Spooked by a barking dog
Wood Duck male / Aix sponsa
Wood Duck male / Aix sponsa
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor - threatened s…
Swainson's Hawk / Buteo swainsoni
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Black-necked Stilt (juvenile?)
Rufous Hummingbird male / Selasphorus rufus
American Pika - such a cutie
Day 2, American Foldfinch, Rondeau PP
Day 2, White-breasted Nuthatch, Rondeau PP Visitor…
Day 2, Chipping Sparrow, Rondeau PP
Wood Duck male
Great Horned Owl
Tundra Swans in flight
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
American Dipper dipping
Tundra Swans
American Dipper dipping
American Dipper
Great Horned Owl
Licorice Allsorts (candy) eyes
Harlequin Duck male
Yes, it's the American Dipper again
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor
Day 3, Philadelphia Vireo / Vireo philadelphicus,…
Day 3, Purple Martins, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Day 3, Cape May Warbler, on way to Hillman Marsh,…
Day 4, Wild Turkey, Pt Pelee
Day 4, Wild Turkey, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Day 4, Raccoon, Point Pelee
Day 4, Prothonotary Warbler, Point Pelee - ENDANGE…
Day 4, sleeping Raccoon, Point Pelee, Ontario
Day 4, Baltimore Oriole, The Tip, Point Pelee
Day 10, American Goldfinch male, Tadoussac
Day 10, American Goldfinch female, Tadoussac
Day 10, White-throated Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 6, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 6, Horned Lark, Tadoussac Golf Course
Day 6, Swainson's Thrush, Tadoussac Golf Course
Day 7, American Robin, Tadoussac
Day 6, Red Squirrel, Tadoussac
Day 6, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Tadoussac
Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 7, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 7, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 7, Red Squirrel eating the bird food, Tadoussa…
Day 7, American Robin, Tadoussac
Day 7 afternoon, Surf Scoters off Tadoussac
Day 7, Harbor Seal, Saguenay Fjord, Tadoussac
Evening Grosbeak male, Priddis Count
Blue Jay / Cyanocitta cristata
Mountain Chickadee feeding on suet
Fish Creek Park on New Year's Day
Day 8, Lapland Longspur, Quebec
Day 6, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Eastern Kingbird, SW of Calgary
Day 8, Snow Geese
Day 8, Snow Goose
Day 8, Snow Geese
Day 8, Snow Goose / Anser caerulescens
Male Snowy Owl
Mourning Dove - love the blue eye-ring
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor - threatened s…
Swainson's Hawk juvenile
Osprey number 2 / Pandion haliaetus
Broad-winged Hawk
Thirsty Bighorn Sheep
Columbian Ground Squirrel / Urocitellus columbianu…
A classic light/intermediate-morph adult Swainson'…
Ferruginous Hawks - now safely grown and gone
Ferruginous Hawk
Enjoying a good meal
Vesper Sparrow
Spruce Grouse / Falcipennis canadensis
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin taking a bath
Pine Siskin
Jackie's squirrel - Red or Eastern Gray?
Pine Siskin
Downy Woodpecker and American Goldfinch
American Coot
American Goldfinch juvenile / Spinus tristis
American Coot
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker male
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, adult male
Hard working Dad
Magpie juvenile
Black-crowned Night-heron
Ruddy Duck male
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rondeau PP
Black Bear seen from the bus
Tiny spider with a death wish
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel munching on Yellow…
Purple Martin in its gourd nest box
Black Bear seen through the bus window
The start of a great day
Swainson's Hawk take-off
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
Hummingbird at feeder
Rufous Hummingbird
Cinnamon Black Bear, Waterton Lakes National Park,…
Red-winged Blackbird male
Black Tern
Eastern Kingbird
Bluebird bling
Yellow Warbler / Setophaga petechia
Yellow Warbler female, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Great Horned Owlet
Great Horned Owlet
Calliope Hummingbird / Selasphorus calliope
American Goldfinch male, Tadoussac, Quebec
White-throated Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
American Robin, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Wilson's Snipe
Killdeer nest
The beauty of iridescence
That's quite the nest, at Pt Pelee, Ontario
Small, sleepy Bat, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Tree Swallow, Pt Pelee, Ontario
The ubiquitous American Robin, Pt Pelee
Purple Finch male, Tadoussac, Quebec
Chipping Sparrow, Tadoussac, Quebec
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Black-necked Stilt (juvenile?) / Himantopus mexicanus
This youngster (?) had a quick leg and wing stretch before lying down and making itself comfortable. I was quite amused to see it bending its 'knees' (or is it "heels"?) in the process.
