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"A SPIRIT ANIMAL" - Beaver (North American)

August 20, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"A SPIRIT ANIMAL" Beaver (North American) - 7 Photos The following is an excerpt from a June 15, 2023 post on Kachina House's website entitled, "Beaver Symbolism in Native American Culture". The beaver is said to be a spirit animal that represents the power of adaptability. This animal encourages people to be resourceful in their daily lives and...

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"BABY FACE" - Bald Eagle

August 19, 2024 • 1 Comment

"BABY FACE" Bald Eagle (Immature) - 5 Photos The photos that follow were taken on August 12th, 2024. A week later, the eaglet had lost the last remnants of her fluffy baby feathers from her head. So no more mohawk or feather extensions. Just a young eagle with her dark brown body & tail feathers, for now. She is one of two born this Spring a...

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"NO I AM YOUR FATHER OR ..... " - Bald Eagle

August 19, 2024 • 1 Comment

"NO, I AM YOUR FATHER or GOING, GOING GONE" Bald Eagle (Adult & Immature) - 8 Photos The young eagle had already positioned herself on a favourite branch (Photo #1), chirping away to her parent who was perching in a tree across the river. Having taken a few still shots, I glanced across to see that the adult had moved to a tree with dead branches...

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"THE THISTLE EATERS" - Beaver (North American)

August 18, 2024 • 1 Comment

"THE THISTLE EATERS" Beaver (North American) - 6 Photos You watch long and often enough, you might see something you haven't witnessed before & personally weren't aware. That happened one evening, just after a rain shower. Four of the six beaver family members had made their way to one end of their pond, where there is a small peninsula. It was...

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"WHAT ARE YOUR PARENTS FEEDING YOU?" - Bald Eagle

August 14, 2024 • 1 Comment

"WHAT ARE YOUR PARENTS FEEDING YOU?" Bald Eagle (Adult & Immature) - 7 Photos According to some research, young Bald Eagles have the fastest growth rate of any bird. They can gain up to 6 ounces per day. And eaglets in Alberta, Canada hatch in late April, early May so that would make this youngster approximately 3 1/2 months old. She (and I'm g...

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"METEOROLOGIST???" - Beaver (North American)

August 07, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"METEOROLOGIST???" Beaver (North American) - 8 Photos It's a well known fact (hopefully) that beavers are extraordinary engineers and superstars at water management. But perhaps they have another super power up their sleeves? It was mid-afternoon on Monday, August 5th, 2024. Environment Canada had already issued a severe thunderstorm warning...

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"FRUITS OF LABOUR" - Pileated Woodpecker

August 07, 2024 • 1 Comment

"FRUITS OF LABOUR" Pileated Woodpecker - 5 Photos Young Pileated Woodpeckers like so many birds born this Spring, have now fledged and are seeking food on their own. This youngster has gone the route of a balanced diet & has mixed some fruit into his/her diet of insects. And this definitely wasn't a case of "low hanging fruit" but when you have...

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"SPOTS, SPOTS & MORE SPOTS" - Mule Deer (Fawn)

August 01, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"SPOTS, SPOTS & MORE SPOTS" Mule Deer (Fawn) - 3 Photos It's that time of the year to play the game "Spot the Spots" with does & their fawns. I did have an opportunity to see one small fawn across a creek hiding in a thicket in the shade of a tree. The only reason I "spotted" the fawn was because he/she moved as I walked past. Obviously this yo...

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"SUMMER SCHOOL" - Coyote

July 31, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"SUMMER SCHOOL" Coyote - 7 Photos This is a follow-up to the blog of July 30th, 2024, "Song Dog Days of Summer". According to some research, by the end of the summer, coyote pups are spending some time away from parents & attempting to hunt on their own or with siblings. This youngster appeared solo through the tall grass into a clearing, first...

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