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Maple sp.?
Sea Holly
Black-necked Stilt (juvenile?)
Rufous Hummingbird male / Selasphorus rufus
Two-month-old American Kestrel
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Artichoke in bloom
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Old barn in early fall
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Pink Showy Cinquefoil
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Fun to spend time with
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Fall colours near the Highwood River
Happy Gobble Gobble weekend!
Perfectly purple
Greater White-fronted Geese / Larus glaucoides
Happy Thanksgivng, everyone!
Snow Leopard / Panthera uncia
Happy Thanksgiving!
Red Panda / Ailurus fulgens
After our first major snowstorm
Heading into the mountains
Harlequin Duck / Histrionicus histrionicus
Early fall, looking (and feeling) like winter
Yellowlegs - Lesser or Greater?
Much-needed colour!
The storm rolls in
On its last legs
Harvest time
A favourite barn
Filtered barn
When fall comes after 'winter'
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Wood Duck male
Great Horned Owl
Forgetmenot Pond, Elbow Falls Trail
Pumpkin season, kid-style
Fine old truck
Domestic duck, unidentified
Beauty in old age
Tundra Swans in flight
Clouds over Chain Lakes
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
Looking into the sun
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
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American Dipper dipping
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Bringing the straw bales
Unidentified domestic Duck
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The Straw Barn
Swainson's Hawk watching for its next snack
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Clouded Sulphur on Lettuce sp.?
Swainson's Hawk / Buteo swainsoni
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Butterfly on Joe Pye Weed
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Sleepy Barn Owl
Wood Duck male / Aix sponsa
How dare you take a photo of me looking like this?
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The painted cow - "Some enchanted evening"
Wood Duck male / Aix sponsa
Spooked by a barking dog
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Harvest time
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Broad-winged Hawk
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Beginning to look like fall
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Fungi on a log
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Cute goat at Eagle Lake
Smokey Eagle Lake
Many-plume moth / Alucita sp.
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Ferruginous Hawk
Enjoying a good meal
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Pine Siskin taking a bath
Pine Siskin
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Pine Siskin
Downy Woodpecker and American Goldfinch
American Coot
American Goldfinch juvenile / Spinus tristis
American Coot
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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
As so often happens, I managed to get just a few photos (five) from this outing posted on Flickr. Other trips came along and I always seem to get so behind. This morning, I have added another four shots from this fun day with friends.
On 9 July 2018, I went for a trip to Kananaskis with friends Shirley and Pam. This was planned as a bear hunt - but not a single bear was to be seen : ) As usual, when it comes to wildlife, it's all about timing. You can be lucky or unlucky, and I guess this was not our lucky day, at least not as far as bears were concerned.
We left the city at 7:00 am to give ourselves the best chance. Within just a matter of minutes, we came upon a Great Blue Heron and a couple of Black-crowned Night-Herons, which was wonderful. Couldn't get good photos of them, just shots for the record. Our day was certainly starting off well.
We travelled to Kananaskis via Highway 1, but returned to the city along the south portion of Highway 40. When I go to Kananaskis on my own (only about three times so far), I only go south to Highway 40, never on Highway 1. I believe it takes about the same time to drive either way.
No sign of a bear, anywhere, but of course, we were surrounded by spectacular scenery all day. We had great weather, with a high of about 27C. Unfortunately, there was some haze over the mountains.
One of our stops was at Peninsular, at Lower Kananaskis Lake. Such a peaceful spot, with just a handful of people fishing and several people in canoes or kayaks. The main thing we saw there was a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel down on the rocks.
Another place we wanted to get to was the area where the Pikas can be seen. For the first while, we began to think that we were going to be out of luck. Fortunately, one little Pika did eventually show itself and we were able to get a few photos. When I don't get photos that I'm quite happy with, it is a huge incentive to drive myself out there for another chance. While we were there, we did see a little Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (not the one in this photo), who was happily munching on Yellow Columbine flowers. Surprisingly, no Mountain Sheep were to be seen, here or anywhere else on this day.
A final stopping place was on the way home along Highway 40. We had forgotten that this place is closed on Mondays. I remember last year, when I drove out there myself, I had been banking on buying a sandwich for my lunch and for getting gas for my car. However, we did see at least two tiny Hummingbirds there, nesting Barn Swallows, and several interesting moths that I had never seen before, including a beautiful One Eyed Sphinx Moth.
So, all together, an interesting, fun day spent in good company. We are so very lucky to live within reach of such a breathtaking area!
On 9 July 2018, I went for a trip to Kananaskis with friends Shirley and Pam. This was planned as a bear hunt - but not a single bear was to be seen : ) As usual, when it comes to wildlife, it's all about timing. You can be lucky or unlucky, and I guess this was not our lucky day, at least not as far as bears were concerned.
We left the city at 7:00 am to give ourselves the best chance. Within just a matter of minutes, we came upon a Great Blue Heron and a couple of Black-crowned Night-Herons, which was wonderful. Couldn't get good photos of them, just shots for the record. Our day was certainly starting off well.
We travelled to Kananaskis via Highway 1, but returned to the city along the south portion of Highway 40. When I go to Kananaskis on my own (only about three times so far), I only go south to Highway 40, never on Highway 1. I believe it takes about the same time to drive either way.
No sign of a bear, anywhere, but of course, we were surrounded by spectacular scenery all day. We had great weather, with a high of about 27C. Unfortunately, there was some haze over the mountains.
One of our stops was at Peninsular, at Lower Kananaskis Lake. Such a peaceful spot, with just a handful of people fishing and several people in canoes or kayaks. The main thing we saw there was a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel down on the rocks.
Another place we wanted to get to was the area where the Pikas can be seen. For the first while, we began to think that we were going to be out of luck. Fortunately, one little Pika did eventually show itself and we were able to get a few photos. When I don't get photos that I'm quite happy with, it is a huge incentive to drive myself out there for another chance. While we were there, we did see a little Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (not the one in this photo), who was happily munching on Yellow Columbine flowers. Surprisingly, no Mountain Sheep were to be seen, here or anywhere else on this day.
A final stopping place was on the way home along Highway 40. We had forgotten that this place is closed on Mondays. I remember last year, when I drove out there myself, I had been banking on buying a sandwich for my lunch and for getting gas for my car. However, we did see at least two tiny Hummingbirds there, nesting Barn Swallows, and several interesting moths that I had never seen before, including a beautiful One Eyed Sphinx Moth.
So, all together, an interesting, fun day spent in good company. We are so very lucky to live within reach of such a breathtaking area!
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