Suppertime catch
Patiently watching
Follow the leader
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Hiding in the grasses
Why they are hard to find : )
Northern Shrike - Butcher Bird
The long and the short of it : )
Long-eared Owl
Golden Eagle
I think I hear something
Goodbye, elephants : (
Watching us closely
King Penguin
Elephants from the archives
Redhead
Keeping her young ones warm
Mountain Bluebird from my archives
Northern Shoveler / Anas clypeata
Snuggling up to Mom
Juicy snack for his babies
Peekaboo
Wood Duck pair
Growing older by the minute
Beautiful catch
Building her nest
Mom at the nest
An element of trust
A welcome sight
A cooperative Coot
A matching stripe
A different kind of perch
Wind-ruffled feathers
Keeping an eye on those pesky Tree Swallows
Dad, awake for a few minutes
Little Bluebird on a snowy day
A different kind of perch
A highlight of our May Species Count
Eared Grebe
Wilson's Snipe
Coyote on the prowl
Time to catch supper
Sharing her catch
Feeling blue
A two-legged Wilson's Snipe : )
Eared Grebe
Blue-green iridescence
A good poser
Distant Lark Sparrow
Great choice of fence post
One less Grasshopper in the world
Yes, yes, YES!
An over the shoulder look
Black Tern on fence post
Throat-tickling supper
A Snipe from last year
Thoughts of anything cold
I saw a Sora
White-faced Ibis - very rare in Alberta
Eared Grebe with young one
Wilson's Snipe - what a beauty
Some like wood, others like metal
Mating Spotted Asparagus Beetles
Power of the Golden Eagle
The stern look
Killdeer
Red button eyes
Pied-billed Grebe and babies
Taking a break
The demise of a Meadow Vole
Looking for lunch
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Northern Pygmy-owl
Partial compression
Great Gray Owl with prey
Burrowing Owl
Owl with attitude
Northern Pygmy-owl
Perched and posing
A treat to see and hear
Trumpeter Swan
The foot of a Coot
Mother of six
Avian elegance
Eye contact with a Mink
At home in the nesting box
On the supper menu
Spider on the menu
I love Snipes
Watching for fish
Lichens and all
Tired Mom
Visitor to the city
A treat in the city
Hunting for fish
I don't like having my photo taken!
Curious little Mink
One of the joys of spring
Worthy of another look
Carnations for his sweetheart : )
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Mallard curls
Lesser Scaup male
Concentration
On a snowy day
Sparkling snow and iridescence
Mixed company
A rare (for me) in-flight shot
A reward for facing my fears : )
What a sight on a cold winter's day
Little bird, big world
No such thing as a line-up
Mountain Bluebird
Penguin feet
Yellow-headed Blackbird from the archives
Curiosity from up high
Loving the snow
Gentoo Penguin - Near Threatened
House Wren
Happy Thanksgiving - be thankful for the little th…
Downy Woodpecker
Gentoo Penguin
Beautiful setting for a fine lady
Just for the record
He needs to eat an awful lot of grass
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Took this photo almost a year and a half ago - seems so much longer than that. Came across a pair of these incredible, beautiful Mountain Bluebirds NW of Calgary, on 4 May 2012. The rough perch was a little different for a photo - made a change from barbed-wire : )
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
www.jstor.org/discover/pgs/index?id=10.2307/4077277&i...
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
www.jstor.org/discover/pgs/index?id=10.2307/4077277&i...
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