A new addition
Glorious Canola
Ruddy Duck male
Black-crowned Night-heron
American Coot
American Coot
Vesper Sparrow
Impressive creature
Enjoying a good meal
Ferruginous Hawk
A classic light/intermediate-morph adult Swainson'…
Swainson's Hawk juvenile
Mourning Dove - love the blue eye-ring
Me and my dad
Butterfly on Joe Pye Weed
Swainson's Hawk / Buteo swainsoni
Pink (African?) Daisies
Artichoke in bloom
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Halloween!
Farm cat, High River Christmas Bird Count
Searching for a Great Horned Owl - with permission
Red barn, High River Christmas Bird Count
A 'new' barn
Another see-through barn
Helmeted Guineafowl
Prairie winter
Farmyard friends
Wide open spaces
A face only a mother could love
Juvenile Swainson's Hawk / Buteo swainsoni
Blossom on red
Farm dog
What insect is this (on my car)? Mosquito sp.?
Richardson's Ground Squirrel / Urocitellus richard…
Young Richardson's Ground Squirrel / Urocitellus r…
Eared Grebe / Podiceps nigricollis
Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocep…
Frank Lake bird blind
Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocep…
Eared Grebe / Podiceps nigricollis
Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica
Storm clouds moving in
Eared Grebe with baby
Storm clouds in the direction of home
Barn Swallow with feather for its nest
Coot juvenile
Coot baby following in Mom's footsteps
Eared Grebe baby
Eared Grebe & baby
Old, red barn
Golden Eagle!
Swainson's Hawk, immature
The yellow has bloomed!
Colour for an overcast day
Old and rusty tractor
A great use for old teapots
The far side of the river valley
Bright and beautiful
One of my favourite old barns
Little country church, Alberta
The remaining three
One of my favourite old barns
Eared Grebes in their mating dance
Ferruginous Hawk / Buteo regalis
Once was home
Western Grebes paired up
Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocep…
Little country church, Carmangay
Milk Thistle, I believe
Little angel
Almost missed, but gratefully seen
They call this spring?
Standing up well
Western Meadowlark
The challenges of being a birder
One of yesterday's Great Horned Owls
Old country church
Ruddy Duck from the archives
Cute little thing
Little country church
Cat at the Saskatoon Farm
Before winter arrived
Barn of an unusual shape
Old and the new
An old, abandoned Chevrolet
Common Redpoll in falling snow
The end of an Artichoke
Rural decay
The final stage of an Artichoke
Not quite Santa's reindeer
Beautiful and, oh, so cute
Snow-capped
Always a treat
Common Redpoll with an orange spot
Hungry Moose
King of silos
The birding blind at Frank Lake
Feeding frenzy - is the top right bird a Hoary Red…
A welcome addition to our Christmas Bird Count
In search of an owl - with permission
Birders on an Audubon Christmas Bird Count
Common Redpoll
Here comes the snow
Unexpected, and very welcome, Moose
The difference four days make
Farm cat
Under a Chinook arch
Handsome Mulie buck
A sunrise sky that lasted till sunset
"Just" a little House Sparrow
Fine old house
Little country church
Looking across the prairie
Before the next snowfall
One of my favourite barns
Handsome - Norwegian Fjord Horse?
Rural decay on the prairie
Old country church
House Sparrow at the Saskatoon Farm
Modern barn
Memories of colour
Behind the tangled branches
Down on the farm
Old, see-through barn
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Pretty in pink
Thought I would add a few photos this morning that were taken yesterday, 25 May 2018. Exactly why did I position the Tree Swallow right in the centre of the shot, with no room to crop to a much better composition? No idea, other than that the little focus rectangle was in the centre of my viewfinder, lol! Annoyed with myself when I do this. Anyway, this male Tree Swallow was looking so beautiful in the sunshine yesterday, when I was out for the day with my daughter, to celebrate yet another birthday for me. I always look forward to a day like this - my favourite way to spend a day! I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did. It was the first time she had been out in a car since her surgery in something like five weeks, so she wasn't too sure how well she would do. Apart from a meeting I went to the evening before, it was the first time I had been out anywhere since getting back from my Pt Pelee trip a week ago, so I wasn't too sure how well I would do, too. Fortunately, the severe pain I have had the last few weeks due to inflamed shoulder rotator cuffs (again) and painful kneecaps being pulled out of place, that flared up just in time for my two-weeks away, is gradually improving, and all went just fine yesterday. Just glad that we saw Mountain Bluebirds, too.
Our day started with breakfast at the Saskatoon Farm followed by wandering the grounds, taking photos, which we both love to do. Then we called in at the garden nursery, "Spruce it up" I think it's called. From there, we drove westwards till we reached a favourite area, finding Mountain Bluebirds and Tree Swallows, but no sign of any kind of owl. Not too surprising, as it was afternoon by then. Not even a Wilson's Snipe perched on a fence post.
Up early this morning, as I made a last-minute decision to at least try a bit of the annual May Species Count walk in the city today. Very overcast and windy - where is the sun? Tomorrow's Count is driving (carpooling) out of the city in one of my favourite areas.
Our day started with breakfast at the Saskatoon Farm followed by wandering the grounds, taking photos, which we both love to do. Then we called in at the garden nursery, "Spruce it up" I think it's called. From there, we drove westwards till we reached a favourite area, finding Mountain Bluebirds and Tree Swallows, but no sign of any kind of owl. Not too surprising, as it was afternoon by then. Not even a Wilson's Snipe perched on a fence post.
Up early this morning, as I made a last-minute decision to at least try a bit of the annual May Species Count walk in the city today. Very overcast and windy - where is the sun? Tomorrow's Count is driving (carpooling) out of the city in one of my favourite areas.
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