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"DAY 1 - HARVESTING TIMBER" - Beaver (North American)

September 27, 2023 • 1 Comment

"DAY 1 - HARVESTING TIMBER" Beaver (North American) - 9 Photos Question: Do the beavers know something we or our meteorologists don't know? (Perhaps, Winter will soon be upon us?) This family of beavers was hard at it, late afternoon and well before sunset, doing major lodge work, presumably in preparation of Winter. The lodge, itself, is an al...

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"ENRAPTURED BY A RAPTOR" - Bald Eagle

September 23, 2023 • 1 Comment

"ENRAPTURED BY A RAPTOR" Bald Eagle (Adult) -11 Photos How could you not admire a mature Bald Eagle hanging out on a branch overlooking the river. After some manoeuvering to obtain an unobstructed view, I managed to find a sweet spot for shooting albeit half sitting, half lying down and shooting up. It was good to be relatively comfortable as t...

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"HECK I CAN'T EVEN MANAGE CHOPSTICKS" - Great Blue Heron

September 20, 2023 • 1 Comment

"HECK, I CAN'T EVEN MANAGE CHOPSTICKS!" Great Blue Heron - 9 Photos Photo #1 documents one of the "antics" of the Great Blue Heron I've named "Goofy". It is usually seen with another Great Blue Heron in a location nearby and sometimes they fly in together so I'm not sure if it's a partner or a youngster. I have noticed on several occasions that...

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"PIKA AT SUNSET" - Pika

September 18, 2023 • 1 Comment

"PIKA AT SUNSET" Pika - 5 Photos Kananaskis, Alberta, CA Taken almost at sunset as the sun slowly dipped just below the shelf where this Pika had moved to munch on greenery and have a good scratch. The Pika had approached me but I backed up and grabbed the photos some distance away, a great advantage to a lens with a long focal length. I was so...

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"ROCK RABBITS ROCK" - Pika

September 18, 2023 • 1 Comment

"ROCK RABBITS ROCK!" Pika - 7 Photos Kananaskis, Alberta, CA With Autumn almost here, the Pikas must be in the last stages of harvesting whatever grasses & flowers remain to see them through another mountain winter. Pikas do not hibernate. They travel through the tunnels under the rocks & snow during the winter months, surviving on the plant mater...

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"BETWEEN A ROCK & A HARD PLACE" - Rocky Mountain Sheep

September 17, 2023 • 1 Comment

"BETWEEN A ROCK & A HARD PLACE" Rocky Mountain Sheep (Immature) - 7 Photos Kananaskis, Alberta, CA It's that time of the year when the mothers and their offspring in the Rocky Mountain Sheep herds break off into nursery groups, while the mature rams battle it out for breeding rights at the higher elevations. This group was originally on a high c...

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"A NIGHT'S JOURNEY" - Black-Crowned Night Heron (Immature)

September 04, 2023 • 2 Comments

"A NIGHT'S JOURNEY" Black-Crowned Night Heron (Immature) - 7 Photos According to some research, immature Black-Crowned Night Herons take approximately 2 years to obtain their adult plumage. They can fly at about 6 weeks of age and this youngster has passed that period and milestone. It is now only a matter of building flight muscle and ability...

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"HERE'S GOOFY" - Great Blue Heron

September 03, 2023 • 1 Comment

"HERE'S GOOFY" Great Blue Heron - 7 Photos Am not certain if this is a somewhat young heron or a fully mature & breeding adult but because it has frequently ignored "human" presence and maintained its position, I am suspecting that is a younger heron. I have had encounters with another larger heron that has taken to flight immediately it has sense...

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"POND PATROL" - Beaver (North American)

August 29, 2023 • Leave a Comment

"POND PATROL" Beaver (North American) - 3 Photos This is a sequel to the previous blog, "BABY ON BOARD", August 28th, 2023. So the next morning I headed out to where I had spotted the mink the day before, hoping to have more mink sightings. Before I had had a chance to sit down, there was the unmistakable sound of a beaver slapping its tai...

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