Tundra Swans in flight
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
American Dipper dipping
Tundra Swans
American Dipper dipping
American Dipper
Powderpuff flower
Great Horned Owl
Licorice Allsorts (candy) eyes
Harlequin Duck male
Yes, it's the American Dipper again
Day 3, Large-flowered Bellwort / Uvularia grandifl…
Day 3, Daffodil (or Narcissus?), Pt Pelee, Ontario
Day 3, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Pt Pelee
Day 3, Northern Parula / Setophaga americana, Pt P…
Day 3, Dryad's Saddle (?), Pt Pelee, Ontario
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor
Day 3, Orchard Oriole, Pt Pelee
Day 3, Daffodil (Narcissus?) growing wild, Pt Pele…
Lest We Forget
Day 3, Philadelphia Vireo / Vireo philadelphicus,…
Day 3, Purple Martins, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Day 3, Cape May Warbler, on way to Hillman Marsh,…
Day 3, on the way to Hillman Marsh, Ontario
A much-needed change of colour
Fall colours
Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans!
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
Winter in the park
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, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Tadoussac
Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Delicate hoarfrost
Day 7, White-crowned Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 7, lichen, Tadoussac, Quebec
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
Male Snowy Owl
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rondeau PP
Day 2, a rare sighting for Ontario - a common bird…
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak male, Rondeau PP
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak male / Pheucticus lu…
Great Horned Owl
Wood Duck male
Day 2, Chipping Sparrow, Rondeau PP
When fall comes after 'winter'
Day 2, White-breasted Nuthatch, Rondeau PP Visitor…
Day 2, White Trillium, Rondeau PP
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rondeau PP Visitor'…
Day 2, a more typical Trillium, Rondeau PP
Day 2, yes, another Trillium, Rondeau PP
Day 2, American Foldfinch, Rondeau PP
Day 2, Anglewing butterfly sp., Rondeau PP
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rondeau Provincial…
Day 2, Tree Swallow, Rondeau PP
Day 2, mating snakes, Rondeau PP
Day 2, mating snakes, Rondeau PP
White-breasted Nuthatch, Day 2, Rondeau PP, Ontari…
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Day 2, Rondeau PP, Ontario
Trillium, Day 2, Rondeau PP, Ontario
Much-needed colour!
Yellowlegs - Lesser or Greater?
Early fall, looking (and feeling) like winter
Harlequin Duck / Histrionicus histrionicus
Heading into the mountains
After our first major snowstorm
Red Panda / Ailurus fulgens
Happy Thanksgivng, everyone!
Greater White-fronted Geese / Larus glaucoides
Perfectly purple
Fall colours near the Highwood River
Pink Showy Cinquefoil
Our majestic mountains
American Pika - such a cutie
Snow Geese & Greater White-fronted Geese
Artichoke in bloom
Part of a gathering of Ravens
Two-month-old American Kestrel
Rufous Hummingbird male / Selasphorus rufus
Black-necked Stilt (juvenile?)
Sea Holly
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Swainson's Hawk watching for its next snack
Pink (African?) Daisies
Clouded Sulphur on Lettuce sp.?
Swainson's Hawk / Buteo swainsoni
American Avocets
Butterfly on Joe Pye Weed
On a cold summer day with mist and drizzle
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor - threatened s…
Sleepy Barn Owl
Wood Duck male / Aix sponsa
How dare you take a photo of me looking like this?
Globe Thistle / Echinops ritro
Wood Duck male / Aix sponsa
Spooked by a barking dog
Living on the edge
A spider's creation
American Avocets / Recurvirostra americana
Black-necked Stilt (juvenile?) / Himantopus mexica…
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Forgetmenot Pond, Elbow Falls Trail
Back to Alberta for these four photos! I haven't even started going through all my photos from Day 3 of our trip to Ontario and Quebec in May.
This was just a short, spur-of-the-moment drive (like most of my outings seem to be) yesterday, 24 October 2018. My destination was Forgetmenot Pond, along the eastern edge of the Rockies. I also called in at Elbow Falls to take a few photos on the way home. I had been hoping to get out to this area all year, and finally made it.
Forgetmenot Pond is actually a man-made pond, left over from the excavation of a gravel pit. The water is crystal clear. It's just a short walk around the pond, but enjoyable to do. The main road this far into Kananaskis only opens in June each year, as a winter gate at Elbow Falls closes in December for the winter months, to protect the wildlife in the area.
I found the following 4-minute video on YouTube, taken by Kenneth Lori using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional quadcopter and taken on 16 June 2016. It travels over Forgetmenot Pond and the surrounding river and mountains.
youtu.be/fEamf0nDXt4
I was glad that I had put my winter boots in my car, as when I reached my destination, i needed them. There was snow on the ground, which had partly melted and then frozen. The narrow path was just too icy to walk on in many places, so I only took a few photos at Forgetmenot Pond. Also, the light was awful, as there was no sign of the sun - not what the weather forecast had said. As I was leaving the city, the cloud formation was beautiful, but that quickly changed to solid, dreary cloud, which lasted all afternoon. I almost turned around and came home, as the distant mountains were far from clear. However, I had spent too much time the previous day, editing photos, and the constant mouse clicking had made my arm and shoulder more painful, so I really needed a break from my computer.
This was just a short, spur-of-the-moment drive (like most of my outings seem to be) yesterday, 24 October 2018. My destination was Forgetmenot Pond, along the eastern edge of the Rockies. I also called in at Elbow Falls to take a few photos on the way home. I had been hoping to get out to this area all year, and finally made it.
Forgetmenot Pond is actually a man-made pond, left over from the excavation of a gravel pit. The water is crystal clear. It's just a short walk around the pond, but enjoyable to do. The main road this far into Kananaskis only opens in June each year, as a winter gate at Elbow Falls closes in December for the winter months, to protect the wildlife in the area.
I found the following 4-minute video on YouTube, taken by Kenneth Lori using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional quadcopter and taken on 16 June 2016. It travels over Forgetmenot Pond and the surrounding river and mountains.
youtu.be/fEamf0nDXt4
I was glad that I had put my winter boots in my car, as when I reached my destination, i needed them. There was snow on the ground, which had partly melted and then frozen. The narrow path was just too icy to walk on in many places, so I only took a few photos at Forgetmenot Pond. Also, the light was awful, as there was no sign of the sun - not what the weather forecast had said. As I was leaving the city, the cloud formation was beautiful, but that quickly changed to solid, dreary cloud, which lasted all afternoon. I almost turned around and came home, as the distant mountains were far from clear. However, I had spent too much time the previous day, editing photos, and the constant mouse clicking had made my arm and shoulder more painful, so I really needed a break from my computer.
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