Beauty
Wilson's Snipe
Dutchman's Breeches, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Dryad's Saddle Fungus (?), Pt Pelee, Ontario
American Robin, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Old barn on drive to Pt Pelee from Toronto, Ontari…
So many old barns between Toronto and Pt Pelee
White-throated Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
Dutchman's Breeches / Dicentra cucullaria, Pt Pele…
At the base of a tree, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Trillium with a visitor, Pt Pelee, Ontario
American Goldfinch male, Tadoussac, Quebec
Wolf Willow / Elaeagnus commutata
Calliope Hummingbird / Selasphorus calliope
Great Horned Owlet
Great Horned Owlet
Yellow Lady's-slipper / Cypripedium parviflorum
Yellow Warbler female, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Yellow Warbler / Setophaga petechia
Fungus (Dryad's Saddle?), Pt Pelee, Ontario
Bluebird bling
Tall grass, Pt Pelee - Phragmites
Eastern Kingbird
Cinnamon Black Bear, Waterton Lakes National Park,…
Prince of Wales Hotel, Waterton
A favourite view, Waterton Lakes National Park
Rufous Hummingbird
Hummingbird at feeder
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
Horsetail strobilus
Sparrow's-egg Orchid / Cypripedium passerinum
Blue Flax / Linum lewisii
American Wigeon
Orange Peel Fungus, Peyto Lake
Bow Lake, Alberta
Clark's Nutcracker / Nucifraga columbiana
Bow Lake
Blue Himalayan Poppy
Swainson's Hawk take-off
Happy Canada Day
The start of a great day
Western Wood Lily
Great Orange Tip / Hebomoia glaucippe
Colobus monkey - such a poser
Always a treat to see
On the way home from Cartwrights' land
On the way home from Cartwright bio-blitz
Friends at Bow Lake
Yellow Penstemon with wildflower bokeh
Beautiful Peyto Lake
Black Bear seen through the bus window
Lichen at Peyto Lake
Disappearing
Wildflowers at Peyto Lake
Reflected peaks
Purple Martin, Ellis Bird Farm, Alberta
Purple Martin in its gourd nest box
One Eyed Sphinx Moth / Smerinthus cerisyi
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel munching on Yellow…
Cedar Waxwing / Bombycilla cedrorum
American Goldfinch male
Love an old, red barn
The beauty of iridescence
A new addition
Pretty in pink
That's quite the nest, at Pt Pelee, Ontario
Dutchman's Breeches, Pt Pelee
Small, sleepy Bat, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Tree Swallow, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Daffodils growing wild, Pt Pelee
The ubiquitous American Robin, Pt Pelee
Purple Finch male, Tadoussac, Quebec
The Tip, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Birders at The Tip, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Chipping Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
Trillium
Watching the waves at The Tip, Pt Pelee, Ontario,…
Baltimore Oriole, The Tip, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Mourning Dove, Pt. Pelee, Ontario, Canada
Wild Turkey, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Best Western Hotel, Leamington, Ontario
White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
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
Remembering winter
Goodbye, winter - so glad you are gone!
They're back : )
Another Pelican treat
Common Merganser male
Togetherness
Almost missed, but gratefully seen
American Kestrel, Panasonic FZ200
They call this spring?
American Kestrel, Nikon B700
A rural "winter" scene
American White Pelicans, Nikon Coolpix B700
American Kestrel
A bright and cheery American Robin
Old barn in spring snow
American White Pelicans with my old Panasonic FZ20…
American White Pelicans, zoomed with Nikon B700
Western Meadowlark
The challenges of being a birder
One of yesterday's Great Horned Owls
Ring-necked Pheasant male / Phasianus colchicus
Hooded Merganser male
Black-capped Chickadee
New birding blind in a local park
Sleepy Great Horned Owl
One of two Coyotes
Great Gray Owl
Common Redpoll
Pileated Woodpecker
On the way to Canmore - seven Swans a-swimming :)
Great Gray Owl
Winter beauty
Red Fox (just for the record)
Twice the beauty
Bighorn Sheep mom and youngster
Pileated Woodpecker seen in Canmore
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Killdeer nest
ALBERTA EMERGENCY ALERT, 27 May 2018:
calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/emergency-alert-issued-...
