American Pika - such a cutie
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Day 4, sleeping Raccoon, Point Pelee, Ontario
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Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
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Bighorn Sheep / Ovis canadensis
See, I'm almost as tall as my Mom!
Hey, lady, got any food?
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Pika - tiny fluffball
Golden Eagle!
Swainson's Hawk, immature
Black Bear on a distant hillside
White-tailed Deer enjoying the sunshine
A usual pose of an American Pika
American Pika
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Terrible photos - but it was a GRIZZLY : )
Bighorn curiosity
Grizzly & one of her two cubs
Bighorn Sheep female
Grizzly female (#152) and cubs
Bighorn Sheep
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Bighorn Sheep female
Spooked by a barking dog
Thirsty Bighorn Sheep
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Jackie's squirrel - Red or Eastern Gray?
American Coot
American Coot
Alfalfa
Black Bear seen from the bus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel munching on Yellow…
Black Bear seen through the bus window
The start of a great day
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Yellow Lady's-slipper / Cypripedium parviflorum
Jackrabbit
Wild European Rabbit
One of two Coyotes
Red Fox (just for the record)
Bighorn Sheep mom and youngster
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Yellow-bellied Marmot
Nibbling on a tasty leaf
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Young and innocent
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White-tailed Deer through the snow
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Jackrabbit, seen in my car headlights
Hungry Moose
Unexpected, and very welcome, Moose
She can't see me
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Licking salt from the road
Sweet White-tailed doe
Learning from Mom
Bighorn Sheep on the slope
A Coyote's last look back
Bighorn Sheep, mom and youngster
Beautiful Mule Deer doe
Disappearing Skunk - just for the record
Juvenile American Coot
Freeze!
Pika, on a windy day
On the way down
Remember to stop and smell the .... wildflowers
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel in a Pika's cave
Waiting for the herd to descend
Keeping watch over the herd
Small and fast .... and adorable
Licking salt off the road
Mule Deer doe
Out in the middle of nowhere
Wild European Rabbit
My new neighbour?
Forever cute
White-tailed Deer
White-tailed Deer family
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Beautiful blonde Black Bear
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
As so often happens, I managed to get just a few photos (five) from this outing posted on Flickr. Other trips came along and I always seem to get so behind. This morning, I have added another four shots from this fun day with friends.
On 9 July 2018, I went for a trip to Kananaskis with friends Shirley and Pam. This was planned as a bear hunt - but not a single bear was to be seen : ) As usual, when it comes to wildlife, it's all about timing. You can be lucky or unlucky, and I guess this was not our lucky day, at least not as far as bears were concerned.
We left the city at 7:00 am to give ourselves the best chance. Within just a matter of minutes, we came upon a Great Blue Heron and a couple of Black-crowned Night-Herons, which was wonderful. Couldn't get good photos of them, just shots for the record. Our day was certainly starting off well.
We travelled to Kananaskis via Highway 1, but returned to the city along the south portion of Highway 40. When I go to Kananaskis on my own (only about three times so far), I only go south to Highway 40, never on Highway 1. I believe it takes about the same time to drive either way.
No sign of a bear, anywhere, but of course, we were surrounded by spectacular scenery all day. We had great weather, with a high of about 27C. Unfortunately, there was some haze over the mountains.
One of our stops was at Peninsular, at Lower Kananaskis Lake. Such a peaceful spot, with just a handful of people fishing and several people in canoes or kayaks. The main thing we saw there was a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel down on the rocks.
Another place we wanted to get to was the area where the Pikas can be seen. For the first while, we began to think that we were going to be out of luck. Fortunately, one little Pika did eventually show itself and we were able to get a few photos. When I don't get photos that I'm quite happy with, it is a huge incentive to drive myself out there for another chance. While we were there, we did see a little Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (not the one in this photo), who was happily munching on Yellow Columbine flowers. Surprisingly, no Mountain Sheep were to be seen, here or anywhere else on this day.
A final stopping place was on the way home along Highway 40. We had forgotten that this place is closed on Mondays. I remember last year, when I drove out there myself, I had been banking on buying a sandwich for my lunch and for getting gas for my car. However, we did see at least two tiny Hummingbirds there, nesting Barn Swallows, and several interesting moths that I had never seen before, including a beautiful One Eyed Sphinx Moth.
So, all together, an interesting, fun day spent in good company. We are so very lucky to live within reach of such a breathtaking area!
On 9 July 2018, I went for a trip to Kananaskis with friends Shirley and Pam. This was planned as a bear hunt - but not a single bear was to be seen : ) As usual, when it comes to wildlife, it's all about timing. You can be lucky or unlucky, and I guess this was not our lucky day, at least not as far as bears were concerned.
We left the city at 7:00 am to give ourselves the best chance. Within just a matter of minutes, we came upon a Great Blue Heron and a couple of Black-crowned Night-Herons, which was wonderful. Couldn't get good photos of them, just shots for the record. Our day was certainly starting off well.
We travelled to Kananaskis via Highway 1, but returned to the city along the south portion of Highway 40. When I go to Kananaskis on my own (only about three times so far), I only go south to Highway 40, never on Highway 1. I believe it takes about the same time to drive either way.
No sign of a bear, anywhere, but of course, we were surrounded by spectacular scenery all day. We had great weather, with a high of about 27C. Unfortunately, there was some haze over the mountains.
One of our stops was at Peninsular, at Lower Kananaskis Lake. Such a peaceful spot, with just a handful of people fishing and several people in canoes or kayaks. The main thing we saw there was a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel down on the rocks.
Another place we wanted to get to was the area where the Pikas can be seen. For the first while, we began to think that we were going to be out of luck. Fortunately, one little Pika did eventually show itself and we were able to get a few photos. When I don't get photos that I'm quite happy with, it is a huge incentive to drive myself out there for another chance. While we were there, we did see a little Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (not the one in this photo), who was happily munching on Yellow Columbine flowers. Surprisingly, no Mountain Sheep were to be seen, here or anywhere else on this day.
A final stopping place was on the way home along Highway 40. We had forgotten that this place is closed on Mondays. I remember last year, when I drove out there myself, I had been banking on buying a sandwich for my lunch and for getting gas for my car. However, we did see at least two tiny Hummingbirds there, nesting Barn Swallows, and several interesting moths that I had never seen before, including a beautiful One Eyed Sphinx Moth.
So, all together, an interesting, fun day spent in good company. We are so very lucky to live within reach of such a breathtaking area!
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