Glaucous Gull / Larus hyperboreus
Great Gray Owl hunting
Pileated Woodpecker
On the way to Canmore - seven Swans a-swimming :)
Red Fox (just for the record)
Twice the beauty
Pileated Woodpecker seen in Canmore
Far, far away
Great Gray Owl, highly zoomed
Great Gray Owl, watching and listening
You never know where you'll see a Snowy Owl
Two male Snowy Owls in the same field
A most welcome find
Wilson's Snipe
A change from a world of white
A digital setting capture of the Laing house, Albe…
Swainson's Hawk
Bee on Sunflower
Swainson's Hawk juvenile
Mountain Bluebird
Gaillardia
Elbow Falls, Kananaskis
Forgetmenot Pond, Kananaskis
Canada Goose on nest
Bluebird bling
Eastern Kingbird
Black Tern
Red-winged Blackbird male
Cinnamon Black Bear, Waterton Lakes National Park,…
Rufous Hummingbird
Hummingbird at feeder
Barn Swallow
Fighting Hummingbirds
Road south from Highwood House
White-crowned Sparrow
Road south from Highwood House
White-crowned Sparrow
Hummingbird
Harlequin Duck male
Heading for Waterton
Barn Swallow
Lundbreck Falls, southern Alberta
Yellow Penstemon, Lundbreck Falls
Always hope for a bear in Waterton
Cinnamon Black Bear, across the river
See also...
See more...Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
147 visits
Calliope Hummingbird / Selasphorus calliope
Yesterday, 3 June 2018, I had hoped to drive out of the city for an annual morning walk followed by a delicious BBQ lunch. Unfortunately, I never heard back from the leader about whether any others would be going from Calgary (though I was going to drive there myself). As it turned out, I had a great afternoon within the city, with an afternoon walk in Weaselhead, during which we found a Rufous and a Calliope Hummingbird. These birds are so tiny, that a long lens with great quality is needed in order to get a good shot. This long walk was followed by coffee and chat at Tim Horton's, which is always much enjoyed. Thanks, as always, Janet and Bernie!
On my drive home early evening, I made a split second decision to keep driving to Fish Creek Park. I had only been down there twice this year and saw the adult male Great Horned Owl. I had heard that the female was on the nest and later, that there was just one owlet. Yesterday was my first visit to try and find this young one.
Looking on the more important side, this meant one less person intruding on their area, of course, though I have to say that these owls are remarkably tolerant of humans. If a Canada Goose, on the other hand, should get anywhere near the nest or young ones, Mom or Dad flies in for an immediate attack. I think it would have taken me some time to find it, as it was so high up in a tree. Friends had already found it and were kind enough to take me to see it, which was much appreciated. They also showed me a very high Starling nest with three youngsters peering out. A tree cavity was also pointed out to me, with Mother Goose looking rather bored, incubating her eggs.
"The Calliope Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the United States. It weighs about one-third as much as the smallest North American warblers and about the same as a ping pong ball.
This tiny hummingbird is the smallest long-distance migrant in the world. Calliope Hummingbirds travel around 5,000 miles each year in a big oval from the breeding to wintering grounds. They migrate north along the Pacific Coast in the spring, but return to the wintering grounds in Mexico via an inland route along the Rocky Mountains." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Calliope_Hummingbird/overview
On my drive home early evening, I made a split second decision to keep driving to Fish Creek Park. I had only been down there twice this year and saw the adult male Great Horned Owl. I had heard that the female was on the nest and later, that there was just one owlet. Yesterday was my first visit to try and find this young one.
Looking on the more important side, this meant one less person intruding on their area, of course, though I have to say that these owls are remarkably tolerant of humans. If a Canada Goose, on the other hand, should get anywhere near the nest or young ones, Mom or Dad flies in for an immediate attack. I think it would have taken me some time to find it, as it was so high up in a tree. Friends had already found it and were kind enough to take me to see it, which was much appreciated. They also showed me a very high Starling nest with three youngsters peering out. A tree cavity was also pointed out to me, with Mother Goose looking rather bored, incubating her eggs.
"The Calliope Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the United States. It weighs about one-third as much as the smallest North American warblers and about the same as a ping pong ball.
This tiny hummingbird is the smallest long-distance migrant in the world. Calliope Hummingbirds travel around 5,000 miles each year in a big oval from the breeding to wintering grounds. They migrate north along the Pacific Coast in the spring, but return to the wintering grounds in Mexico via an inland route along the Rocky Mountains." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Calliope_Hummingbird/overview
Malik Raoulda has particularly liked this photo
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
www.ipernity.com/group/oiseaux_monde
BON JEUDI.
Sign-in to write a comment.