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"CLOUDY DAYS" - Coyote

November 02, 2023 • Leave a Comment

"CLOUDY DAYS" Coyote - 7 Photos Not everyone enjoys cloudy days for photography but I have found that on those days when you can have the light source behind you & your subject, the light softly filters through the cloud cover. It provides a more diffuse & softer effect. The overall lighting quality is even & it generates no shadows. Snow can a...

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"THE COYOTE IN WINTER" - Coyote

October 30, 2023 • Leave a Comment

"THE COYOTE IN WINTER" Coyote - 7 Photos I am one of the last people to rush the seasons and I do realize that Winter officially is over a month away. But from appearances, in Calgary, Alberta, the seasons went from Autumn to Winter in less than one week. And with colder temperatures, came snow and an accumulation that covered the grasses & shr...

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"AND JUST THE VERY NEXT WEEK" - Coyote

October 28, 2023 • 1 Comment

"AND JUST THE VERY NEXT WEEK" Coyote - 9 Photos There are other places in North America where weather & seasons can change rapidly but Southern Alberta certainly has its share of dramatic transitions. Case in point, last Friday and this past Friday. Temperatures went from the high 20 degrees Celsius to -15 degrees Celsius (at night) with highs of...

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"ARNOLD VS ELVIS" - Mule Deer (Male)

October 23, 2023 • Leave a Comment

"ARNOLD VS ELVIS" Mule Deer (Males) - 10 Photos I first saw "Elvis" a few weeks ago exiting a woods, following one of the does in his harem. Then I spotted him again this weekend with exactly the same doe & youngster grouping (Photo #6 through to Photo #10). The next day I spotted a stag in the same area but this time there were only two does &...

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"PRAIRIE GRASSLANDS" - Coyote

October 23, 2023 • 1 Comment

"PRAIRIE GRASSLANDS" Coyote - 9 Photos Not certain of the age of this coyote but it was hunting with a partner, who subsequently disappeared at a far off distance. However, this one continued its hunting along the top of the ridge until finally making its way down through the grass where it eventually ended up across from the creek where I was...

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"LOG-GRRR-HEADS" - Mink (North American)

October 19, 2023 • Leave a Comment

"LOG-GRRR-HEADS" Mink (North American) - 7 Photos So the definition of "loggerheads" is to be in disagreement with someone and believe it or not, "grrr" is used to express annoyance. So put the two together & include the "logs" that the mink was utilizing as cover. Then one can accurately describe a long session waiting, watching for and period...

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"LOOKING FOR LOVE" - Mule Deer (Male)

October 15, 2023 • Leave a Comment

"LOOKING FOR LOVE" Mule Deer (Male) - 7 Photos Was hoping to have another encounter with a small grouping of Mule Deer does & youngsters, when I found a couple of does and their offspring at the end of a meadow next to a small grove or copse of trees. I set up and started taking photos when there was some rustling in the fallen leaves surroundi...

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"MUSTELID MISCHIEF" - Mink (North American)

October 11, 2023 • 1 Comment

"MUSTELID MISCHIEF" Mink (North American) - 6 Photos Minks may be small in size but huge in energy. The lighting in the first three photos differs from the last three because of a quick change in positioning from north to south by this mink. You never know where a mink is going to pop up (and it's not only weasels that go "pop") and for how lon...

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"NOT SO MULISH" - Mule Deer

October 10, 2023 • 1 Comment

"NOT SO MULISH" Mule Deer - 5 Photos Mule deer which are native to Western North America are so named because of their ears, which resemble, yes you guessed it, a mule. And that would be where the similarity ends, particularly when agility comes into play. They can "prong" right up there with the Pronghorn, covering great distances with their b...

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