The Grad Barn 2016
Time to feed the kids
Bold and beautiful
They can't see me
Is this what I think it is? Yes, a Ferruginous Ha…
Marbled Godwit / Limosa fedoa
Layers of colour
Once a family home
Landscape colours
Black-crowned Night-heron
Beautiful old house in the hills
Yellow and blue
Bear Grass / Xerophyllum tenax
Juvenile Horned Lark
Roadside wild sunflowers
Kirkpatrick elevator, near Drumheller
Brown-headed Cowbird juvenile
Thimbleberry / Rubus parviflorus
Swainson's Hawk
Little mystery bird - juvenile Yellow-rumped Warbl…
02 Colourful Dock sp.
01 Middle Lake, Bow Valley Provincial Park
Hiding in the Canola field
Black-crowned Night-heron
Sticky Purple Geranium / Geranium viscosissimum
Checkerspot sp.
American Kestrel - just for the record
Mountain Bluebird fledgling
Blue Lettuce / Lactuca tatarica
Hawk in Fish Creek Park - juvenile Northern Goshaw…
The difference the sun makes
White-crowned Sparrow / Zonotrichia leucophrys
Orange False Dandelion / Agoseris aurantiaca
Columbian Ground Squirrel collecting nest material
Prince of Wales hotel, Waterton
Bracted Honeysuckle / Lonicera involucrata
The reward for getting up early
Paintbush, with a visiting Crab Spider
Lazuli Bunting - just for the record
Challenges of a photographer
Stately Bear Grass
The youngest bear cub I have ever seen
Wildflowers galore at the Bison Paddock
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
A delicate shade of pink
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Upland Sandpiper / Bartramia longicauda
All three photos posted this morning were taken yesterday, 18 July 2016, on a wonderful day out NE of the city with my daughter. The last time I actually drove eastwards was about six months ago, when I was shooting Short-eared Owls near the end of January. The last time (also the first time) I had ever driven out as far as Drumheller was on 29 September 2014. A few times, I had been fairly close when I went on several botany trips out that way, but when you are carpooling, you can't just go wherever you want. So, my daughter and I had a great time exploring the roads between Calgary and Drumheller. There were a handful of things or places we wanted to check out, but many things were total surprises. We knew we wanted to see fields, yellow fields full of canola as far as the eye could see. No disappointment there as we took in the gorgeous colour and the perhaps not so pleasant smell of this crop. When we were driving through regular, green landscapes, it all seemed so 'ordinary' after being treated to vibrant gold.
As well as canola fields, we also knew of a particular grain elevator and nearby old barn that we were keen to see. There was also an old, two-storey house in a hilly setting that we knew would have to be photographed from a great distance, but we were curious about it. There was also a small wetland that I wanted to drive by, just in case there was something to see. How glad we were that we went, as the Black-crowned Night-heron in my third photo this morning was posing nicely on a post out in the open. This was the first time I had ever seen one close, so it made my day. The bird in in the above photo was with another similar bird perched just a few fence posts away from it. Both had their backs to us (of course!) but I did get a better view of the other bird, which I will post in the next few days. The first bird was standing with its neck stretched upwards - a long, narrow neck. I think they were both Upland Sandpipers, uncommon in Alberta, and a bird that I had only ever seen once, way out east of the city years ago and too far away for photos. Maybe someone is able to tell from this photo if I am correct or not - thanks!
As well as birds and beautiful scenery, we saw several old barns, including the old house/barn in my main photo posted today. Each year, the farmer allows the graduating class from the local high school to decorate this old building in any way they wish. A fun idea and it certainly adds a splash of colour. I was absolutely fascinated to read a little bit of history from someone who was a contact of mine on Flickr two or three years ago. Her Grandmother was apparently born in this house/barn. It was later converted to a granary and now, of course, has become the canvas for local students.
One of our main goals was to visit the old grain elevator at Sharples. I had wanted to visit there for quite a while and finally, we made it. Unfortunately, the elevator and nearby barn were in shadow, but it was great to see both old structures. We also passed another old elevator when we were driving along the road north of the river, on the way to Drumheller. This, needless to say, meant another stop for photos.
A great day of fun, seeing and photographing such a variety of things. Beautiful weather and, best of all, a day spent with my daughter. Thanks so much, Rachel - glad you felt up to a day out, but sorry you got so many mosquito bites!
As well as canola fields, we also knew of a particular grain elevator and nearby old barn that we were keen to see. There was also an old, two-storey house in a hilly setting that we knew would have to be photographed from a great distance, but we were curious about it. There was also a small wetland that I wanted to drive by, just in case there was something to see. How glad we were that we went, as the Black-crowned Night-heron in my third photo this morning was posing nicely on a post out in the open. This was the first time I had ever seen one close, so it made my day. The bird in in the above photo was with another similar bird perched just a few fence posts away from it. Both had their backs to us (of course!) but I did get a better view of the other bird, which I will post in the next few days. The first bird was standing with its neck stretched upwards - a long, narrow neck. I think they were both Upland Sandpipers, uncommon in Alberta, and a bird that I had only ever seen once, way out east of the city years ago and too far away for photos. Maybe someone is able to tell from this photo if I am correct or not - thanks!
As well as birds and beautiful scenery, we saw several old barns, including the old house/barn in my main photo posted today. Each year, the farmer allows the graduating class from the local high school to decorate this old building in any way they wish. A fun idea and it certainly adds a splash of colour. I was absolutely fascinated to read a little bit of history from someone who was a contact of mine on Flickr two or three years ago. Her Grandmother was apparently born in this house/barn. It was later converted to a granary and now, of course, has become the canvas for local students.
One of our main goals was to visit the old grain elevator at Sharples. I had wanted to visit there for quite a while and finally, we made it. Unfortunately, the elevator and nearby barn were in shadow, but it was great to see both old structures. We also passed another old elevator when we were driving along the road north of the river, on the way to Drumheller. This, needless to say, meant another stop for photos.
A great day of fun, seeing and photographing such a variety of things. Beautiful weather and, best of all, a day spent with my daughter. Thanks so much, Rachel - glad you felt up to a day out, but sorry you got so many mosquito bites!
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