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An old grain elevator with character
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
I LOVE Canola
Mom and her babies
Made my day : )
Hanging on
Little country school with company
Skull on a fence post
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Joy for a deep-freeze day
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Sweet little thing
It's that little guy (gal) again
Light-coloured Pika
The colours of fall
A brief moment of rest
The cutest little furball
A favourite bird to photograph
Upland Sandpiper
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
I think he caught a beautiful Tiger Moth : )
One of my favourite birds to photograph
Purple Rain
An over-the-shoulder glance
Food for his babies
Without its camouflage
Got my eyes on you
Great Gray Owl with its catch
Snowy Owl - just close enough
Northern Pygmy-owl, one year ago
'Superman, where are you now?'
Wearing a heavy coat of hoar frost
Rough-legged Hawk
Emerald Lake
Winter wonderland with a bonus
One of yesterday's treats
Snow in the forecast - need colour
Follow the fence line
Ready to trap an unwary insect
A foggy, frosty sunrise
Frosted Cattails
Great Gray Owl in early morning light
Cute as always
The whites and blues of winter
Wonder what she's thinking
Julia Heliconian / Dryas iulia
Eurasian Lynx
Pretty in pink
Thank you for the pose
Maskinonge Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Blue and Brown Clipper / Parthenos sylvia
A view at Marsland Basin
Wood Nymph sp.
Emerald waters
European Skipper on Red Clover
White-tailed Deer at Akamina Lake, Waterton
Canoes at Cameron Lake, Waterton
Spread those wings
One of my favourites to photograph
Three days in Waterton Lakes National Park
A snack that is sure to tickle
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Another dreary, overcast day today, with a temperature of 1C (windchill -4C) this morning. Yesterday, 10 October 2017, was much the same, if not worse, but I decided to join friends for a three-hour walk - that included a fair bit of standing - at the east end of Fish Creek Provincial Park. I was hoping that there might still be some fall colour to be seen. Strong winds and snow had removed a lot of the leaves from the trees, but there were still enough to give a golden glow to photos. There is a 70% chance for mixed precipitation this afternoon, so yesterday may have been the last of any good colour.
We had a few good sightings yesterday, including a Great Blue Heron that seemed to have a problem with swallowing a very tiny fish it had caught. It would catch the fish, and then drop it back in the water, and repeated this several times. I don't think it ever did catch and actually eat it. Another fun thing to see was a male Downy Woodpecker that suddenly flew down to someone's hand. Chickadees and Nuthatches were also very aware that we were standing there. They are so busy searching for and collecting food to store away for the long, harsh winter months.
Great Horned Owls nest each year at the east end of the park and have done so for years. I don't know how on earth someone spotted the one we saw yesterday. It was perched far away in a wooded area and was almost impossible to see. If I moved two or three inches to the left or right, the owl was hidden from view. Even though I have seen endless owls over the years, it is always a good feeling to see one again. I guess I missed the owls in this area back in March or April of this year - too busy with preparations for my trip to Trinidad & Tobago, but also, last winter was so brutal.
We had a few good sightings yesterday, including a Great Blue Heron that seemed to have a problem with swallowing a very tiny fish it had caught. It would catch the fish, and then drop it back in the water, and repeated this several times. I don't think it ever did catch and actually eat it. Another fun thing to see was a male Downy Woodpecker that suddenly flew down to someone's hand. Chickadees and Nuthatches were also very aware that we were standing there. They are so busy searching for and collecting food to store away for the long, harsh winter months.
Great Horned Owls nest each year at the east end of the park and have done so for years. I don't know how on earth someone spotted the one we saw yesterday. It was perched far away in a wooded area and was almost impossible to see. If I moved two or three inches to the left or right, the owl was hidden from view. Even though I have seen endless owls over the years, it is always a good feeling to see one again. I guess I missed the owls in this area back in March or April of this year - too busy with preparations for my trip to Trinidad & Tobago, but also, last winter was so brutal.
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