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
Mama Ruffed Grouse
Gorgeous iridescent feathers
Thankfully, not Mosquitoes
Two of a kind!
The Wilson's Snipe - such a fine bird
The twins' Mom
What big feet you have
Cautious mother of twins
I see a Sora
A touch of iridescence
Time to relax
Yellow-bellied Marmot gathering grasses
Adult and juvenile Three-toed Woodpeckers
Yesterday's treat
Quick march
Me and my shadow
Listening
On golden pond
Curious, for a brief second
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Tree Swallow in April
Through the branches
Always love an owl
Just for the record
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Yesterday's treat
Sitting so pretty
Memories of last summer
Sora
Almost impossible to find
Tree Swallow
A cooperative Coot
A welcome sight
An element of trust
Mom at the nest
Building her nest
Beautiful catch
Growing older by the minute
Wood Duck pair
Peekaboo
Juicy snack for his babies
Snuggling up to Mom
Northern Shoveler / Anas clypeata
Mountain Bluebird from my archives
Keeping her young ones warm
Redhead
Elephants from the archives
King Penguin
Watching us closely
Goodbye, elephants : (
I think I hear something
Golden Eagle
Long-eared Owl
The long and the short of it : )
Northern Shrike - Butcher Bird
Why they are hard to find : )
Hiding in the grasses
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Follow the leader
Patiently watching
Suppertime catch
Little beauty
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
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A matching stripe
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Yay, this image is not from the archives, lol! I was really slow getting going yesterday, after a busy day before. I'd been taking a few photos in the morning and later afternoon after my volunteer shift, and discovered that holding up even a light-weight point-and-shoot camera makes arm and shoulder pain SO much worse! Yesterday, though, I did manage to get out for a short drive, SW of the city. Rain was forecast for today and tomorrow, so I thought I'd better get out while the sun was shining. So glad I did go, as I found this male Mountain Bluebird near the nesting box I loved last year : ) It absolutely made my day. This was a very distant shot and the heavy cropping didn't exactly improve the quality, but I did like the striped background, which I don't usually get. Several Tree Swallows were flying around the nearby nesting box, so I got a few chances to photograph them, too.
"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."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_bluebird
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Bluebird/id
www.jstor.org/discover/pgs/index?id=10.2307/4077277&i...
Not too much else to be seen, other than a Coot, Ruddy Duck, Mallard, Gadwall, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird, a pair of Barrow's Goldeneye - and a Muskrat. Felt so good to enjoy a real spring day, especially after something like 10" of snow fell over the weekend - almost afraid to check the long-term weather forecast in case it shows snow, ha.
"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."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_bluebird
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Bluebird/id
www.jstor.org/discover/pgs/index?id=10.2307/4077277&i...
Not too much else to be seen, other than a Coot, Ruddy Duck, Mallard, Gadwall, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird, a pair of Barrow's Goldeneye - and a Muskrat. Felt so good to enjoy a real spring day, especially after something like 10" of snow fell over the weekend - almost afraid to check the long-term weather forecast in case it shows snow, ha.
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Too bad for your shoulder and the snow.
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