Yesterday, 6 September 2018, turned out to be a much longer day than I had planned! In the very early hours of the morning, I happened to check the weather forecast just out of interest, and saw that rain is expected on about six of the coming days (if it actually happens). Decided then and there that I had better get out for a drive, just in case.
My intention had been to just drive some of the roads east of the city, getting out there via 22X, which is definitely not a drive I like to do. On a previous trip, I had made two mistakes along this complcated highway, and ended up on Stoney Trail going north and, on the return trip, I was in the wrong lane and ended up heading far, far south of the city on the worst major highway. The latter happened again yesterday and, like on the previous drive, I ended up going to the Saskatoon Farm. Fortunately, I was in time to get an afternoon meal there and have a wander around the grounds taking photos. I love this place.
There were certain things I wanted to go and see again, including a few old barns and sheds. I was also hoping that I might just come across a beautiful hawk or two within camera reach. I even finally got to take photos of a few shorebirds. Throw in a butterfly or two and the odd flower, and I was happy.
On this trip, I really wanted to make myself use the Nikon P900 a lot. I always take a few of the same photos with my Panasonic and Canon point-and-shoots, too, as I am not yet used to the P900. One of my concerns about the latter is that it seems to blow out the white in an image, from what I have seen in quite a few other people's photos - didn''t seem too bad yesterday. My other - and main - concern is focus. I still have not been able to stand in front of a flower/something small at various distances, and zoom in. All I see in the viewfinder is a coloured blur. The other cameras don't do this, and I've been doing it easily for many years. Hope I can sort this out! I guess it's just a case of experimenting. So far, I think I am liking how the P900 takes photos.
Yesterday, 6 September 2018, turned out to be a much longer day than I had planned! In the very early hours of the morning, I happened to check the weather forecast just out of interest, and saw that rain is expected on about six of the coming days (if it actually happens). Decided then and there that I had better get out for a drive, just in case.
My intention had been to just drive some of the roads east of the city, getting out there via 22X, which is definitely not a drive I like to do. On a previous trip, I had made two mistakes along this complcated highway, and ended up on Stoney Trail going north and, on the return trip, I was in the wrong lane and ended up heading far, far south of the city on the worst major highway. The latter happened again yesterday and, like on the previous drive, I ended up going to the Saskatoon Farm. Fortunately, I was in time to get an afternoon meal there and have a wander around the grounds taking photos. I love this place.
There were certain things I wanted to go and see again, including a few old barns and sheds. I was also hoping that I might just come across a beautiful hawk or two within camera reach. I even finally got to take photos of a few shorebirds. Throw in a butterfly or two and the odd flower, and I was happy.
On this trip, I really wanted to make myself use the Nikon P900 a lot. I always take a few of the same photos with my Panasonic and Canon point-and-shoots, too, as I am not yet used to the P900. One of my concerns about the latter is that it seems to blow out the white in an image, from what I have seen in quite a few other people's photos - didn''t seem too bad yesterday. My other - and main - concern is focus. I still have not been able to stand in front of a flower/something small at various distances, and zoom in. All I see in the viewfinder is a coloured blur. The other cameras don't do this, and I've been doing it easily for many years. Hope I can sort this out! I guess it's just a case of experimenting. So far, I think I am liking how the P900 takes photos.
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