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Impressive creature

Impressive creature
"Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 4:55 PM -Air quality statements blanket parts of western Canada as smoke from the more than 500 wildfires burning in British Columbia coats the region in some of the worst air quality in the world." From the Weather Network.

As you can tell by the photos I posted this morning, I got out of the forest and into the dry prairies. Yesterday, 21 August 2018, turned out to be such a great day, with some much-appreciated sightings. I must have spent about 8 or 9 hours driving and almost every inch of my body aches like crazy. Now, each summer, I try and do two or three longer (for me) drives, making sure I don't lose confidence to get there. I left home at 9:00 am, just a bit later than I had hoped. Arrived back home somewhere around 8:30 pm.

Weather-wise, it was around 24C, so not too hot. Yes, it was still smokey from the British Columbia wildfires, making distant hills barely visible and deleting mountains from view, but it didn't have too much effect on photography.

Unfortunately, this Bison is a domestic animal, on a farm. A Prairie Bison? I have seen wild Bison and I do have photos of them in the wild. Couldn't resist stopping to take a few shots of these animals seen yesterday.

Yesterday was a good day for Hawks, seeing three on the way south and a few on the way home. I almost missed the hawk in one of the photos today, as the hay bale was way out in a large field. At first, I thought there were three hawks together, but when I stopped to take a few photos, I realized that there were only two - one looked almost like two hawks close together, but then I saw that it had its wings mantled. I guess it wanted to make sure that the second hawk behind it couldn't steal any of the food from it. I am not good at hawk ID, and I don't know if this is a juvenile or an adult of whatever species it is.

A Horned Lark and an unidentified sparrow gave me the chance for a photo or two, and I'm pretty sure a hawk I spotted way in the distance was a Ferruginous Hawk. A happy sighting if I'm right.

buonacoppi, Pam J, Blue rubber octopus, OregonHiker and 5 other people have particularly liked this photo


7 comments - The latest ones
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
belle capture
Merci pour les explications
6 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
Impressive is the right word, Anne **************************
6 years ago.
 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club
indeed....! very good capture!
6 years ago.
 Blue rubber octopus
Blue rubber octopus club
It may be domestic, but it's not domesticated. Hope you took this from a safe place!
6 years ago.
Anne Elliott club has replied to Blue rubber octopus club
Oh, yes, I did! I was standing by my car on the road, and there was a fence between the Bison and myself : )
6 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Handsome

( I was once owned by a beautiful female Ferruginous Hawk called "Quest")
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
Anne Elliott club has replied to Pam J club
You were SO lucky to work with birds of prey, Pam! Even a Ferruginous, too, wow.
6 years ago.

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