The end of an Artichoke
Old wagon in winter
Lacy curtain of ice
Our last morning on island of Trinidad
Splash of colour
Tropical pink, Trinidad
Shoo-fly / Nicandra physalodes
Sunflower detail
Milk Thistle, I believe
White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
Chipping Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
Pretty in pink
A new addition
Beauty
White-throated Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
Blue Himalayan Poppy
Peony seedpods
Hollyhock
American Goldfinch juvenile / Spinus tristis
Downy Woodpecker and American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Jackie's squirrel - Red or Eastern Gray?
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin taking a bath
Pine Siskin
The painted cow - "Some enchanted evening"
Globe Thistle / Echinops ritro
Butterfly on Joe Pye Weed
Pink (African?) Daisies
Turkistan Burning Bush / Euonymus nanus turkmenist…
Maple sp.?
Sea Holly
Artichoke in bloom
After our first major snowstorm
Pumpkin season, kid-style
Beauty in old age
Birdhouse with a difference
For the birds
Lest We Forget
A much-needed change of colour
Day 10, White-throated Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 6, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 7, Red Squirrel eating the bird food, Tadoussa…
Garden decoration
Day 6, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow
Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow
Day 10, White-throated Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 10, White-throated Sparrow
Day 10, White-crowned Sparrow
Dreaming of spring
Much needed colour
Baltimore Oriole / Icterus galbula
Western Tanager / Piranga ludoviciana
Baltimore Oriole / Icterus galbula
Western Tanager / Piranga ludoviciana
Rose-breasted Grosbeak male / Pheucticus ludovicia…
Pink
Geranium in Keith Logan's garden
Yellow Lily
Colour for an overcast day
Old and rusty tractor
The final stage of an Artichoke
Snow-capped
Common Redpoll
Aging Echinacea
Memories of colour
Common Redpoll / Acanthis flammea
Before "winter" arrived
Common Redpolls / Acanthis flammea
Lest we forget
September flowers
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
End of the season
Welcome colour
Remembering summer colour
Artichoke flower with different bee species
Cosmos beauty
Kangaroo Apple flowers / Solanum aviculare (?)
Masterwort / Astrantia major
Last days before the snow
Sunflower and visitors
Colours
Bluebird of happiness
Looper Moth sp.
Lasting beauty
Busy little bee
Owl and spider webs
The Long house, Pioneer Acres, Alberta, Canada
Bees, bees and more bees
About to open
Hybrid Mourning Dove-Eurasian Collared Dove
Bee on Sunflower
American Goldfinch eating Sunflower seeds
Checkered Skipper sp.?
A filtered Poppy
Hosta flowers
When the last petal has fallen
Red Birds in a Tree plant
Geranium sp.
Splash of colour
A pot full of colour
Day Lily
My new neighbour?
Celosia sp.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird female
Nemophila sp.
Garden flowers at the Rusty Bucket Ranch
Hearts at the Rusty Bucket Ranch
Summer colour
Gaillardia
Lilium martagon - the beauty of a Lily
Himalayan Blue Poppies
Artichoke, Saskatoon Farm
Ageless beauty
A potful of owls
Steps from my cabin to main building, Asa Wright
Tropical Mockingbird, Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Tropical Mockingbird / Mimus gilvus, Tobago
Tropical Mockingbird with attitude
Ixora
Tropical Mockingbird / Mimus gilvus, Tobago
Down by the sea
See also...
Sheep River Christmas Bird Counts, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Sheep River Christmas Bird Counts, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
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A welcome splash of colour
The three photos posted this morning were taken yesterday, 27 December 2017, when six of us (in the group I was in) took part in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the Sheep River/Priddis/Turner Valley area. Our time was spent travelling in two cars, driving the back roads SW of the city and calling in at various acreages/ farms. Thanks so much, Joe, for being one of the two drivers. This was so much appreciated! With brutally cold temperatures for days, and wind chills plunging to as low as -37C, and lots of snow, we were thankful that only part of the day was spent out of the car! Unfortunately, the light was very poor all day for taking photos. Last night, we had more snow, so I will need to clear off my car before tomorrow's Bird Count way north of the city. Another three or four days of this bitter weather and things are forecast to warm up, thank goodness.