"An emergency alert has been issued for the Municipal District of Foothills due to a large wildfire in Kananaskis Country.
The alert issued by the district indicates the blaze is about 16 kilometres southwest of Bragg Creek “and is moving in a northeasterly direction toward the extreme northwest corner of the MD of Foothills.”
Voluntary evacuation is in effect for areas west of Highway 762, between Highway 22 and 178th Avenue W.
Alberta Wildfire information officer Matt Bell said the wildfire is listed at 100 hectares and is considered out of control."
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Yesterday, Sunday 27 May 2018, was the second day of the annual May Species Count. On the Saturday, I had taken part in the Count at Votier's Flats, Fish Creek Park. We took three cars yesterday, but one car had to leave early. The Count started at 8:00 am and, when we arrived at the starting point and briefly got out of our cars, someone spotted this Killdeer nest right by the cars - I stood in the road and zoomed in. The adults were very near by, but we did not see them do the broken-wing action. Instead, they just kept walking down the road, no doubt hoping that we would be distracted. Later in the day, we had a great view of a different Killdeer performing the fancy broken-wing activity. This year, we finished our Count around 2:00 pm, which was earlier than usual. The number of species was quite a bit lower than the last two years. Usually, we see a great variety of birds at one of our stops (Barb Castell's), but things were very quiet yesterday. As Barb reminded us, there are more birds earlier in the day, and late afternoon to early evening. Thanks, as always, Barb, for letting us wander round your beautiful garden!
We were very lucky with the weather for our Count. I think the temperature got up to about 22C, cooler than the last few days - today is forecast to have a high of 28C. After driving various back roads, we ended up at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, where we stopped to eat our lunch. The parking lot was absolutely packed. A short walk within the forest produced two or three past-their-prime Calypso Orchids. Each year, we do this walk to look for these gorgeous flowers, though Brown-Lowery is actually covered by a different group of people for the Count. Not a single owl of any kind was seen by our group yesterday, unlike last year, when we had a beautiful Great Gray Owl.
calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/emergency-alert-issued-...
"An emergency alert has been issued for the Municipal District of Foothills due to a large wildfire in Kananaskis Country.
The alert issued by the district indicates the blaze is about 16 kilometres southwest of Bragg Creek “and is moving in a northeasterly direction toward the extreme northwest corner of the MD of Foothills.”
Voluntary evacuation is in effect for areas west of Highway 762, between Highway 22 and 178th Avenue W.
Alberta Wildfire information officer Matt Bell said the wildfire is listed at 100 hectares and is considered out of control."
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Yesterday, Sunday 27 May 2018, was the second day of the annual May Species Count. On the Saturday, I had taken part in the Count at Votier's Flats, Fish Creek Park. We took three cars yesterday, but one car had to leave early. The Count started at 8:00 am and, when we arrived at the starting point and briefly got out of our cars, someone spotted this Killdeer nest right by the cars - I stood in the road and zoomed in. The adults were very near by, but we did not see them do the broken-wing action. Instead, they just kept walking down the road, no doubt hoping that we would be distracted. Later in the day, we had a great view of a different Killdeer performing the fancy broken-wing activity. This year, we finished our Count around 2:00 pm, which was earlier than usual. The number of species was quite a bit lower than the last two years. Usually, we see a great variety of birds at one of our stops (Barb Castell's), but things were very quiet yesterday. As Barb reminded us, there are more birds earlier in the day, and late afternoon to early evening. Thanks, as always, Barb, for letting us wander round your beautiful garden!
We were very lucky with the weather for our Count. I think the temperature got up to about 22C, cooler than the last few days - today is forecast to have a high of 28C. After driving various back roads, we ended up at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, where we stopped to eat our lunch. The parking lot was absolutely packed. A short walk within the forest produced two or three past-their-prime Calypso Orchids. Each year, we do this walk to look for these gorgeous flowers, though Brown-Lowery is actually covered by a different group of people for the Count. Not a single owl of any kind was seen by our group yesterday, unlike last year, when we had a beautiful Great Gray Owl.
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