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"FOLIES BERGERE" - Great Blue Heron

September 08, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"FOLIES BERGERE" Great Blue Heron Walking back from photographing young ospreys, spotted this Great Blue Heron relaxing and grooming in a tall tree. Having managed to gradually work my way through the shrubbery and into the woods, achieved some close-ups of a content heron enjoying a late summer's day in the treetops. The photography was shot i...

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Photo of the Week - Sept 1, 2019 - "OWL HOUSEKEEPING" - Great Horned Owl (Immature)

September 01, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"OWL HOUSEKEEPING" Great Horned Owl - Immature (5 Photos) The bobcats will return next week. However, this young owl, born this year, granted me some extraordinary hours of watching as it groomed, slept and stretched from its vantage point of a fallen tree trunk. Having taken a few minutes to have a quick snack, I looked up after hearing our you...

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"WASH & SHINE" - American Bald Eagle (Adult)

August 31, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"WASH & SHINE" American Bald Eagle (Adult) - 3 Photos As Summer draws to a close and Autumn quickly approaches, I look forward to the migration of the American Bald Eagles from the North to spend their Winters fishing and hunting along the Bow River in Calgary. (One of those great positive happenings when the temperatures dip to way below freezing...

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Photo of the Week - Aug 25, 2019 - "TYGER! TYGER! BURNING BRIGHT" - Bobcat

August 25, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"TYGER! TYGER! BURNING BRIGHT" (William Blake) Bobcat (Lynx rufus) - 4 Photos Using a line from a poem by William Blake seems to fit this stunning female (and mother) bobcat. This is not just another cat up a tree! PHOTO #1 PHOTO #2 PHOTO #3 PHOTO #4

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"ALL ASHORE THAT'S GOING ASHORE" - North American Mink

August 23, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"ALL ASHORE THAT'S GOING TO SHORE" North American Mink (Mustela vision) - 5 Photos And who said the "wet look" is outdated. Small in size but huge in cuteness. Don't let that adorable "mink" face fool you, this little member of the weasel family is a fierce predator. Supposedly, the mink is also known to emit a purring sound, similar to those made...

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Photo of the Week - Aug 18, 2019 - "CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE" - Bobcat

August 18, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE" Bobcat (Lynx rufus) - Female & Kitten (3 Photos) The definition of "cat got your tongue" is to be rendered speechless. Add to that dumbfounded, spellbound & to use the British slang "gobsmacked". It was more like "Out of Africa" than "Out of Alberta". Bobcats have been on my "Animals I Would Like an Opportunity to Photogra...

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"SALUTE TO THE SUN (SURYA NAMASKAR)" - Great Horned Owl (Immature)

August 16, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"SALUTE TO THE SUN (OR SURYA NAMASKAR)" Great Horned Owl (Immature) - 3 Photos It may be a sequence executed in yoga, traditionally performed in the early morning to greet the day (sun salutations). However, all animals (birds and mammals) need to stretch to maintain their flexibility and abilities. And in their case, all movements are done in Nat...

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Photo of the Week - Aug 11, 2019 - "DINING IN FISH CREEK" - North American Mink

August 11, 2019 • 1 Comment

"DINING IN FISH CREEK" North American Mink (6 Photos) Caught this little mink on its swim and successful "trawling" for fish. Am not quite certain what the "entree" was but it certainly hit the spot. PHOTO #1 - "DINING IN FISH CREEK" PHOTO #2 - "CLEANING THE PALETTE" PHOTO #3 - "TONGUE SMACKING GOOD!" PHOTO #4 - "ALL GONE?" PHOTO #5...

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"HERE BE DRAGONS" - Double- Crested Cormorant (Adult & Juvenile)

August 10, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"HERE BE DRAGONS" Double-Crested Cormorants (Adult & Immature) - 7 Photos When I have seen Double-Crested Cormorants (particularly in numbers) perched in trees, because of their black colouring and hooked bills, they remind me at times of vultures. However, having managed to capture a few over the course of some days, that image has developed to o...

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