Eared Grebe with baby
Eared Grebe baby
Eared Grebe & baby
Wedge Pond, Kananaskis, Alberta
Buller Pond, Kananaskis
Forgetmenot Pond, Kananaskis
Forgetmenot Pond
Wedge Pond in fading fall colours
Barrier Lake, Kananaskis
Wedge Pond, Kananaskis
Frank Lake bird blind
Eared Grebe / Podiceps nigricollis
A view from Chain Lakes
Into the sun at Pine Coulee Reservoir
Clouds over Chain Lakes
Clouds over Chain Lakes
Forgetmenot Pond, Elbow Falls Trail
Black-necked Stilt (juvenile?)
American Avocets
Black-necked Stilt (juvenile?) / Himantopus mexica…
Smokey Eagle Lake
American Coot
American Coot
Ruddy Duck male
Bow Lake on a cloudy day
Reflected peaks
Beautiful Peyto Lake
Friends at Bow Lake
Bow Lake
Bow Lake, Alberta
A favourite view, Waterton Lakes National Park
Cinnamon Black Bear, Waterton Lakes National Park,…
The Tip, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Birders at The Tip, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Watching the waves at The Tip, Pt Pelee, Ontario,…
Eared Grebes in their mating dance
Western Grebes paired up
A memory of Waterton from before the fire
Ghost Reservoir
Ruddy Duck from the archives
Final photo from Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Great Blue Heron and Egret, Trinidad
Watching Scarlet Ibis at Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Evening light at Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Scarlet Ibis, Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Surprise, surprise ... an American Flamingo, Caron…
Waiting for the Scarlet Ibis, Caroni Swamp
The birding blind at Frank Lake
Birders on an Audubon Christmas Bird Count
Storm arriving at Quarry Lake, near Canmore
When the storm moved in
Kananaskis before the snowstorm
Pine Coulee Reservoir, Alberta
Pine Coulee Reservoir, Alberta
Waterton Lake from the townsite - before the fire
Our precious Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta…
Green-winged Teal and Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer / Charadrius vociferus
Semipalmated Plover / Charadrius semipalmatus?
Ruddy Duck female
Cameron Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Upper Waterton Lake, seen from the town
Maskinonge Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Ruddy Duck male
Forgetmenot Pond, Kananaskis
Forgetmenot Pond, Kananaskis
Forgetmenot Pond, Kananaskis
American Coot
Ruddy Duck male
Frank Lake bird blind
Eared Grebe
Upper Kananaskis Lake
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Eared Grebe / Podiceps nigricollis
Happy 4th July to all Americans!
About an hour after writing those words, I turned on the TV and saw the news about the strong 6.4 earthquake that has just hit southern California. Dozens of after-shocks being felt, too. Most unfortunate news.
This morning, 4 July 2019, I am posting five photos taken yesterday, on a drive south to Frank Lake. Yet again, when I checked the weather forecast, it said continuing rain for day after day. However, the sun was shining when I decided to drive south. The clouds were sufficiently photogenic for me to change my plans and, instead of calling in at the Saskatoon Farm, I drove straight to the Lake.
The last time I was at Frank Lake, there was one Coot, two Canada Geese, and a Red-winged and a Yellow-headed Blackbird. Yesterday was so much better! The Barn Swallows were there, having built their nest a few feet away from their previous nest site. The Eared Grebes had their tiny, adorable babies, sometimes riding on their back, other times swimming separately. Same thing with the Coots - some had very young babies; others had somewhat older youngsters. One Coot adult and baby were walking in thick mud, searching for food. They both looked such a mess, as if they had rolled in the mud. A pair of Western Grebes could be seen far in the distance.
The sky began to change - the white clouds were taken over by rather menacing black ones and it became windy and the rain started. I really didn't want to drive back home on the very busy highway in pouring rain, but after waiting and hoping for it to end, I eventually had no choice but to risk it. As it turned out, there was hardly any traffic going north.
Last night, it rained here and has been raining all morning. The famous 9-day Calgary Stampede runs from 5-14 July this year, with some events already starting today. Rain during Stampede makes things so unpleasant! Judging by my Stampede photos posted on Flickr, I haven't been since 2013, when I went with my daughter - surely it hasn't been that long? I know I haven't been the last few years, as it was feeling just too much to deal with. Happy to be away from the huge masses of people and the sickening smell of grease, ha, ha! Of course, not going means not getting any mini-donuts, too. Happy Stampeding, everyone! May the sun shine ....
About an hour after writing those words, I turned on the TV and saw the news about the strong 6.4 earthquake that has just hit southern California. Dozens of after-shocks being felt, too. Most unfortunate news.
This morning, 4 July 2019, I am posting five photos taken yesterday, on a drive south to Frank Lake. Yet again, when I checked the weather forecast, it said continuing rain for day after day. However, the sun was shining when I decided to drive south. The clouds were sufficiently photogenic for me to change my plans and, instead of calling in at the Saskatoon Farm, I drove straight to the Lake.
The last time I was at Frank Lake, there was one Coot, two Canada Geese, and a Red-winged and a Yellow-headed Blackbird. Yesterday was so much better! The Barn Swallows were there, having built their nest a few feet away from their previous nest site. The Eared Grebes had their tiny, adorable babies, sometimes riding on their back, other times swimming separately. Same thing with the Coots - some had very young babies; others had somewhat older youngsters. One Coot adult and baby were walking in thick mud, searching for food. They both looked such a mess, as if they had rolled in the mud. A pair of Western Grebes could be seen far in the distance.
The sky began to change - the white clouds were taken over by rather menacing black ones and it became windy and the rain started. I really didn't want to drive back home on the very busy highway in pouring rain, but after waiting and hoping for it to end, I eventually had no choice but to risk it. As it turned out, there was hardly any traffic going north.
Last night, it rained here and has been raining all morning. The famous 9-day Calgary Stampede runs from 5-14 July this year, with some events already starting today. Rain during Stampede makes things so unpleasant! Judging by my Stampede photos posted on Flickr, I haven't been since 2013, when I went with my daughter - surely it hasn't been that long? I know I haven't been the last few years, as it was feeling just too much to deal with. Happy to be away from the huge masses of people and the sickening smell of grease, ha, ha! Of course, not going means not getting any mini-donuts, too. Happy Stampeding, everyone! May the sun shine ....
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