Mountain Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird with food for his babies
Mountain Bluebird with Red-winged Grasshopper
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Snipe, having a stretch
Bighorn Sheep / Ovis canadensis
Bighorn Sheep / Ovis canadensis
American Goldfinch male / Spinus tristis
Red-winged Blackbird displaying
Wilson's Snipe
Red-winged Blackbird male / Agelaius phoeniceus
Swainson's Hawk, immature
Colour for an overcast day
Bee on Tall Larkspur / Delphinium exaltatum
Purple/Water Avens / Geum rivale
False Solomon's Seal
Wild Licorice?
Sainfoin / Onobrychis
Sainfoin / Onobrychis
Mountain Death Camas / Zigadenus elegans
Yellow Mountain-avens / Dryas drummondii
Cystoderma cinnabarina
Cystoderma cinnabarina
Bolete
Gaillardia
Mushroom growing on top of a tall tree stump
Sunflower, against a pink barn
A summer memory
Garden flower
Ice and bokeh
Nature's artwork
Domesticated Helmeted Guineafowl / "Numida meleagr…
The sunflower droop
Bighorn Sheep female
Wilson's Snipe / Gallinago delicata
Eastern Kingbird / Tyrannus tyrannus
Tree Swallow / Tachycineta bicolor
Eastern Kingbird
Red-winged Blackbird male / Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Kingbird / Tyrannus tyrannus
Mountain Bluebird female / Sialia currucoides
Eastern Kingbird / Tyrannus tyrannus
Wilson's Snipe / Gallinago delicata
Black Tern / Chlidonias niger
Mountain Bluebird male / Sialia currucoides
American Goldfinch female / Spinus tristis
Yellow Warbler / Setophaga petechia
Mountain Bluebird male
Mountain Bluebird female
Mountain Bluebird male
Mountain Bluebird male / Sialia currucoides
Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocep…
Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocep…
Day 6, Great-tailed Grackle male / Quiscalus mexic…
Day 6, White-tipped Dove / Leptotila verreauxi
Day 6, Plain Chachalaca / Ortalis vetula
Day 6, Cardinal female / Cardinalis cardinalis
Day 6, Cardinal male, National Butterfly Centre, S…
Day 5, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, King Ranch, Nori…
Day 5, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, King Ranch
Day 5, Thistle, King Ranch, Norias Division, South…
Mountain Bluebird male / Sialia currucoides
Tree Swallow male / Tachycineta bicolor
Day 4, Silver argiope / Argiope argentata, Bishop…
Day 4, Aloe vera, Bishop City Park, South Texas
Day 2, Turkey Vulture / Cathartes aura
Day 1, Thistle / pink form of Cirsium horridulum,…
Day 1, Thistle / Cirsium horridulum, southern Texa…
Day 1, Thistle sp., southern Texas
Day 1, Thistle sp., southern Texas
Day 1, Thistle sp., southern Texas
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Wilson's Snipe - from the archives
Great Gray Owl - from the archives
Great Gray Owl - from the archives
Northern Pygmy-owl - from the archives
A face only a mother could love
Short-eared Owl - from January
Helmeted Guineafowl
Eastern Kingbird, from my archives
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Long-eared Owl / Asio otus
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Day 11 FINISHED, catkins, Tadoussac
Nodding (Musk) Thistle / Carduus nutans
Day 10, White-crowned Sparrow
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Short-eared Owl
Day 10, White-throated Sparrow
Day 10, American Goldfinch female
Day 10, American Goldfinch male
Day 10, White-throated Sparrow, Tadoussac
Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow
Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow
Day 9, Hoof Fungus, Tadoussac
Eastern Kingbird, SW of Calgary
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Mountain Bluebird male
In Bluebirds, the blue colour is produced by the structure of the feather - there is no blue pigment. "Tiny air pockets in the barbs of feathers can scatter incoming light, resulting in a specific, non-iridescent color. Blue colors in feathers are almost always produced in this manner. Examples include the blue feathers of Bluebirds, Indigo Buntings, Blue Jay's and Steller's Jays."
