Red Birds in a Tree plant
When the last petal has fallen
Blue-gray Tanager / Thraupis episcopus, Asa Wright…
Hanging on
You looking at me, lady?
Green Honeycreeper female, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Hosta flowers
Patiently waiting
Swainson's Hawk juvenile
Swainson's Hawk juvenile
American Goldfinch eating Sunflower seeds
Hybrid Mourning Dove-Eurasian Collared Dove
About to open
Old tractor seat
Palm Tanager, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Cabbage White on Creeping Thistle
Swainson's Hawk
Back-lit Goat's-beard
Busy little bee
Lasting beauty
American Goldfinch
Looper Moth sp.
Back view of an orange Sunflower
Purple Honeycreeper female, Asa Wright
Rooster, Saskatoon Farm
Sunflower and visitors
Pretty little Hummer, Asa Wright, Trinidad - immat…
Beautiful Mule Deer doe
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Masterwort / Astrantia major
I'm tiny - and BLUE
Gentians in a friend's garden
Friendly visitor
Cosmos beauty
Yellow Oriole, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Bald Eagle / Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bighorn Sheep, mom and youngster
Pam and friend
Evening Grosbeak female
Ruddy Turnstone, Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Remembering summer colour
Welcome colour
Curious Alpaca
End of the season
Goodbye fall, hello winter!
Rufous-vented chachalaca, Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
And down(y) he flew
Snow-capped berries
September flowers
Lest we forget
Common Redpolls / Acanthis flammea
Swainson's Hawk juvenile
Evening Grosbeaks, male and female
Purple Honeycreeper male
Old-fashioned garden decoration
A change from a world of white
Wilson's Snipe
Memories of colour
Aging Echinacea
Ruddy Turnstone, Tobago
White-necked Jacobin, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Where countryside and civilization meet
Showy Aster
Crested Oropendola, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trin…
Geranium sp.
Flight training with a Red-tailed Hawk
A wild Sunflower from a gravel road
Little green hearts of White Camas
Western Meadowlark
Day Lily
Bear Grass
Swainson's Hawk / Buteo swainsoni
Star-flowered Solomon's Seal / Maianthemum stellat…
Purple Honeycreeper male, Trinidad
Bear Grass bud
Common Tansy / Tanacetum vulgare
Common Nighthawk
Bear Grass with Crab Spider and prey
Nodding/Musk Thistle / Carduus nutans
Here comes dessert!
Forever cute
American Robin with food for his babies
Ruby-throated Hummingbird female
Mountain Bluebird female
Mountain Bluebird
Purple/Water Avens seedhead / Geum rivale
Red-winged Blackbird
A country scene
Blonde curls
Garden flowers at the Rusty Bucket Ranch
Watch dog : )
Hearts at the Rusty Bucket Ranch
Summer colour
Pinedrops
Pink Monkeyflower
Western Meadowlark
Common Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Yellow Prairie Coneflower / Ratibida columnifera
Thistle
Finally!
Blue-gray Tanager, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trini…
Himalayan Blue Poppies
White Admiral on Cow Parsnip
Bear Grass starting to open
Gaillardia
Common Raven in the sun
Red Baneberry, Waterton Lakes National Park
Balancing act
Purple Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright Nature Centre…
Arnica sp.
A touch of blue
A splash of much-needed colour
Wilson's Snipe / Gallinago delicata
Meadow Goat's-beard / Tragopogon pratensis
Red-winged Blackbird male
Mountain Bluebird with food for her babies
Dandelion perfection
Brown-headed Cowbird male
Collecting food for his babies
The innocents
One of many
Shooting stars / Dodecatheon sp. (and Dandelions)
Crested Oropendola, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trin…
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Needless to say, this is not a photo that was taken in the wild! I would never be able to get such a close shot or even a close view like this, unless the bird was captive for one reason or another. This bird had just had some flight training and was given a hosepipe shower to cool off.
This particular Bald Eagle resides at the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre in Coaldale, southern Alberta. This is a wonderful place that rehabilitates and releases (whenever possible) various birds of prey - hawks, owls, Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures,and Golden Eagles. Some of these birds act as Wildlife Ambassadors, too, including educating the public away from the Centre. Sometimes, a bird is used as a foster parent, too.
I often see Bald Eagles flying wild, both in the city and in the surrounding areas. Usually when I see one, it is flying or perched far away. Too far away to see any detail at all, which is why I love going to this Centre, to see raptors up close.
"Once a common sight in much of the continent, the bald eagle was severely affected in the mid-20th century by a variety of factors, among them the thinning of egg shells attributed to use of the pesticide DDT. Bald eagles, like many birds of prey, were especially affected by DDT due to biomagnification. DDT itself was not lethal to the adult bird, but it interfered with the bird's calcium metabolism, making the bird either sterile or unable to lay healthy eggs. Female eagles laid eggs that were too brittle to withstand the weight of a brooding adult, making it nearly impossible for the eggs to hatch. It is estimated that in the early 18th century, the bald eagle population was 300,000–500,000,[118] but by the 1950s there were only 412 nesting pairs in the 48 contiguous states of the US. Other factors in bald eagle population reductions were a widespread loss of suitable habitat, as well as both legal and illegal shooting. DDT was completely banned in Canada in 1989, though its use had been highly restricted since the late 1970s." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_eagle
This summer, we have had practically no 'normal' summer days. They have been either too hot thanks to our endless heatwave, or too smoky thanks to all the wildfires in British Columbia and Alberta. The forecast for this day 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!
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. Shortly after leaving home, 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 had managed to make myself get up early on the morning of 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 the backroads rather than the 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 just 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, except for photos at the Centre.
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. 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!
This particular Bald Eagle resides at the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre in Coaldale, southern Alberta. This is a wonderful place that rehabilitates and releases (whenever possible) various birds of prey - hawks, owls, Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures,and Golden Eagles. Some of these birds act as Wildlife Ambassadors, too, including educating the public away from the Centre. Sometimes, a bird is used as a foster parent, too.
I often see Bald Eagles flying wild, both in the city and in the surrounding areas. Usually when I see one, it is flying or perched far away. Too far away to see any detail at all, which is why I love going to this Centre, to see raptors up close.
"Once a common sight in much of the continent, the bald eagle was severely affected in the mid-20th century by a variety of factors, among them the thinning of egg shells attributed to use of the pesticide DDT. Bald eagles, like many birds of prey, were especially affected by DDT due to biomagnification. DDT itself was not lethal to the adult bird, but it interfered with the bird's calcium metabolism, making the bird either sterile or unable to lay healthy eggs. Female eagles laid eggs that were too brittle to withstand the weight of a brooding adult, making it nearly impossible for the eggs to hatch. It is estimated that in the early 18th century, the bald eagle population was 300,000–500,000,[118] but by the 1950s there were only 412 nesting pairs in the 48 contiguous states of the US. Other factors in bald eagle population reductions were a widespread loss of suitable habitat, as well as both legal and illegal shooting. DDT was completely banned in Canada in 1989, though its use had been highly restricted since the late 1970s." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_eagle
This summer, we have had practically no 'normal' summer days. They have been either too hot thanks to our endless heatwave, or too smoky thanks to all the wildfires in British Columbia and Alberta. The forecast for this day 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!
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. Shortly after leaving home, 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 had managed to make myself get up early on the morning of 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 the backroads rather than the 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 just 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, except for photos at the Centre.
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. 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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