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Little bird, big world
No such thing as a line-up
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Penguin feet
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Loving the snow
Gentoo Penguin - Near Threatened
House Wren
Happy Thanksgiving - be thankful for the little th…
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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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Hooded Merganser at his finest
Ring-billed Gull
When a Bison wants to cross the road, he just cros…
Clark's Grebe / Aechmophorus clarkii
Ring-billed Gull
Time to feed a hungry youngster
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The demise of a Meadow Vole
We were SO lucky to see not just a Northern Pygmy-owl (rare to uncommon in Alberta), but to see it swoop down and catch this unfortunate little Meadow Vole. Witnessed at Bebo Grove, Fish Creek Park, on November 13th. This tiny owl is popcan-sized, about the size of a person's fist, and it is a vicious predator and will attack and kill prey that is larger than itself. Average length of a female Northern Pygmy-owl is 18.5 cm (7.3"), male: 16.5 cm (6.5"). A heavily cropped image : )
talkaboutwildlife.ca/profile/?s=164
"Measurements of average adult male Meadow Voles are: total length, 150 mm (6 in); tail, 37 mm (1.5 in); weight, 31.5 g (1 oz). Females are only slightly smaller."
talkaboutwildlife.ca/profile/?s=542
talkaboutwildlife.ca/profile/?s=164
"Measurements of average adult male Meadow Voles are: total length, 150 mm (6 in); tail, 37 mm (1.5 in); weight, 31.5 g (1 oz). Females are only slightly smaller."
talkaboutwildlife.ca/profile/?s=542
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