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"A female Mountain Bluebird pays more attention to good nest sites than to attractive males. She chooses her mate solely on the basis of the location and quality of the nesting cavity he offers her—disregarding his attributes as a singer, a flier, or a looker.
A male Mountain Bluebird frequently feeds his mate while she is incubating and brooding. As the male approaches with food, the female may beg fledgling-style—with open beak, quivering wings, and begging calls. More often, she waits until her mate perches nearby, then silently flicks the wing farthest from him—a signal that usually sends him off to find her a snack.
The oldest recorded Mountain Bluebird was a female, and at least 9 years old when she was recaptured and rereleased during banding operations in Alberta in 2005. She had been banded in the same province in 1997." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Bluebird/
The 5 photos posted this morning are photos taken on 23 June 2019 in my "usual" area, on my way home from the annual Ghost Watershed Alliance botany walk and BBQ. After a birdless day, I knew I would be able to find a few birds closer to home. I hadn't really expected to find a Bobolink, so this was an extra treat.
That day, 23 June, was a fun day, despite the fact that it was raining a good part of the time. It was the annual Ghost Watershed Alliance walk, which ends with a delicious fundraiser BBQ at noon. This botany walk, through the forest and along the top of the cliff by the Ghost River, is led by our main Naturalist, Gus Yaki, and hosted by Erik Butters. I can't remember how many of these events I have been to over the years, but certainly a few.
I like to drive myself out there, as I then have the choice to drive somewhere else when all is finished, if I have any energy left. Exactly what I did, enjoying myself photographing Mountain Bluebirds, a Wilson's Snipe, and the Bobolink which was unfortunately perched on a high wire. Better than nothing, though.
It was a very early start to that day, as I wanted to allow about two hours' travel time. There has been some flooding in certain areas and I wasn't sure if there might be a road or two blocked off. As it turned out, I reached the meeting place in plenty of time, so drove a bit further to see what I could find. Just an attractive, old wagon that I have seen before, and some adorable, new calves in one of the fields.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Bluebird/id
www.jstor.org/discover/pgs/index?id=10.2307/4077277&i...
"A female Mountain Bluebird pays more attention to good nest sites than to attractive males. She chooses her mate solely on the basis of the location and quality of the nesting cavity he offers her—disregarding his attributes as a singer, a flier, or a looker.
A male Mountain Bluebird frequently feeds his mate while she is incubating and brooding. As the male approaches with food, the female may beg fledgling-style—with open beak, quivering wings, and begging calls. More often, she waits until her mate perches nearby, then silently flicks the wing farthest from him—a signal that usually sends him off to find her a snack.
The oldest recorded Mountain Bluebird was a female, and at least 9 years old when she was recaptured and rereleased during banding operations in Alberta in 2005. She had been banded in the same province in 1997." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Bluebird/
The 5 photos posted this morning are photos taken on 23 June 2019 in my "usual" area, on my way home from the annual Ghost Watershed Alliance botany walk and BBQ. After a birdless day, I knew I would be able to find a few birds closer to home. I hadn't really expected to find a Bobolink, so this was an extra treat.
That day, 23 June, was a fun day, despite the fact that it was raining a good part of the time. It was the annual Ghost Watershed Alliance walk, which ends with a delicious fundraiser BBQ at noon. This botany walk, through the forest and along the top of the cliff by the Ghost River, is led by our main Naturalist, Gus Yaki, and hosted by Erik Butters. I can't remember how many of these events I have been to over the years, but certainly a few.
I like to drive myself out there, as I then have the choice to drive somewhere else when all is finished, if I have any energy left. Exactly what I did, enjoying myself photographing Mountain Bluebirds, a Wilson's Snipe, and the Bobolink which was unfortunately perched on a high wire. Better than nothing, though.
It was a very early start to that day, as I wanted to allow about two hours' travel time. There has been some flooding in certain areas and I wasn't sure if there might be a road or two blocked off. As it turned out, I reached the meeting place in plenty of time, so drove a bit further to see what I could find. Just an attractive, old wagon that I have seen before, and some adorable, new calves in one of the fields.
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