A white world
Prairie life in winter
When the world turns white
Disappearing into nothingness
Hoar frost tree and vanishing fields
Short-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
You never know where you'll see a Snowy Owl
Two male Snowy Owls in the same field
King of silos
Under a Chinook arch
A sunrise sky that lasted till sunset
New "barn", Granary Road
Old house next to metal silo
Rural decay
Stubble pattern
Lying on a bed of hoarfrost
Meadow Vole for a tasty snack
One of my favourite barns
Lapland Longspur? No, a female Red-winged Blackbi…
A little eye-catcher
An old barn in winter
Old barn in winter
Clouds, reflected
Soothing simplicity
Rolling hills and distant peaks
A sky filled with clouds
The Famous Five from a distance
Fancy silo with stairs
When the clouds roll in
White beauty
The only one
A frosty prairie view
Fields of golden stubble
Layers and stripes
Here comes the rain
Five Swans a-swimming
The olden days
Springtime on the prairie
Trumpeter Swans
The day before Christmas
Follow the lines
Sunrise over the mountains
Sunrise pink
Zoomed to the max
Gray Partridge
Some white patches have eyes : )
An early Christmas present, 2013
Gray Partridge
Old prairie homestead
The beauty of golden stubble
Old and new on the prairies
A beautiful setting
Wide open spaces that go on forever
Stripes of colour
Fun in the sun
Christmas Eve day on the prairies
Light through the storm clouds
The row of five
Swans galore
Three in a row
In a farmer's field
Stubble stripes
Prairie drama
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Before winter arrived
Thought I'd better post three more local photos today, instead of more green rainforest shots, before I lose all my Contacts : ) As far as my Trinidad & Tobago trip is concerned, I have more or less finished with photos of mangrove trees and other greenery, and will be posting a few (distant) bird images.
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, which helped. Seeing snowflake icons in the forecast for too many of the days in the 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, as you can see in this photo. I absolutely love driving this kind of road - at least, in good weather.
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!
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, which helped. Seeing snowflake icons in the forecast for too many of the days in the 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, as you can see in this photo. I absolutely love driving this kind of road - at least, in good weather.
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!
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