead male / Aythya americana
Common Grackle / Quiscalus quiscula
Up close and personal
Redhead male
Green Honeycreeper female, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Green Honeycreeper female, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Wilson's Snipe
Green Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright Nature Centre,…
Northern Hawk Owl with woodland bokeh
02 Bald Eagle in late afternoon sun
Meadow Vole for a late lunch
Northern Hawk Owl
Eyes fixed on supper
Perch with a good view
Mountain Goat
Peacefully waiting
Quietly watching, always alert
Winner with its prey
Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Atop a utility pole
Meadow Vole for a tasty snack
Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Hawk Owl from 2016
Female Mountain Bluebird with lunch for her babies
Sleepy Great Horned Owl
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I will add that this photo of two little Burrowing Owls was taken in captivity and not in the wild. I'm not sure if the front one is the female who is a foster mother to several babies who were brought into the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre. The owl that is peeping round the pipe is a young one. Only once have I ever seen Burrowing Owls in the wild, way down in south-eastern Alberta. What a thrill that was - many birders never get such a chance, so I know I'm very lucky.
""As a result of its ENDANGERED Species status in 1995, it has the focus of a variety of conservation efforts. Operation Burrowing Owl and other projects involving habitat preservation with landowners have been created. Populations are monitored by Fish and Wildlife departments. They have been reintroduced into the British Columbia interior, where it was extirpated. Outlook would improve if larger areas of habitat were preserved and harmful pesticides were banned in all areas of their range. Numbers could increase if an increased tolerance to burrowing mammals develops (i.e. badgers) – provides homes for the Burrowing Owl. Outlook: perilous." From burrowingowl.com.
burrowingowl.com/visit/index.php
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrowing_Owl
This summer, we have had practically no 'normal' summer days. They have been either far too hot thanks to our endless heatwave, or too smoky thanks to all the wildfires in British Columbia and Alberta. The weather forecast for six days ago looked good; sunshine all day, with rain forecast on several of the coming days. I decided to finally do a drive all the way down south to near Lethbridge, so that I could again visit the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre in Coaldale. Last year, I did this drive for the very first time on my own and I wanted to make sure I didn't lose my courage to do it again. During the 511 kms that I drove, I had to ask for help with directions twice - both times in the same small hamlet! It was a hot day, with a temperature of 31C when I was at the Centre.
The forecast was for sun all day, but there was no mention of the smoke haze that completely blocked out the mountains and pretty much the foothills, too. Very quickly, I was almost tempted to turn around and come home, but I had noticed rain in the forecast for some coming days. I reckoned I would still be able to photograph the fairly close birds at the Centre, which worked out fine.
Amazingly, I managed to make myself get up early that morning, 3 August 2017, and set off just before 8:30 am. My intention was to drive straight to Coaldale without stopping anywhere en route. Not an easy thing for me to do, as I much prefer driving slowly along the backroads rather than the less interesting highways. However, I knew it would take me a few hours to get there and I wanted to have as much time as possible down there. On the way home, I drove one dusty, gravel road, but saw nothing but a couple of Horned Larks perched on fence posts. A couple of old barns (that I had seen before) and a few scenic shots, were more or less all I took.
Twelve hours later, I finally arrived home, at 8:30 pm, totally tired out, and my car was just about out of gas. For the first time in the year that I have had this vehicle, the gas level warning light came on. Also, it surprises me that the oil change light has never come on, as I have done 8,500 km in just under 12 months. I was given free oil changes for the life of the car, but was told that I can't get them done until the light comes on, on the dashboard. Think I'd better contact the dealership and ask about this. Almost a year sounds far too long to not have an oil change. Later: after doing a bit of Googling, it seems that it is quite normal to have done this many km, or more, before the maintenance light comes on for getting a first oil change. My previous vehicle was 17 years old and things have obviously changed with newer cars!
""As a result of its ENDANGERED Species status in 1995, it has the focus of a variety of conservation efforts. Operation Burrowing Owl and other projects involving habitat preservation with landowners have been created. Populations are monitored by Fish and Wildlife departments. They have been reintroduced into the British Columbia interior, where it was extirpated. Outlook would improve if larger areas of habitat were preserved and harmful pesticides were banned in all areas of their range. Numbers could increase if an increased tolerance to burrowing mammals develops (i.e. badgers) – provides homes for the Burrowing Owl. Outlook: perilous." From burrowingowl.com.
burrowingowl.com/visit/index.php
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrowing_Owl
This summer, we have had practically no 'normal' summer days. They have been either far too hot thanks to our endless heatwave, or too smoky thanks to all the wildfires in British Columbia and Alberta. The weather forecast for six days ago looked good; sunshine all day, with rain forecast on several of the coming days. I decided to finally do a drive all the way down south to near Lethbridge, so that I could again visit the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre in Coaldale. Last year, I did this drive for the very first time on my own and I wanted to make sure I didn't lose my courage to do it again. During the 511 kms that I drove, I had to ask for help with directions twice - both times in the same small hamlet! It was a hot day, with a temperature of 31C when I was at the Centre.
The forecast was for sun all day, but there was no mention of the smoke haze that completely blocked out the mountains and pretty much the foothills, too. Very quickly, I was almost tempted to turn around and come home, but I had noticed rain in the forecast for some coming days. I reckoned I would still be able to photograph the fairly close birds at the Centre, which worked out fine.
Amazingly, I managed to make myself get up early that morning, 3 August 2017, and set off just before 8:30 am. My intention was to drive straight to Coaldale without stopping anywhere en route. Not an easy thing for me to do, as I much prefer driving slowly along the backroads rather than the less interesting highways. However, I knew it would take me a few hours to get there and I wanted to have as much time as possible down there. On the way home, I drove one dusty, gravel road, but saw nothing but a couple of Horned Larks perched on fence posts. A couple of old barns (that I had seen before) and a few scenic shots, were more or less all I took.
Twelve hours later, I finally arrived home, at 8:30 pm, totally tired out, and my car was just about out of gas. For the first time in the year that I have had this vehicle, the gas level warning light came on. Also, it surprises me that the oil change light has never come on, as I have done 8,500 km in just under 12 months. I was given free oil changes for the life of the car, but was told that I can't get them done until the light comes on, on the dashboard. Think I'd better contact the dealership and ask about this. Almost a year sounds far too long to not have an oil change. Later: after doing a bit of Googling, it seems that it is quite normal to have done this many km, or more, before the maintenance light comes on for getting a first oil change. My previous vehicle was 17 years old and things have obviously changed with newer cars!
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