Great Horned Owl
Rural decay down south
Pet 'rescue' Ferret
Licorice Allsorts (candy) eyes
On the way to Chain Lakes
Harlequin Duck male
A view from Chain Lakes
Yes, it's the American Dipper again
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor
Lest We Forget
A much-needed change of colour
Beauty of winter (well, late fall)
Fall colours
Gobble gobble time for Americans
Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans!
Winter in the park
Delicate hoarfrost
Farm cat, High River Christmas Bird Count
Searching for a Great Horned Owl - with permission
Evening Grosbeak male, Priddis Count
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Happy Christmas Day!
Red barn, High River Christmas Bird Count
Have you ever seen a furry pig?
A favourite old barn
Christmas Llama - oops, Bird! - Count
Blue Jay / Cyanocitta cristata
Mountain Chickadee feeding on suet
Fish Creek Park on New Year's Day
Llama in winter
Up close with a Llama
Llama
Overload of Llamas : )
The white Llama
Boldly red
Llama beauty
A quick drive-by shot
Disappearing into nothingness
Frosted chin whiskers
Red barn through the fog
Hoar frost tree and vanishing fields
Horse and hoar frost
Old red barn on a foggy day
A 'new' old homestead
Eastern Kingbird, SW of Calgary
Male Snowy Owl
The beauty of hoar frost
Male Snowy Owl
Short-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Prairie Falcon - Status: SENSITIVE, Species of Spe…
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Nodding (Musk) Thistle / Carduus nutans
Short-eared Owl
Snowy Owl 1st year male, Snowy Owl Prowl 2019
Snowy Owl male, Snowy Owl Prowl 2019
Snowy Owl 1st year male, Snowy Owl Prowl 2019
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Peace in the countryside
Long-eared Owl / Asio otus
Long-eared Owl / Asio otus
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Powderpuff flower
American Dipper
Into the sun at Pine Coulee Reservoir
American Dipper dipping
Clouds over Chain Lakes
Tundra Swans
For the birds
Mama Turkey (domestic)
Old farm wagon wheel
Time to feed
Birdhouse with a difference
Friendly horse
The Straw Barn
Unknown duck species (domestic)
Peeling paint patterns
One of these things is not like the others ...
Unidentified domestic Duck
Bringing the straw bales
The picture of contentment
Weathered door
Barn with ducks, chickens and rabbit
Old farm wagon
Happy Halloween!
American Dipper dipping
Two of my favourite things
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
Looking into the sun
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
Clouds over Chain Lakes
Tundra Swans in flight
Beauty in old age
Domestic duck, unidentified
Fine old truck
Pumpkin season, kid-style
Forgetmenot Pond, Elbow Falls Trail
Great Horned Owl
Wood Duck male
A Ferret in the park
When fall comes after 'winter'
Filtered barn
A favourite barn
Harvest time
On its last legs
The storm rolls in
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 Thanksgiving!
Snow Leopard / Panthera uncia
Happy Thanksgivng, everyone!
Greater White-fronted Geese / Larus glaucoides
Perfectly purple
Happy Gobble Gobble weekend!
Fall colours near the Highwood River
Mushrooms galore
Fun to spend time with
Old and weathered
Pink Showy Cinquefoil
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A pet 'rescue' Ferret
To all my American friends - today is THE day. Make sure you get out and VOTE! Good luck. The world will be watching.
The temperature this morning, 6 November 2018, is -10C (windchill -14C) and it is snowing again. "SNOW and ICE create messy, SLICK driving conditions in Calgary." Thanks Weather Network, just what I wanted to read : ) So glad I don't have to go out today, though I will have to tomorrow, to get a cortizone injection in both of my knees (unfortunately, two in shoulders and two in hips, for very painful bursitis (inflammation), at a later date). Never had one of these shots before and I am really hoping that they will work. I'm a mess, ha.
