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"THE BOY IS BACK IN TOWN" - Mink (North American)

September 24, 2022 • 1 Comment

"THE BOY IS BACK IN TOWN" Mink (North American) - 13 Photos I try to be the eternal optimist when it comes to looking out for those mustelids, the mink and weasel. They can be quite elusive. But yes, I finally managed to catch Sparky on one of his expeditions. He certainly is quite the boy, being extremely large (by mink standards) with a bra...

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"THE WHOLE IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS" - Bald Eagle

September 21, 2022 • 1 Comment

"THE WHOLE IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS" Bald Eagle - Adults (Male & Female) - 13 Photos It is an extremely special opportunity to see two mature Bald Eagles, together side by side & exchanging eagle chatter. These two were in a tree along the Bow River for some time before one took flight and almost immediately the second followed. One...

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"NOT A KNOTHOLE" - Red Squirrel

September 20, 2022 • 1 Comment

"NOT A KNOTHOLE" Red Squirrel - 7 Photos I was just about to leave the park when I thought I would take one more look down a creek. "No, nothing to see here", I thought. And then something moved on the tree next to me. I looked down and at first I thought it was knothole in the tree. But then it moved and there on the side of tree was a red squ...

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"THE COLOURS ARE APPEARING" - Wood Ducks

September 18, 2022 • 1 Comment

"THE COLOURS ARE APPEARING" Wood Ducks - Male & Female (11 Photos) Well it's not quite officially Autumn yet (September 22nd) although some of the leaves are already changing from deep green to hues of red and yellow. And migration of birds gathers strength in September/October, which includes these colourful ducks who should now be heading sou...

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"GREAT THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES" - Great Blue Heron & Jumping Mouse

September 15, 2022 • 1 Comment

"GREAT THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES" Great Blue Heron & Jumping Mouse (4 Photos) You know that old saying "good things come in small packages". Well, little did I know that a little mouse caught by a Great Blue Heron would create such an event. At the time, what I thought was a baby muskrat turned out to be a jumping mouse. I reached out to Br...

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"PARADE OF PIKAS - Pika

September 12, 2022 • Leave a Comment

"PARADE OF PIKAS" Pika - 11 Photos (Kananaskis, Alberta, CA) Caught the pikas with their little rabbit like faces on a warm sunny evening. They seemed to be extremely relaxed (for pikas, that is) and if one was indulging in a little daydreaming, almost teasing in their antics. At one time, two in particular, who were at opposite sides of the sc...

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"RAM TOUGH" - Rocky Mountain Sheep

September 09, 2022 • Leave a Comment

"RAM TOUGH" (Kananaskis, Alberta, CA) Rocky Mountain Sheep - 7 Photos Was a little surprised to see these two rams down so low at this time of the year. Perhaps they were just chilling before making the trek up to the higher altitudes for a period of sparring for the ladies. I was not disappointed by any means to catch two somewhat mature rams...

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"ALL MOUTH NO TROUSERS" - Belted Kingfisher

September 07, 2022 • Leave a Comment

"ALL MOUTH NO TROUSERS" Belted Kingfisher - 5 Photos The expression "All Mouth No Trousers" is a British one, which basically is used to describe someone who talks a lot about doing something but never actually does anything about it. This Belted Kingfisher was "dancing" with another, both chattering away at each other, which I could only assum...

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"BEAUTY & THE BEAST" - Great Blue Heron

September 04, 2022 • Leave a Comment

"BEAUTY & THE BEAST (or Revenge of the Rodent)" - A Short Story Great Blue Heron - 15 Photos The photos that follow were taken over 2 days at the same pond and the blog is more of a short story in three parts. (Pay close attention to Photo #9!) So here we go. PART 1 - DAY 1 - "BEAUTY" The Great Blue Heron favoured this pond due to the abu...

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