Blending in
One of my favourite finds
Tiny predator with prey
Dreaming of summer flowers
Dragonfly paradise
Poppy seedhead with pink bokeh
A moment of closeness
Beauty in the forest
A mix of citrus colours
Incomplete
Bohemian Waxwing in glorious sunshine
Delicate damselfly
Golden Eagle named Spirit
Autumn Crocus
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Tiny, bright-eyed Northern Pygmy-owl
Looks a long way down from up here
Himalayan Blue Poppy
Golden Columbine / Aquilegia chrysantha
Purple-flowering Raspberry
Leopard Lacewing / Cethosia cyane
Baby Barred Owl
Eyes like Licorice Allsorts
Purple Avens
Ice crystals on Prairie Crocus
Meerkat on guard
Vibrant Lilies
Brrr ... shiver
Nicotiana (Tobacco Plant)
Potentilla nepalensis, 'Miss Wilmott'
Prairie Crocuses covered in water droplets
Delicate Cornflower
Longing for Poppy time
Harvestman
Allium up close
Yellow Foxglove / Digitalis grandiflora
Balsam or Hybrid Poplar catkins
A touch of blue
Malachite butterfly on blue
Monkeyflower / Mimulus
Button-eyes
Catkins
Baby Larch cone
Wild Gooseberry
A welcome splash of red
The joy of spring
Blossom
Canada Buffaloberry / Shepherdia canadensis
Signs of spring
Blossom - pretty in pink
Pasqueflower / Pulsatilla vulgaris
Feed me
Pika, up close
Lovely lady
Puffed up for warmth
Yellow and red
A splash of red
Elephant's ears / Bergenia cordifolia
First Morel mushroom of the year (for me)
Morel mushroom in its natural setting
Sunlit moss
Delicate blossom
Purple Iris
Newly burst Poppy
Stinkhorn fungus / Mutinus elegans
Purple and white
White Admiral
Mountain Sheep
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Delicate hoar frost
A ferocious hunter, popcan-size
Northern Pygmy-owl pellet
A splash of colour
Frosted Rose hips
Wild Licorice seedpods / Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Hoar frost on barbed-wire
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pileated Woodpecker
Summer memories
Delicate edging of a lily pad
Like rays of sunshine
White Stork
Let the sun shine
American Three-toed Woodpecker male
She won't have a headache tonight ....
Soft touch of colour
Rare (in Alberta) American Three-toed Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Artistic Lily
Shaggy Manes
The "warmth" of a Straw Flower
Common Sargeant
Himalayan Monal female
Need some colour
Flamingo pink
More snow is on its way
Sleepy Lioness
A splash of much-needed colour
Poppy seedpod
Bison in winter
Nap-time for two old ladies
Just one thing missing ....
Deep in thought
Banded Orange / Dryadula phaetusa
One of my favourite Lichens
Mexican Longwing / Heliconius hortense
One of two young brothers
Himalayan Monal
Dusky Grouse female
Orange for Halloween
Admit it - you think I'm cute
Posing sweetly
So pretty
Love those autumn colours
Red and green - meant for each other
One of the few seen this year
Gregarious
When there are no birds
Makamik Crabapple
Living in a rocky world
Young Komodo Dragon
Backlit gills
Spur-winged Lapwing
From pale to vibrant
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It snowed here overnight and it's still snowing this morning (6 February 2015). Everywhere is white and the trees look like they are covered in frost. The temperature is -13C (windchill -17C) this morning, but it's supposed to get up to +8C (windchill +4C) this afternoon. We have been so spoilt for weeks now, with temperatures that have been wonderfully mild for mid winter, but the last few days have seen a return to winter.
Yesterday was about as gloomy and overcast as one could get. I knew there would be no point in going out with my camera, so I stayed home the whole day. The temperature doesn't bother me too much, as long as the sun is shining, but there was no sign of sunshine or blue sky all day long. I ended up watching more TV than usual and it seemed that every channel I turned to had some sad program playing! Movie or News, people were getting injured or killed and families were sitting around in hospital rooms. Not what I needed - tomorrow, it will have been five weeks since our oldest daughter passed away, so scenes like this were all too familiar and painful. I ended up getting migraine twice yesterday - I've only had it about six times in quite a few years. So, today, I must clear the snow off my car and get out for a while.
This photo was taken on 3 February, when I called in at Fish Creek Park again for some fresh air and, hopefully, find a friend or two. I was lucky with both - some of the time there were just the three of us, watching and photographing this tiny, popcan-sized Northern Pygmy-owl (uncommon in Alberta). It gave us a few good views, including when it flew down to the bushes right in font of us (love it when that happens!). Couldn't get a completely clear view of it, so I did very roughly remove a branch that went right across the body near the bottom edge of the photo. Telemacro (Focal Length (35mm format) - 1200 mm), so the owl is much smaller than it appears in this photo. There have been quite a few days recently that there has been no sign of the owl, so I always feel very fortunate if it appears when I am there.
"The Northern Pygmy-Owl may be tiny, but it’s a ferocious hunter with a taste for songbirds. These owls are mostly dark brown and white, with long tails, smoothly rounded heads, and piercing yellow eyes. They hunt during the day by sitting quietly and surprising their prey. As a defensive measure, songbirds often gather to mob sitting owls until they fly away. Mobbing songbirds can help you find these unobtrusive owls, as can listening for their call, a high-pitched series of toots." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Pygmy-Owl/id
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_pygmy_owl
Yesterday was about as gloomy and overcast as one could get. I knew there would be no point in going out with my camera, so I stayed home the whole day. The temperature doesn't bother me too much, as long as the sun is shining, but there was no sign of sunshine or blue sky all day long. I ended up watching more TV than usual and it seemed that every channel I turned to had some sad program playing! Movie or News, people were getting injured or killed and families were sitting around in hospital rooms. Not what I needed - tomorrow, it will have been five weeks since our oldest daughter passed away, so scenes like this were all too familiar and painful. I ended up getting migraine twice yesterday - I've only had it about six times in quite a few years. So, today, I must clear the snow off my car and get out for a while.
This photo was taken on 3 February, when I called in at Fish Creek Park again for some fresh air and, hopefully, find a friend or two. I was lucky with both - some of the time there were just the three of us, watching and photographing this tiny, popcan-sized Northern Pygmy-owl (uncommon in Alberta). It gave us a few good views, including when it flew down to the bushes right in font of us (love it when that happens!). Couldn't get a completely clear view of it, so I did very roughly remove a branch that went right across the body near the bottom edge of the photo. Telemacro (Focal Length (35mm format) - 1200 mm), so the owl is much smaller than it appears in this photo. There have been quite a few days recently that there has been no sign of the owl, so I always feel very fortunate if it appears when I am there.
"The Northern Pygmy-Owl may be tiny, but it’s a ferocious hunter with a taste for songbirds. These owls are mostly dark brown and white, with long tails, smoothly rounded heads, and piercing yellow eyes. They hunt during the day by sitting quietly and surprising their prey. As a defensive measure, songbirds often gather to mob sitting owls until they fly away. Mobbing songbirds can help you find these unobtrusive owls, as can listening for their call, a high-pitched series of toots." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Pygmy-Owl/id
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_pygmy_owl
, Malik Raoulda, have particularly liked this photo
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