Mountain Bluebird with food for his babies
Bobolink male / Dolichonyx oryzivorus, on a windy…
Mountain Bluebird with Red-winged Grasshopper
Bobolink male / Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Snipe, having a stretch
Bobolink / Dolichonyx oryzivorus, singing
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Osprey with fish
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Osprey with fish
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Yellow Warbler male collecting insects
Yellow Warbler female
Osprey with fish
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Osprey with fish
Yellow Warbler with food for his babies
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Gravel and dust - a favourite road
Bighorn Sheep / Ovis canadensis
Pika - tiny fluffball
Frank Lake birding blind
Eared Grebe / Podiceps nigricollis
Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica
Storm clouds moving in
Storm clouds in the direction of home
Barn Swallow with feather for its nest
Coot juvenile
Coot baby following in Mom's footsteps
Eared Grebe baby
Eared Grebe & baby
House Sparrow feeding babies in cavity
Northern Flicker babies in cavity
American Goldfinch male / Spinus tristis
Tree Swallow fledgeling
Red-winged Blackbird displaying
A new find
Wilson's Snipe
Red-winged Blackbird male / Agelaius phoeniceus
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Swainson's Hawk, immature
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Great Horned Owl - rehab
Colour for an overcast day
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A great use for old teapots
The far side of the river valley
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Canon SX60 'artistry'
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White Admiral
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Sainfoin / Onobrychis
American White Pelicans on the Bow River
Bobolink male / Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Mountain Bluebird male
Treasures of the Ghost River forest - a little bi…
Fungi in the Ghost River forest
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Moth with reflection
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Mallard family swimming on the river
Osprey / Pandion haliaetus
Yellow Warbler / Setophaga petechia
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Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Osprey
Cedar Waxwing
Osprey pair harassed by Red-winged Blackbird
Eileen Tannas with baby Flemish Giant Rabbit
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Eileen with 3-week-old Flemish Giant Rabbit
Wilson's Snipe / Gallinago delicata
Eastern Kingbird / Tyrannus tyrannus
Tree Swallow / Tachycineta bicolor
Eastern Kingbird
Rare Thirteen-lined Groundsquirrel / Ictidomys tri…
Cicada
Cicada
Cedar Waxwing / Bombycilla cedrorum
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
Tree Swallow / Tachycineta bicolor
Tree Swallow / Tachycineta bicolor
Tree Swallow / Tachycineta bicolor
Tree Swallow
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Western Tanager / Piranga ludoviciana
Baltimore Oriole / Icterus galbula
Western Tanager / Piranga ludoviciana
Baltimore Oriole / Icterus galbula
Mountain Bluebird male
Mountain Bluebird female
Mountain Bluebird male
Mountain Bluebird male / Sialia currucoides
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Common Grackle after a bath
Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocep…
Frank Lake bird blind
Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocep…
Eared Grebe / Podiceps nigricollis
Young Richardson's Ground Squirrel / Urocitellus r…
Richardson's Ground Squirrel / Urocitellus richard…
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Mountain Bluebird
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."
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Bluebird/id
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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 10 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 morning, 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.
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.
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.
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 10 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 morning, 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.
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.
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.
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