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"TIGHTROPE WALKER" - American Bald Eagle (Adult)

January 11, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"TIGHTROPE WALKER" American Bald Eagle (Adult) Certainly could be a "Cirque du Soleil" contender but I suppose it is a lot less suspenseful when you can work without a net with no worries. It was still quite the treat to see an eagle walk the walk along a narrow tree branch.

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Photo of the Week - Jan 6, 2019 - "WHERE EAGLES DARE TO DINE" - American Bald Eagle (Adult)

January 06, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"WHERE EAGLES DARE TO DINE" American Bald Eagle (Adult) - 4 Photos Note: Some individuals may find the following photos somewhat disturbing American Bald Eagles are frequently seen in the Winter along the Bow River, where it flows through the City of Calgary and its parks as the river never completely freezes and it becomes a winter haven for t...

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"AMERICAN JACKAL IN WINTER" - Coyote

January 04, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"AMERICAN JACKAL IN WINTER" Coyote (2 Photos) The coyote is sometimes called an "American Jackal", probably because of their coat patterns near their shoulders and resemble their canine relatives in Africa. I feel the coyote looks its very best in a full thick winter coat, which gives it great protection while out hunting in winter conditions....

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"PARTY ANIMAL PORCUPINE" - North American Porcupine

January 01, 2019 • 1 Comment

"PARTY ANIMAL PORCUPINE" North American Porcupine HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019! This porcupine was caught napping in a tree late one winter's afternoon. Assume there may have been a few "sleepy heads" on New Year's Day morning among the human population!

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Photo of the Week - Dec 30, 2018 - "WARRIOR PRINCESS" - American Bald Eagle (Juvenile)

December 29, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"WARRIOR PRINCESS" American Bald Eagle (Juvenile) - 4 Photos I am going to go out on a limb for this one (pardon the pun) but from the size of this young eagle, I would say it is a young female. It was truly a gift to capture such an amazing example of its species and honestly, it has to be one of the most striking I have ever seen. It must be a s...

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"FLIGHT DYNAMICS" - Trumpeter Swan

December 28, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"FLIGHT DYNAMICS" Trumpeter Swan (4 Photos) This swan may well be one of three young Trumpeter Swans that overwintered around Calgary last winter. Perhaps, with open water in the Bow River, it returned from the North during Fall migration and decided to skip that whole southern migration event again. In any event, it provided some great close u...

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"MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS!" - Trumpeter Swan

December 24, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS!" Trumpeter Swan One swan on an icy shore, perhaps one from those "Seven Swans A Swimming" of "The Twelve Days of Christmas". A very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2019!

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Photo of the Week - Dec 23, 2018 - "CHEWY" - North American Porcupine

December 23, 2018 • 1 Comment

"CHEWY" North American Porcupine (3 Photos) Here is "Chewy", hanging out (literally) in a deciduous tree, doing what porcupines probably like to do best (other than sleep), chewing away on some bark. (I think I may now know why they fall out of trees more often than one would think!) PHOTO #1 PHOTO #2 PHOTO #3

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"PIN UP PORCUPINE" - North American Porcupine

December 22, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"PIN UP PORCUPINE" North American Porcupine Here is the star of today's blog and also, this week's Photo of the Week. According to Canadian Geographic, a porcupine has approximately 30,000 quills on its body. There are no quills on its stomach, nose and bottoms of its feet. (I do think they have the cutest faces!) A porcupine will defend its...

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