I took part in this Count for 2015 and 2016, but had missed it for a few years before that. I believe I had only ever done it twice before that, a few years ago (December 2007 and December 30, 2008). This time, like last year, our area was in the centre of the count circle and I'm so glad I decided to go again.
A great stop was at Rod Handfield's place. Some of us go there very occasionally on botany trips and he always has the best mushrooms and other fungi growing in his forest in the fall. Rod and his wife have such a beautiful cabin there. Rod is always so wonderfully hospitable, and yesterday, he had driven out to the cabin and had delicious coffee and baked goods ready for us! This was so much appreciated and enjoyed, and I know that I, for one, felt re-energized after this treat and being able to warm up in his home. As always, many thanks, Rod!
We met with nothing but pleasant landowners, so willing to allow us to wander their properties. One of them, Doug J, had the highlight of the day for us - a Steller's Jay! The status of the Steller's Jay in Alberta is "locally uncommon year-round". They are spotted most often in the Rocky Mountains. Waterton Lakes National Park seems to be the best area for these stunning birds.
Another welcome sighting was a group of 10 Wild Turkeys at a location where we have previously seen them. Pine Grosbeaks and Common Redpolls helped make the day enjoyable, too, along with the 'regulars', including Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, Canada Geese, and three types of Chickadee. Everything seen in such spectacular scenery, too. I love this whole area and, thankfully, it is an area that I can drive to myself. Needless to say, I know I am very lucky.
By the way, we briefly stopped and looked down a hill to see one of the locations for the very popular TV series, "Heartland". This is a real-life farm, including the big, red barn.
A short Blog article by one of the sons raised in real life on this farm that is used in Heartland:
www.cbc.ca/heartland/blog/a-bit-of-real-history-of-the-he...
youtu.be/7LEvpS4zd2E
I took part in this Count for 2015 and 2016, but had missed it for a few years before that. I believe I had only ever done it twice before that, a few years ago (December 2007 and December 30, 2008). This time, like last year, our area was in the centre of the count circle and I'm so glad I decided to go again.
A great stop was at Rod Handfield's place. Some of us go there very occasionally on botany trips and he always has the best mushrooms and other fungi growing in his forest in the fall. Rod and his wife have such a beautiful cabin there. Rod is always so wonderfully hospitable, and yesterday, he had driven out to the cabin and had delicious coffee and baked goods ready for us! This was so much appreciated and enjoyed, and I know that I, for one, felt re-energized after this treat and being able to warm up in his home. As always, many thanks, Rod!
We met with nothing but pleasant landowners, so willing to allow us to wander their properties. One of them, Doug J, had the highlight of the day for us - a Steller's Jay! The status of the Steller's Jay in Alberta is "locally uncommon year-round". They are spotted most often in the Rocky Mountains. Waterton Lakes National Park seems to be the best area for these stunning birds.
Another welcome sighting was a group of 10 Wild Turkeys at a location where we have previously seen them. Pine Grosbeaks and Common Redpolls helped make the day enjoyable, too, along with the 'regulars', including Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, Canada Geese, and three types of Chickadee. Everything seen in such spectacular scenery, too. I love this whole area and, thankfully, it is an area that I can drive to myself. Needless to say, I know I am very lucky.
By the way, we briefly stopped and looked down a hill to see one of the locations for the very popular TV series, "Heartland". This is a real-life farm, including the big, red barn.
A short Blog article by one of the sons raised in real life on this farm that is used in Heartland:
www.cbc.ca/heartland/blog/a-bit-of-real-history-of-the-he...
youtu.be/7LEvpS4zd2E
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