Day 2, Turkey Vulture / Cathartes aura
Tree Swallow male / Tachycineta bicolor
Black Tern / Chlidonias niger
Red-winged Blackbird male / Agelaius phoeniceus
Tree Swallow / Tachycineta bicolor
Wilson's Snipe / Gallinago delicata
Mountain Bluebird
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Snipe, having a stretch
Red-winged Blackbird displaying
Wilson's Snipe
Red-winged Blackbird male / Agelaius phoeniceus
Swainson's Hawk, immature
Burrowing Owl, ENDANGERED - from the archives
Wilson's Snipe - from the archives
Great Gray Owl - from the archives
Juvenile Swainson's Hawk / Buteo swainsoni
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Short-eared Owl
Swainson's Hawk / Buteo swainsoni
Vesper Sparrow
Hard working Dad
Magpie juvenile
Black-crowned Night-heron
Tiny spider with a death wish
Swainson's Hawk take-off
Black Tern
Bluebird bling
Wilson's Snipe
Mountain Bluebird female
Tree Swallow male
Gathering food for his babies
Brewer's Blackbird / Euphagus cyanocephalus
European Starling / Sturnus vulgaris
Wilson's Snipe
A change from a world of white
Northern Shrike
Swainson's Hawk juvenile
Great Horned Owl on a fence post
Swainson's Hawk juvenile
Swainson's Hawk juvenile
You looking at me, lady?
Western Meadowlark
Swainson's Hawk / Buteo swainsoni
Here comes dessert!
American Robin with food for his babies
Mountain Bluebird
Red-winged Blackbird
A country scene
Western Meadowlark
Common Nighthawk
Balancing act
A touch of blue
Tree Swallow female
Brewer's Blackbird, collecting food for his babies
Wilson's Snipe / Gallinago delicata
Collecting food for his babies
Showing off all his "bling"
A slight touch of blue
Yesterday's treat!
Red-winged Blackbird male
Wilson's Snipe
Tropical Mockingbird, Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Northern Hawk Owl with woodland bokeh
A distant shot from my archives
Skull on a fence post
Great Gray Owl, focused
Burrowing Owl
Great Gray Owl from 2013
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Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Crazy, crazy weather! We have only just come out of an awful deep-freeze that lasted for many weeks. "The chance for some 20 degree weather extends across southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan early next week including the city of Calgary, where some daily temperature records are in jeopardy. The record to beat on Monday and Tuesday is 18.3°C and 18.9°C, which were both set on March 18 and 19 back in 1928." From the Weather Network on 16 March 2019.
I am going to be taking a break from posting photos on Flickr soon - decided to grab three photos to post this morning after all. Will return when I don't have to keep going into my archives. As I have been doing the last few days, I will add the description that I added under a previously posted photo from the same day.
"My actual reason for driving east of the city today, 7 February 2019, was to go and introduce myself to one of the local landowners in that area. About a week ago, her Grandson had been curious about what we were doing, parked along the side of the road. He told me that his Grandmother was really nervous, wondering what we were up to. Understandably so, as there is plenty of crime in rural areas. I had reassured him that anyone in any cars were birders/photographers, interested only in seeing and photographing the special owls that were on their land. He invited me to go in and meet his Grandma, but I had to explain to him that my night vision for driving is bad and that I needed to try and get back to the city before it got dark (ended up driving in the dark!). I told him that I would call in another day and I wanted to make sure that I did this. So, today was the day. Last night, I had printed out a photo I had taken a week ago of one of these Short-eared Owls, perched on a post in their field. Also printed a Snowy Owl and a Great Horned Owl for them, and we had an enjoyable chat about the different kinds of owl. I do hope this lady feels safer now that she knows exactly what we are all doing.
It was SO cold out there today, thanks to our ongoing deep freeze. Despite being just a few degrees 'warmer' (i.e. less cold) today, it was bitterly cold. Snow is in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow morning. Again .....
Had a short search for Snowy Owls, but came up empty-handed. However, I did see a gorgeous Prairie Falcon."
I am going to be taking a break from posting photos on Flickr soon - decided to grab three photos to post this morning after all. Will return when I don't have to keep going into my archives. As I have been doing the last few days, I will add the description that I added under a previously posted photo from the same day.
"My actual reason for driving east of the city today, 7 February 2019, was to go and introduce myself to one of the local landowners in that area. About a week ago, her Grandson had been curious about what we were doing, parked along the side of the road. He told me that his Grandmother was really nervous, wondering what we were up to. Understandably so, as there is plenty of crime in rural areas. I had reassured him that anyone in any cars were birders/photographers, interested only in seeing and photographing the special owls that were on their land. He invited me to go in and meet his Grandma, but I had to explain to him that my night vision for driving is bad and that I needed to try and get back to the city before it got dark (ended up driving in the dark!). I told him that I would call in another day and I wanted to make sure that I did this. So, today was the day. Last night, I had printed out a photo I had taken a week ago of one of these Short-eared Owls, perched on a post in their field. Also printed a Snowy Owl and a Great Horned Owl for them, and we had an enjoyable chat about the different kinds of owl. I do hope this lady feels safer now that she knows exactly what we are all doing.
It was SO cold out there today, thanks to our ongoing deep freeze. Despite being just a few degrees 'warmer' (i.e. less cold) today, it was bitterly cold. Snow is in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow morning. Again .....
Had a short search for Snowy Owls, but came up empty-handed. However, I did see a gorgeous Prairie Falcon."
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