02 Boat ride through the Caroni Swamp
Spider on bottom of our boat, Caroni Swamp, Trinid…
Friend on boat at Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Barn of an unusual shape
Yet another snowstorm
Old wagon in winter
Little country church
Country scene in winter
The ever-present Black-capped Chickadee
Old barns in the foothills
Winter's beauty
Plain, but welcome
A favourite, well-kept barn
Common Redpoll female
Prairie life in winter
Old country church
On its way down
Pileated Woodpecker seen in Canmore
Pileated Woodpecker
Common Redpoll
Donkey guardians of the old schoolhouse
A favourite old barn
Standing up well
Old barn in spring snow
A rural "winter" scene
Remembering winter
Once was home
White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
Chipping Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
Purple Finch male, Tadoussac, Quebec
A new addition
Old barn on drive to Pt Pelee from Toronto, Ontari…
So many old barns between Toronto and Pt Pelee
White-throated Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
American Goldfinch male, Tadoussac, Quebec
On the way home from Cartwrights' land
On the way home from Cartwright bio-blitz
Love an old, red barn
Glorious Canola
Pine Siskin
Jackie's squirrel - Red or Eastern Gray?
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin
Vesper Sparrow
On its last legs
A favourite barn
Filtered barn
Day 2, an old barn near Rondeau PP, Ontario
Old farm wagon
Barn with ducks, chickens and rabbit
Weathered door
Bringing the straw bales
The Straw Barn
Friendly horse
Old farm wagon wheel
Day 10, American Goldfinch male, Tadoussac
Day 10, American Goldfinch female, Tadoussac
Day 6, the Chauvin Trading Post, Tadoussac, Quebec
Day 10, White-throated Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 6, Chapelle de Tadoussac / Tadoussac Chapel, Q…
Searching for a Great Horned Owl - with permission
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Red barn, High River Christmas Bird Count
Old barns in winter
A most welcome find
A rural Christmas
Rural decay
A glimpse through the trees
Happy New Year, everyone!
Red barn in winter
A simple, natural Christmas
Happy Christmas Eve!
The birding blind at Frank Lake
In search of an owl - with permission
Here comes the snow
The difference four days make
A sunrise sky that lasted till sunset
"Just" a little House Sparrow
Fine old house
Little country church
Looking across the prairie
One of my favourite barns
Rural decay on the prairie
Part of an abandoned mining camp
Old country church
A happy find
Behind the tangled branches
Evening Grosbeaks, male and female
Down on the farm
Old, see-through barn
Old house next to metal silo
Old weathered shed
Lost, in Weaselhead
A beauty of a barn
Old house on the prairie
In winter time
Beyond repair
The difference 10 days make
The red barn
Old barns in late afternoon sun
In fairly good condition
Fragile and leaning
Autumn Stripes
Beauty in old age
Finally, the search is over
A favourite subject with photographers
A fine old barn
Old granaries on the prairie
A new-to-me old barn
Once a home
Complete with little red birdhouse
Old barn
Side by side
Old homestead, Alberta
Another favourite Alberta barn
Part of an old miners' camp
A new-to-me old barn
A popular row of old granaries
An old grain elevator with character
A digital setting capture of the Laing house, Albe…
A favourite old barn
Four in a row
Four in a row
Old country schoolhouse
Little country school with company
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Old and the new
On 13 December 2017, I was out on the road by 9:20 am, which is a miracle in itself. I find it almost impossible to get out early when I am going for a drive by myself. I didn't have any photos edited ready to post that morning, which helped. Seeing snowflake icons in the forecast for too many of the days that coming week, I thought I had better take a drive SE of the city while the roads were clear. I was lucky with the clouds in the morning, but it did cloud over in the afternoon.
My hope was to maybe find a Snowy Owl in this whole area, like I had done in previous years. I knew I would probably have more luck if I drove the back roads NE of the city, but I didn't feel like driving that far. No luck finding a Snowy Owl and, in fact, there were barely any birds of any kind to be seen - just a small flock of Common Redpolls and two or three Magpies. At least I knew that I would pass several old barns that I have photographed on previous occasions. It just felt good to be in such scenery on a beautiful, sunny day. That is, until I somehow got lost on the way back home. I think I know where I may have gone wrong. Seeing a huge road sign that said North Calgary, I wasn't sure if I would end up on the dreaded Deerfoot Trail, like happened last time I was out in that area. So, I kept driving straight and found myself in a fairly built-up area that I had never been in before. Ended up driving back the way I had come until I was on familiar ground. A long way and a lot of wasted time! Total round trip was 333 km.
My hope was to maybe find a Snowy Owl in this whole area, like I had done in previous years. I knew I would probably have more luck if I drove the back roads NE of the city, but I didn't feel like driving that far. No luck finding a Snowy Owl and, in fact, there were barely any birds of any kind to be seen - just a small flock of Common Redpolls and two or three Magpies. At least I knew that I would pass several old barns that I have photographed on previous occasions. It just felt good to be in such scenery on a beautiful, sunny day. That is, until I somehow got lost on the way back home. I think I know where I may have gone wrong. Seeing a huge road sign that said North Calgary, I wasn't sure if I would end up on the dreaded Deerfoot Trail, like happened last time I was out in that area. So, I kept driving straight and found myself in a fairly built-up area that I had never been in before. Ended up driving back the way I had come until I was on familiar ground. A long way and a lot of wasted time! Total round trip was 333 km.
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