No need to worry about one or two wrinkles
Merlin eating a dragonfly
Trusting Red-breasted Nuthatch
Chocolate bunny
Leisurely swim
Swainson's Hawk
The poser - Wilson's Snipe
One of four Moose seen yesterday
Bobolink / Dolichonyx oryzivorus
A mountain Bluebird with 'bling'
A birder's first time
Dark chocolate bunny with milk chocolate eyes
Ferruginous Hawk
Osprey on the hunt
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Running free
A visit to George's hand
A bewildering world for a fallen owlet
Black-necked Stilt
First day of fledging
Gray Jay - Canada's new National Bird
Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans, everywhere!
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Harris's Hawk
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Master of camouflage
Poor quality, but of interest
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Canada's new National Bird - the Gray Jay
Mountain Chickadee on Donna's hand
Same tiny Northern Pygmy-owl
White beauty
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Turkey Vulture preening
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Northern Pygmy-owl
Moose from the archives
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Great Horned Owl
Eared Grebe
Yesterday's treat
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Northern Hawk Owl
Atop a utility pole
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Taveta Golden Weaver
Humboldt Penguin / Spheniscus humboldti
Burrowing Owl
Mandrill
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Meadow Vole for a late lunch
Mountain Chickadee
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Push!
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Red-tailed Hawk portrait
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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
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Don't call me 'Gopher'
House Wren at the Ellis Bird Farm
Wind-blown Osprey
Black-crowned Night-Heron
A favourite bird to photograph
Collecting food for her babies
Swainson's Hawk
Brown-headed Cowbird juvenile
Black-crowned Night-heron
Marbled Godwit / Limosa fedoa
Time to feed the kids
White-crowned Sparrow / Zonotrichia leucophrys
Columbian Ground Squirrel collecting nest material
Lazuli Bunting - just for the record
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
One mighty beast, Bison Paddock, Waterton N P
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Savannah Sparrow
Flycatcher sp. - Willow or Alder Flycatcher
Spotted Sandpiper
I like the post as much as the bird
Great Gray Owl in late-morning sun
A second's rest, together
Bobolink male / Dolichonyx oryzivorus
It's the Bobolink again
Red River Hog / Potamochoerus porcus
A distant Bobolink
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Sleeping down at the pond
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Yesterday's treat - a Bobolink
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Wilson's Snipe hiding in the grass
Camouflaged Wood Frog
Great Horned Owl owlet, Ellis Bird Farm
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Herper friend with Wood Frog (and fly)
Le Conte's Sparrow
American Robin male
A house to match
Showing off for the females
Ring-necked Pheasant at the end of the day
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Canada Goose
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Wilson's Snipe, seen from afar
One of a pair
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The only time I had ever driven to Kananaskis (the mountain area closest to Calgary) was fairly recently, on 10 September 2016, when my daughter came with me. I wasn't too impressed with the photos I took on the first drive, especially of the little Pikas (Rock Rabbits) that we went to see, so I wanted to go and spend a bit more time with them. A drive like this is also helping me get a bit more used to my new car - before the roads are covered in snow and ice! Actually, there was a bit of snow on the ground in places close to the trees when I got to where I see these Pikas.
I left home at 8:45 am, later than I had intended, and drove southwards via Millarville and the back way to Highway 40. When I Googled the distance via that route, it gave me 134 km, 1 hr 41 mins from home to the Highwood Pass. Needless to say, I kept stopping to take photos, so it took me longer than that. By the time I got back home around 5:00 pm, I had driven 299 km. This day was a Monday, so not too much traffic anywhere, which makes a huge difference.
The weather cooperated very nicely. A little chilly to start with and a sky full of beautiful cloud formation early morning. This time, I only drove as far as the Pikas, just north of the Highwood Pass, especially as I wanted to make sure that I wasn't driving home in the dark. The Highwood Pass, at an elevation of 2,206 m (7,238 ft) is the highest paved pass in Canada. In past years, I have hiked the Ptarmigan Cirque, Pocaterra and Arethusa Cirque trails, but can no longer do hikes like these. The scenery is breathtaking in this whole area (indeed, for the whole drive), some mountain slopes covered in forest and other mountain faces displaying bald, breathtaking folds above the treeline.
There was only one scary incident on this trip. I had stopped to take a few scenic shots when I was on the backroad to join Highway 40. I didn't close my car door completely and when I went to open it, I discovered it was locked! Pressing the fob to open all the doors did nothing. I just could not get into my vehicle. Thank goodness, I had read on the Internet that there is a key hidden away inside the fob - otherwise I would never have known and might still be standing there, lol! It kind of reminded me of an incident on our recent trip to Plateau Mt, when we stopped at an outhouse en route - and I could not unlock the door to get out. Thank goodness I was not on my own that day, so I was able to pound on the door and friend, Sandy, came over and unlocked the door from the outside!! Brought back memories of when my kids were little and one of them got locked inside an outhouse and, ever since then, I remember it every single time I have to use one.
Feels so good to know that I am now comfortable enough to do this drive on my own, after so many years of wishing I had the courage to do it. Thank you, little Pikas, for being so adorably cute, that I was determined to drive back to see you : )
I left home at 8:45 am, later than I had intended, and drove southwards via Millarville and the back way to Highway 40. When I Googled the distance via that route, it gave me 134 km, 1 hr 41 mins from home to the Highwood Pass. Needless to say, I kept stopping to take photos, so it took me longer than that. By the time I got back home around 5:00 pm, I had driven 299 km. This day was a Monday, so not too much traffic anywhere, which makes a huge difference.
The weather cooperated very nicely. A little chilly to start with and a sky full of beautiful cloud formation early morning. This time, I only drove as far as the Pikas, just north of the Highwood Pass, especially as I wanted to make sure that I wasn't driving home in the dark. The Highwood Pass, at an elevation of 2,206 m (7,238 ft) is the highest paved pass in Canada. In past years, I have hiked the Ptarmigan Cirque, Pocaterra and Arethusa Cirque trails, but can no longer do hikes like these. The scenery is breathtaking in this whole area (indeed, for the whole drive), some mountain slopes covered in forest and other mountain faces displaying bald, breathtaking folds above the treeline.
There was only one scary incident on this trip. I had stopped to take a few scenic shots when I was on the backroad to join Highway 40. I didn't close my car door completely and when I went to open it, I discovered it was locked! Pressing the fob to open all the doors did nothing. I just could not get into my vehicle. Thank goodness, I had read on the Internet that there is a key hidden away inside the fob - otherwise I would never have known and might still be standing there, lol! It kind of reminded me of an incident on our recent trip to Plateau Mt, when we stopped at an outhouse en route - and I could not unlock the door to get out. Thank goodness I was not on my own that day, so I was able to pound on the door and friend, Sandy, came over and unlocked the door from the outside!! Brought back memories of when my kids were little and one of them got locked inside an outhouse and, ever since then, I remember it every single time I have to use one.
Feels so good to know that I am now comfortable enough to do this drive on my own, after so many years of wishing I had the courage to do it. Thank you, little Pikas, for being so adorably cute, that I was determined to drive back to see you : )
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