On 17 October 2018, I managed to get over to Carburn Park for a walk. Though I have seen a number of Rusty Blackbirds, this species was still a bird I wanted to look out for. As it turned out, this was not one of my finds. However, I saw a few other things that were a delight to see, including meeting two Ferrets that were out for a walk (or rather, travelling in a stroller) with their 'people". Both are rescue animals, which was good to see.
"Ferret Rescue & Education Society (FRES) is a non-profit, charitable organization that was started by a group of devoted ferret owners in the Calgary area who recognized the need for a locally based rescue dedicated to ferrets. Our committed volunteers assist FRES in their goal to find permanent homes for all of the ferrets surrendered to us. They also provide shelter, basic needs, veterinary care, and if necessary, rehabilitation for all abused, unwanted, and abandoned ferrets regardless of their health status." From the FRES website.
www.ferrets.ca/
Another lovely encounter was with the resident Great Horned Owl. Two friends that I bumped into in the park described where they had just seen it. Two or three strangers also helped pinpoint the exact tree : ) Over the years, we have seen Great Horned Owls in this park - always a joy. On this particular day, this owl was rather agitated and moved two or three times. One of the park's Eastern Gray Squirrels was teasing the owl.
As if a couple of 'rescue' Ferrets and a Great Horned Owl weren't enough, we were also very lucky to see a Harlequin Duck (male) out on the Bow River. When we first saw it, it wasn't too far out on the water, but it gradually swam further and further away, diving constantly. My photos were not the greatest, but they serve as a record of seeing this very handsome duck.
The weather was gorgeous, and much-deserved after the dreadful winter weather we have been having (in fall)! A perfect day to be outdoors, so I just couldn't resist. Lovely to see you, Pam, though unfortunate that you were just leaving when I arrived. Great to see you, Bonnie, and spend time with you. Had been a long time, no see.
The temperature this morning, 6 November 2018, is -10C (windchill -14C) and it is snowing again. "SNOW and ICE create messy, SLICK driving conditions in Calgary." Thanks Weather Network, just what I wanted to read : ) So glad I don't have to go out today, though I will have to tomorrow, to get a cortizone injection in both of my knees (unfortunately, two in shoulders and two in hips, for very painful bursitis (inflammation), at a later date). Never had one of these shots before and I am really hoping that they will work. I'm a mess, ha.
On 17 October 2018, I managed to get over to Carburn Park for a walk. Though I have seen a number of Rusty Blackbirds, this species was still a bird I wanted to look out for. As it turned out, this was not one of my finds. However, I saw a few other things that were a delight to see, including meeting two Ferrets that were out for a walk (or rather, travelling in a stroller) with their 'people". Both are rescue animals, which was good to see.
"Ferret Rescue & Education Society (FRES) is a non-profit, charitable organization that was started by a group of devoted ferret owners in the Calgary area who recognized the need for a locally based rescue dedicated to ferrets. Our committed volunteers assist FRES in their goal to find permanent homes for all of the ferrets surrendered to us. They also provide shelter, basic needs, veterinary care, and if necessary, rehabilitation for all abused, unwanted, and abandoned ferrets regardless of their health status." From the FRES website.
www.ferrets.ca/
Another lovely encounter was with the resident Great Horned Owl. Two friends that I bumped into in the park described where they had just seen it. Two or three strangers also helped pinpoint the exact tree : ) Over the years, we have seen Great Horned Owls in this park - always a joy. On this particular day, this owl was rather agitated and moved two or three times. One of the park's Eastern Gray Squirrels was teasing the owl.
As if a couple of 'rescue' Ferrets and a Great Horned Owl weren't enough, we were also very lucky to see a Harlequin Duck (male) out on the Bow River. When we first saw it, it wasn't too far out on the water, but it gradually swam further and further away, diving constantly. My photos were not the greatest, but they serve as a record of seeing this very handsome duck.
The weather was gorgeous, and much-deserved after the dreadful winter weather we have been having (in fall)! A perfect day to be outdoors, so I just couldn't resist. Lovely to see you, Pam, though unfortunate that you were just leaving when I arrived. Great to see you, Bonnie, and spend time with you. Had been a long time, no see.
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