Shadows
One of a pair
A welcome addition to our Christmas Bird Count
Always a treat
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Ring-necked Pheasant male / Phasianus colchicus
Himalayan Monal female
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor - threatened s…
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor - threatened s…
Harlequin Duck / Histrionicus histrionicus
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor
Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow
Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow
Day 10, White-crowned Sparrow
Harlequin Duck / Histrionicus histrionicus
Great Horned Owl juvenile
Rooster, Saskatoon Farm
Helmeted Guineafowl
Wood Duck juvenile
Juvenile Swainson's Hawk
Sleepy Short-eared Owl
Talk about baby fluff!
Common Nighthawk
Helmeted Guineafowl / Numida meleagris
Common Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Finally!
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Up close and personal
Hummingbird wings
White-necked Jacobin female, Asa Wright Nature Cen…
Posing nicely
European Starling / Sturnus vulgaris
Feather finery of a female Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk
Gotta love those Golden Eagle feathers
Spruce Grouse, adult female
Helmeted Guineafowl / Numida meleagris
Red-tailed Hawk portrait
Young Spruce Grouse
Swainson's Hawk female, dark-phase
Swainson's Hawk male, light phase
Young Spruce Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse / Tympanuchus phasianellus
Reaching those faraway feathers
Chilean Flamingo
Time to preen
Ring-necked Pheasant at the end of the day
Finely iridescent
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Canada Goose
Fancy plumage
This Snipe 'doesn't have a leg to stand on'
One of my favourite birds to photograph
A bird of many colours
Sparkling feathers
The art of preening for a young owl
Sharp-tailed Grouse in the early morning sun
Sharp-tailed Grouse female
Starting to dance
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Showing off his fine feathers
Raindrops on the back of a Canada Goose
Why did the Pheasant cross the road?
Fine feathers of a female Mallard
Ring-necked Pheasant hoping to attract a mate
Yesterday's lucky encounter
Mallard female
Helmeted Guineafowl / Numida meleagris
Up close and personal
Covered in hearts
The beauty of the Common Loon
One of my favourites to photograph
A different pose
Touched by the sun
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
142 visits
At the Saskatoon Farm
This photo was taken on 30 October 2017. I spent the day driving mostly roads that I had been along before (a round trip of 230 km). I still find a few roads so confusing! My destination was partly to check on two old barns that I had only seen and photographed once before. Having been there with my daughter in January 2015, I knew that there were several other old barns and homesteads en route. This day was definitely a barn day, not a bird or wildlife day.
The large barn in a photo I posted recently was one that I had been looking forward to finding and seeing for the first time, which I finally did in January 2015. I would love to have been able to get photos from both sides of it, but it was in a farmer's field that was, of course, private property.
The second old barn that I saw in this area is in far worse condition, but I love it. It was funny, because I was standing in the road and had already taken a handful of photos of this crumbling, weathered structure, when I noticed someone walking towards me in the distance. Talk about deja vu! I started walking towards her and it turned out that she lived at the farm just down the road, but had previously lived in the house next to the decaying barn, and it was her property. She told me to wander wherever I wished, take as many photos as I wanted. I laughed and said that in January 2015, when my daughter and I had been standing right there in the road, a lady came by on her horse and told us the very same story - it must have been the same person! Felt so good!
Another place I stopped at was a farmyard full of old barns, sheds and vehicles. I pulled over and stood by my car to take a quick shot of an old, blue truck from across the road. A person happened to just appear, walking across his farmyard, so I called out to him and we had a delightful chat. I think he was very amused at my passion for old things and told me to walk around and take whatever photos I wanted. Which I did, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself! I told him what an amazing place he had, full of interesting things. I got the impression that he saw things very differently - lots of old things that needed fixing or tidying up : ) I told him to just leave everything as it is - a photographer's dream : )
On the way home, I called in at the Saskatoon Farm to see if the restaurant was still open, but it had just closed (3:30 pm). I realized I had been enjoying myself so much that I had totally forgotten to eat anything all day. Managed to get a much-needed cup of coffee, though, and I did buy a box of frozen, uncooked Saskatoon Berry and White Chocolate scones. I bought some of these last time I was there and they are so good, piping hot, straight out of the oven.
This interesting place is maybe a 25-minute drive SE from the southern edge of Calgary. You can collect your own Saskatoon berries and other fruit in season, look around their outside green houses, and their inside gift shop full of unusual things, and buy special baking, jams, teas and so on. They also have a restaurant that offers great food.
www.saskatoonfarm.com/
The large barn in a photo I posted recently was one that I had been looking forward to finding and seeing for the first time, which I finally did in January 2015. I would love to have been able to get photos from both sides of it, but it was in a farmer's field that was, of course, private property.
The second old barn that I saw in this area is in far worse condition, but I love it. It was funny, because I was standing in the road and had already taken a handful of photos of this crumbling, weathered structure, when I noticed someone walking towards me in the distance. Talk about deja vu! I started walking towards her and it turned out that she lived at the farm just down the road, but had previously lived in the house next to the decaying barn, and it was her property. She told me to wander wherever I wished, take as many photos as I wanted. I laughed and said that in January 2015, when my daughter and I had been standing right there in the road, a lady came by on her horse and told us the very same story - it must have been the same person! Felt so good!
Another place I stopped at was a farmyard full of old barns, sheds and vehicles. I pulled over and stood by my car to take a quick shot of an old, blue truck from across the road. A person happened to just appear, walking across his farmyard, so I called out to him and we had a delightful chat. I think he was very amused at my passion for old things and told me to walk around and take whatever photos I wanted. Which I did, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself! I told him what an amazing place he had, full of interesting things. I got the impression that he saw things very differently - lots of old things that needed fixing or tidying up : ) I told him to just leave everything as it is - a photographer's dream : )
On the way home, I called in at the Saskatoon Farm to see if the restaurant was still open, but it had just closed (3:30 pm). I realized I had been enjoying myself so much that I had totally forgotten to eat anything all day. Managed to get a much-needed cup of coffee, though, and I did buy a box of frozen, uncooked Saskatoon Berry and White Chocolate scones. I bought some of these last time I was there and they are so good, piping hot, straight out of the oven.
This interesting place is maybe a 25-minute drive SE from the southern edge of Calgary. You can collect your own Saskatoon berries and other fruit in season, look around their outside green houses, and their inside gift shop full of unusual things, and buy special baking, jams, teas and so on. They also have a restaurant that offers great food.
www.saskatoonfarm.com/
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Sign-in to write a comment.