Rose-breasted Grosbeak male / Pheucticus ludovicia…
American Goldfinch female / Spinus tristis
Wilson's Snipe / Gallinago delicata
Day 8, tiny Elf Owl / Micrathene whitneyi - smalle…
Day 9, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Resaca de la…
Mountain Bluebird male
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Osprey with fish
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Osprey with fish
Bighorn Sheep / Ovis canadensis
Storm clouds moving in
Wilson's Snipe
Old, red barn
Swainson's Hawk, immature
The far side of the river valley
Bright and beautiful
Fungi on a tree stump
Afternoon trip to the mountains
Two old churches in an almost-ghost-town
Little old Catholic church in the Badlands
One of my favourite old barns
Little country church, Alberta
One of my favourite old barns
Long ago, someone's pride and joy
Amanita muscaria
Puffballs and others growing on a tree stump
Fly agaric / Amanita muscaria
A favourite view in Kananaskis
Wedge Pond, Kananaskis, Alberta
Woodland at Rod's
Forgetmenot Pond, Kananaskis
Forgetmenot Pond
Beautiful Alberta - prairie, foothills and mountai…
Terrible photos - but it was a GRIZZLY : )
Grizzly & one of her two cubs
Barrier Lake, Kananaskis
Kananaskis
Grizzly Bear sow - mother of two cubs
Baltimore Oriole / Icterus galbula
Baltimore Oriole / Icterus galbula
Frank Lake bird blind
Young Richardson's Ground Squirrel / Urocitellus r…
Richardson's Ground Squirrel / Urocitellus richard…
Farm dog
Day 6, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Day 6, Yellow-crowned Night-Herons
Day 6, Golden-fronted Woodpecker male / Melanerpes…
Day 6, Great-tailed Grackle male / Quiscalus mexic…
Day 6, Plain Chachalaca / Ortalis vetula
Day 6, White-tipped Dove / Leptotila verreauxi
Day 6, Plain Chachalaca / Ortalis vetula
Day 5, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, King Ranch, Nori…
Day 5, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, King Ranch
Day 5, orange tree, King Ranch, Norias Division
Day 5, Bronzed Cowbirds / Molothrus aeneus
Day 5, King Ranch, South Texas
Mountain Bluebird male / Sialia currucoides
Tree Swallow male / Tachycineta bicolor
Jackrabbit in my garden
Day 4, Aloe vera, Bishop City Park, South Texas
Day 4, Royal Terns / Thalasseus maximus, Mustang I…
Day 4, Laughing Gull / Leucophaeus atricilla, Must…
Day 4, Laughing Gulls, Mustang Island, Texas
Day 4, Royal Terns, Mustang Island, Texas
Day 4, Royal Tern / Thalasseus maximus, Mustang Is…
Day 4, Common Gallinule, Leonabelle Turnbull Birdi…
Day 4, Common Gallinule, Leonabelle Turnbull Birdi…
Day 4, Loggerhead Shrike / Lanius ludovicianus, Po…
Day 4, Salt Marsh Moths / Estigmene acrea, mating,…
Day 4, Sedge Wren, Aransas Park
Day 3, Whooping Crane colt flexing its wings, Aran…
Day 3, Whooping Crane colt, Aransas, Texas
Day 3, ENDANGERED Whooping Cranes / Grus americana…
Day 2, young White Ibis, Connie Hagar Cottage Sanc…
Day 2, Turkey Vulture / Cathartes aura
THE TICK THAT BIT ME in South Texas! LONE STAR TI…
Day 2, sunrise 8
Day 1, Turkey Vultures / Cathartes aura
Day 1, Thistle / pink form of Cirsium horridulum,…
Day 1, Thistle / Cirsium horridulum, southern Texa…
Day 1, Thistle sp., southern Texas
Day 1, Thistle sp., southern Texas
Day 1, Thistle sp., southern Texas
Day 6, Green Jay / Cyanocorax yncas, southern Texa…
Short-eared Owl out on a tree limb
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Wide open spaces
The large, white bunny
Short-eared Owl - from January
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Dreaming of spring
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Peace in the countryside
Snowy Owl 1st year male, Snowy Owl Prowl 2019
Snowy Owl male, Snowy Owl Prowl 2019
Snowy Owl 1st year male, Snowy Owl Prowl 2019
Short-eared Owl / Asio flammeus
Prairie Falcon - Status: SENSITIVE, Species of Spe…
Short-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
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From yesterday, 31 May 2019: Oh, my goodness, the smoke from the wildfire in northern Alberta reached us yesterday evening. I was out at a meeting and all was as usual on my drive there. When I came out later, the air reeked of smoke and visibility was poor. The Weather Network had warned that this summer would be a smoky one - again. Last summer was dreadful and not good health-wise to go out in, so I stayed home on so many days. When I woke up this morning, my whole house smelled strongly of smoke. It always makes me think of the poor people close to any forest fire - how on earth do they breath?!
