Day 2, a rare sighting for Ontario - a common bird…
Day 2, a wetland after Rondeau PP
Day 3, ENDANGERED Whooping Cranes / Grus americana…
Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocep…
Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocep…
Common Grackle after a bath
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Day 8, Santa Ana NWR, Texas
Storm clouds moving in
American Coot
Couple of Coots / Fulica americana
Magpies, Wood Ducks and a (Greater?) Yellowlegs
Our precious Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta…
Juvenile American Coot
Maskinonge Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Slough near Eagle Lake
American Coot and 'cootlings'
Red-winged Blackbird male
American Coot
Frank Lake bird blind
Red-winged Blackbird male
Hey, lady, I said NO photos!
Red-necked Grebe / Podiceps grisegena
Redhead male / Aythya americana
Common Grackle / Quiscalus quiscula
Up close and personal
Redhead male
Muskrat, SW Calgary
Posing nicely
Feather finery of a female Mallard
Leisurely swim
American Coot interactive display
Red-necked Grebe
Finely iridescent
Canada Goose
Black-necked Stilt
Fine feathers of a female Mallard
Baby Coot
Being a good mother
Lesser Scaup
Mallard female
Long-billed Dowitchers / Limnodromus scolopaceus
Black-necked Stilt
Marsland Basin
Up close and personal
Feeding time excitement
Pretty lady
The last of the fall colour
Ring-necked Duck
Tundra Swans
Peace in the Jumpingpound area
Maskinonge Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Greater White-fronted Geese, Marsland Basin
A double dose of clouds
Lesser Scaup
Clouds over Weed Lake
Sandhill Cranes, Waterton
Imagine waking up to this each morning
Peace and late evening sun
Yellow-headed Blackbird female
Ten little bundles of joy
Moose in the late evening sun
Having fun with its reflection
When black isn't really black
Snack time for baby Coot
Showing off his colours
American Avocet
Redhead beauty
Finally .... little goslings
Red-necked Grebe & reflection
Red-necked Grebe pair
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American Coot
The weather alert for poor air quality continues, though this morning is low risk, unlike the extremely poor air quality the last few days (10 and 10+). This changes all the time. Our temperature is only 7C at 10:00 am! Looks like we could have rain tonight, which would be wonderful if it happens. Hoping rain is in the forecast for British Columbia and down in the States, too, to help with fighting the endless, devastating wildfires! I don't plan on leaving the house today, though, so I thought I would add a few more photos.
Three days ago, on 16 August 2018, I was invited to go with a friend to visit a mutual friend down in Turner Valley and see the birds that come to her beautiful back garden. Only small, this area has been so thoughtfully and beautifully laid out, encouraging all sorts of birds and other wildlife to visit. She is so fortunate that a wildlife corridor is just beyond her deck and garden. Totally unexpectedly, Jackie made us a delicious cheese bun sandwich for lunch that included tomatoes she has grown herself on her deck, along with cold, refreshing lemonade. Thank you so much, Jackie, for your kindness, as always!
Pam, I really appreciate your invite to go with you, and thanks so much for driving a few new back roads and a stop at Frank Lake. I don't know where all the birds were, but there were so few at the Lake and most of those were far, far out. It was a real treat, though, to start off our morning with a beautiful Swainson's Hawk that was perched on a metal fence railing, and to end our day with several (was it three?) American White Pelicans in flight and then landing on a pond in the city. We were lucky that one of them was still on the water by the time we had parked and walked to the pond.
Despite the thick blanket of smoke everywhere and the dreadful air quality, the faint landscape that surrounded us was eerily beautiful. It will feel almost strange to see our beautiful foothills and mountains once again, when the wildfire smoke finally comes to an end.
Three days ago, on 16 August 2018, I was invited to go with a friend to visit a mutual friend down in Turner Valley and see the birds that come to her beautiful back garden. Only small, this area has been so thoughtfully and beautifully laid out, encouraging all sorts of birds and other wildlife to visit. She is so fortunate that a wildlife corridor is just beyond her deck and garden. Totally unexpectedly, Jackie made us a delicious cheese bun sandwich for lunch that included tomatoes she has grown herself on her deck, along with cold, refreshing lemonade. Thank you so much, Jackie, for your kindness, as always!
Pam, I really appreciate your invite to go with you, and thanks so much for driving a few new back roads and a stop at Frank Lake. I don't know where all the birds were, but there were so few at the Lake and most of those were far, far out. It was a real treat, though, to start off our morning with a beautiful Swainson's Hawk that was perched on a metal fence railing, and to end our day with several (was it three?) American White Pelicans in flight and then landing on a pond in the city. We were lucky that one of them was still on the water by the time we had parked and walked to the pond.
Despite the thick blanket of smoke everywhere and the dreadful air quality, the faint landscape that surrounded us was eerily beautiful. It will feel almost strange to see our beautiful foothills and mountains once again, when the wildfire smoke finally comes to an end.
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