Distant, but much appreciated
Guarding his barn
A good stretch of the legs and wing
Gently falling snow
Examining a cavity
On a cold and windy day
Beauty in the forest
A mix of citrus colours
Bohemian Waxwings
Incomplete
Coughing up a pellet
Snow Bunting, still for a moment
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Northern Pygmy-owl with snack
Bohemian Waxwings galore
A smudge stick sky
On a fence post, but no Vole
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Two of a kind
One lone mushroom
Black Bear from last spring
Bohemian Waxwing in glorious sunshine
A moment of closeness
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The face of innocence
Northern Pygmy-owl from January
Set from the movie, The Revenant
Memories of last summer
From my archives - Long-tailed Weasel
Dreaming of summer flowers
From shadow to light
Old homestead in sunset light
Prairie Falcon
Tiny predator with prey
Mountains at sunset
Barn with a difference
Sitting so pretty
Red barn on a sunny day
Layers and stripes
Old barn with a view
Horse on the prairie
Making sure we go the right way
Summer dreams
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Yesterday, 19 February 2015, my daughter and I went NE of the city again to search for Snowy Owls. Recently, people have not been reporting many of these owls, though I was told that someone saw 18 of them on the one day. We were not so lucky, but my daughter did a great job of spotting two very distant ones - actually, three, if you include this wooden one that is guarding the rather nice old barn and adjacent, smaller one, seen in one of the photos I posted today. She also spotted a Bald Eagle perched at the top of a very distant tree.
We always feel very awkward stopping the car and standing in the road, photographing a barn, when there is a house or houses nearby. There was also an old red barn across the road from these, partly hidden by trees, with a house on the property. We knew we wouldn't be able to take photos of that one, but we really liked the one that was in full view. I pulled over and we got out and took a shot or two. We noticed a man down the road, walking towards us, talking on his cell phone. He said that he had seen us and thought he'd come and say "Hi". Said he lived there and that the farm and barn behind us was originally his Grandfather and Father's. He was looking after the house on the property for the owners for a few days, and told us we were welcome to wander round the farmyard and photograph the barn. Needless to say, that is exactly what we did. Greatly appreciated! This window belonged to a small, white, weathered shed in the farmyard.
Bird-wise, the day was very slow, but we are always happy to explore and find new barns and anything else that we find interesting and/or beautiful. Most of the sky was one huge mass of rather spectacular clouds that just went on and on forever. Not the best light when it came to photography, but it looked beautiful.
We always feel very awkward stopping the car and standing in the road, photographing a barn, when there is a house or houses nearby. There was also an old red barn across the road from these, partly hidden by trees, with a house on the property. We knew we wouldn't be able to take photos of that one, but we really liked the one that was in full view. I pulled over and we got out and took a shot or two. We noticed a man down the road, walking towards us, talking on his cell phone. He said that he had seen us and thought he'd come and say "Hi". Said he lived there and that the farm and barn behind us was originally his Grandfather and Father's. He was looking after the house on the property for the owners for a few days, and told us we were welcome to wander round the farmyard and photograph the barn. Needless to say, that is exactly what we did. Greatly appreciated! This window belonged to a small, white, weathered shed in the farmyard.
Bird-wise, the day was very slow, but we are always happy to explore and find new barns and anything else that we find interesting and/or beautiful. Most of the sky was one huge mass of rather spectacular clouds that just went on and on forever. Not the best light when it came to photography, but it looked beautiful.
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