Scenery near the Alberta/Montana border
Stephenson's Rocket carriage
Happy Birthday, Rachel, 12-12-12
Anyone remember these?
Edged in ice
A bird in the hand is worth ...
Golden, sunlit petals
A glimpse through the trees
Alone
The two sides of life - the gentle and the harsh
Living in a white world
Back-to-back Great Horned Owls
Bromeliad - red on green
Upturned sheet of ice along the river's edge
Spectacular clouds over the Rocky Mountains
Redpolls
Seen on a Christmas Bird Count
Wild European Rabbit
Warm colours of a Poppy centre
Winter scene in the Rockies
The icy fingers of winter
Colourful lichen
Not a good sign
Great memories
One more Redpoll
Penguin feet
Musical beer stein
Little bird in a big world
Dainty Common Redpoll posing
Beauty on the forest floor
Liberty Cap, Mammoth Hot Springs
Such a treat
Textured and frilled
Hello, kitty
Mountain Bluebird
Whiteness
Remembering the colours of summer
Hanging upside down
Reverse side of Tibetan amulet
A colour photo of our black and white world
As beautiful as you could wish for
Quick, quick shot
Mystery object - Tibetan amulet
Rolling hills that go on forever
Surveying his territory
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The magic of ice
I love the patterns and textures created when our local creek freezes. Such a beautiful contrast between the smooth, rounded edges and the spiky frost (ice?) crystals on top. Taken at Votier's Flats, Fish Creek Park, on 22 November 2012.
Couldn't resist adding the following, especially for birder friends. A friend sent it to me via e-mail and I thought others might find it interesting : )
"I heard that they found about 200 dead crows near Halifax, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. They had a Bird Pathologist examine the remains of all the crows, and
he confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu, to everyone's relief.
However, he determined that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, and only 2% were killed by an impact with a car.
The Province then hired an Ornithological Behaviourist to determine the disproportionate percentages for truck versus car kill. The Ornithological Behaviourist determined the cause in short order.
When crows eat road kill, they always set-up a look-out Crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger. His conclusion was that the lookout crow could say "Cah", but he could
not say "Truck." Have a nice day...." Sorry, I don't know who the author was.
Couldn't resist adding the following, especially for birder friends. A friend sent it to me via e-mail and I thought others might find it interesting : )
"I heard that they found about 200 dead crows near Halifax, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. They had a Bird Pathologist examine the remains of all the crows, and
he confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu, to everyone's relief.
However, he determined that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, and only 2% were killed by an impact with a car.
The Province then hired an Ornithological Behaviourist to determine the disproportionate percentages for truck versus car kill. The Ornithological Behaviourist determined the cause in short order.
When crows eat road kill, they always set-up a look-out Crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger. His conclusion was that the lookout crow could say "Cah", but he could
not say "Truck." Have a nice day...." Sorry, I don't know who the author was.
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