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"WHY NIGHT HERONS SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN ANIMATED FEATURE" - Black Crowned Night Heron

June 02, 2019 • Leave a Comment

'WHY NIGHT HERONS SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN ANIMATED FEATURE" Black Crowned Night Heron (4 Photos) The next blog will detail the more "glamorous" and serious side of the Black Crowned Night Heron but with their striking features (dark crown, ruby eyes, poor posture, etc.), these little herons could easily slip into animation, at least as the crazy sid...

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Photo of the Week - May 25, 2019 - "WHAT SECRETS LIE WITHIN" - Red-Necked Grebe

May 25, 2019 • 1 Comment

"WHAT SECRETS LIE WITHIN" Red-Necked Grebe (5 Photos) This is my second year having opportunities to photograph Red-Necked Grebes. Perhaps not The Most Exotic looking of grebes, but on a fairly cloudy morning, this Red-Necked Grebe came close enough to allow for close-up photography of its grooming, including some wing flapping which I have not...

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"RISE OF THE GRIFFON" - Osprey

May 25, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"RISE OF THE GRIFFON" Osprey (5 Photos) Taken in early evening light as two male ospreys postured and flew, competing for territory and fishing grounds. (It's a big river, boys!) Ospreys remind me of the mythical creature the Griffon. a combination of the lion and the eagle. Perhaps, it is their stance or those wings. PHOTO #1 PHOTO #2...

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Photo of the Week - May 19, 2019 - "NIGHT TIME, DAY TIME" - Black Crowned Night Heron

May 19, 2019 • 1 Comment

"NIGHT TIME, DAY TIME" Black Crowned Night Heron (4 Photos) I am so happy these little herons don't appear just at night. And a tree pose is always a huge bonus! PHOTO #1 PHOTO #2 PHOTO #3 PHOTO #4

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"A TRULY CANADIAN ENGINEERING PROJECT" - Great Blue Heron

May 17, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"A TRULY CANADIAN ENGINEERING PROJECT" Great Blue Heron The beaver is Canada's national symbol. They are a family orientated mammal, mate for life and excel in engineering, as evidenced by their lodges and dams. This Great Blue Heron had been on the back of a near by beaver dam, fishing, when it flew across into a pond and settled on the front...

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"IT'S STILL EAGLE SEASON" - American Bald Eagle (Immature)

May 13, 2019 • 1 Comment

"IT'S STILL EAGLE SEASON" American Bald Eagle (Immature) - 7 Photos Yes, it's Spring & May in Calgary. Taken only three days from the photos appearing in the last blog and Calgary's first snowfall of May. Well, obviously prime Eagle Season hasn't finished. This young eagle, perhaps a little miffed by the snow (yes, that is snow accumulation on...

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Photo of the Week - May 12, 2019 - "FISHING DERBY WINNER" - Osprey (Male)

May 13, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"FISHING DERBY WINNER" Osprey (Male) - 5 Photos And first prize goes to (drum roll) - the male Osprey! Having harvested a few more sticks, this osprey flew by and then landed in a nearby tree, with a fish that would have most fishermen envious. Obviously a huge trout. Then making him the mate of the year, he ate the tongue and some tasty bit...

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Photo of the Week - May 5, 2019 - "SECRET LIFE OF THE OSPREY" - Osprey

May 05, 2019 • 1 Comment

"SECRET LIFE OF THE OSPREY" Osprey (5 Photos) The morning these shots were taken had been preceded by a Spring snowfall. Sometime after sunrise, the snow stopped and pale blue skies with fluffy white clouds were replaced with bright blue clear skies. The ospreys probably having been heavily snowed on the night before, seemed to delight in the w...

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"LANDING GEAR" - Osprey

May 04, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"LANDING GEAR" Osprey (4 Photos) The ospreys have returned for their Spring nesting. Unfortunately, in some cases, the pairs have had to start from "scratch" as Canada Geese have taken over their nests. (And yes, that is in tall trees, platforms and poles.) It does, however, provide some wonderful opportunities to catch ospreys in flight as the...

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