"The Air Quality Health Index in Calgary has reached 10+, or high risk, with most of the province under a special air quality alert due to smoke blowing in from wildfires in northern Alberta.
Dr. Raj Bhardwaj, a Calgary physician, says the particulate in the air on Friday has the same health effects as smoking 10-15 cigarettes a day." From CBC News.
Flickr staff seem to have solved several issues, especially in connection with views statistics. The number of views has never been accurate, we all know that, but very recently, the number of views has been out of control. Now things seem to be back to a more realistic number, thank goodness, I haven't yet tested out the issue of comments and faves, to see if all comments and all faves are acknowledged, but it looks OK so far. That would be great to know that when someone comments on an image, their comment/fave can be seen, especially after going to the trouble of writing a comment.
Posting a few more photos today taken during our May Species Count on 26 May 2019. All the photos posted this afternoon were taken at our first stop on the Count, which was at the Castell Ranch, SW of Calgary. This is such a rewarding and enjoyable place to be, with so many species flocking to the feeders, grounds and pond. Unfortunately, most of my shots were taken through a glass window that had netting on the outside, to prevent birds from flying into the window. We had to look from this room, in order for the birds to come down - standing outside tends to keep the birds away. On the Count last year, the same thing happened and almost all my photos were blurry. This year, I think I can manage to rescue a few of the less blurry images, sharpening them as much as I dare.
After this early morning treat, we drove a few of the back roads in the area, calling in at several acreages. Brown-Lowery Provincial Park was also one of our stops - has an outhouse (yay!) and a picnic table where we sat for our lunch. The park is not part of our Count area, but each year, we stop there for the outhouse and table and also to take a short walk into the forest to check and see if there are any Calypso Orchids in bloom. We managed to find one tiny flower in full bloom, so we were content.
Afterwards, we made one last drive to see if there was any sign of a Bobolink. One or two people have been seeing them already this spring. A couple of cyclists came by and one of them asked if we were looking for a Bobolink - he told us he had seen one just a few hours earlier in a particular place. Sure enough, with a bit of patience, we suddenly realized that there was one behind us on the far side of the road. Will post a dreadful photo of it soon, just for the record.
"The Air Quality Health Index in Calgary has reached 10+, or high risk, with most of the province under a special air quality alert due to smoke blowing in from wildfires in northern Alberta.
Dr. Raj Bhardwaj, a Calgary physician, says the particulate in the air on Friday has the same health effects as smoking 10-15 cigarettes a day." From CBC News.
Flickr staff seem to have solved several issues, especially in connection with views statistics. The number of views has never been accurate, we all know that, but very recently, the number of views has been out of control. Now things seem to be back to a more realistic number, thank goodness, I haven't yet tested out the issue of comments and faves, to see if all comments and all faves are acknowledged, but it looks OK so far. That would be great to know that when someone comments on an image, their comment/fave can be seen, especially after going to the trouble of writing a comment.
Posting a few more photos today taken during our May Species Count on 26 May 2019. All the photos posted this afternoon were taken at our first stop on the Count, which was at the Castell Ranch, SW of Calgary. This is such a rewarding and enjoyable place to be, with so many species flocking to the feeders, grounds and pond. Unfortunately, most of my shots were taken through a glass window that had netting on the outside, to prevent birds from flying into the window. We had to look from this room, in order for the birds to come down - standing outside tends to keep the birds away. On the Count last year, the same thing happened and almost all my photos were blurry. This year, I think I can manage to rescue a few of the less blurry images, sharpening them as much as I dare.
After this early morning treat, we drove a few of the back roads in the area, calling in at several acreages. Brown-Lowery Provincial Park was also one of our stops - has an outhouse (yay!) and a picnic table where we sat for our lunch. The park is not part of our Count area, but each year, we stop there for the outhouse and table and also to take a short walk into the forest to check and see if there are any Calypso Orchids in bloom. We managed to find one tiny flower in full bloom, so we were content.
Afterwards, we made one last drive to see if there was any sign of a Bobolink. One or two people have been seeing them already this spring. A couple of cyclists came by and one of them asked if we were looking for a Bobolink - he told us he had seen one just a few hours earlier in a particular place. Sure enough, with a bit of patience, we suddenly realized that there was one behind us on the far side of the road. Will post a dreadful photo of it soon, just for the record.
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