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"PARTNERS" - Ospreys (Male & Female)

July 07, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"PARTNERS" Ospreys (Male & Female) Seeing these two next to each other but each in clear view, gives one a true understanding of what striking birds of prey Ospreys are. With gorgeous parents like these, it's no wonder the offspring are equally beautiful. The male is in the background with the female in the foreground (and to the right of the scr...

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Photo of the Week - July 1, 2018 - "NURSERY PREPARATION" - Red Necked Grebes (Male & Female)

July 01, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"NURSERY PREPARATION" Red Necked Grebes (Male & Female) - 2 Photos After a heavy rainfall last week which caused some small "basement" flooding at the Grebe nest, Mr. & Mrs. were back ensuring all will be ready for new arrivals (one, potentially two). They already have one offspring which has graduated from riding tandem with its mother. It was...

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Photo of the Week - June 24, 2018 - "ROCKY MOUNTAIN BLISS" - Rocky Mountain Sheep (Ram)

June 23, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"ROCKY MOUNTAIN BLISS" Rocky Mountain Sheep (Ram) - 2 Photos (Kananaskas, Alberta, CA) That atmosphere that only the Rocky Mountains can generate. Photo #1 Photo #2

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" A VIEW FROM THE TOP" - Rocky Mountain Sheep (Male)

June 23, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"A VIEW FROM THE TOP" Rocky Mountain Sheep (Male) (Kananaskas, Alberta, CA) Beginning with one ram staring down from a high precipice, the "boy's club" eventually worked their way down the rocky shale. You would like to think it was to allow for some great photo opportunities, but think the remaining salt from the winter maintenance on the road wa...

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Photo of the Week -June 10, 2018 - "OMG or Owlet Mini Gymnastics" - Great Horned Owl (Owlet)

June 10, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"OMG - or OWLET MINI GYMNASTICS" Great Horned Owl (Owlet) - 2 Photos This young owl has now successfully fledged and with the strengthening of its wings and flight ability, is no longer residing or tied to the nest. These two photos were taken weeks earlier when balancing and returning to the nest were an essential part of daily life. The first...

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"ANGELICA" - Great Horned Owl (Female)

June 09, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"ANGELICA" Great Horned Owl (Female) - 2 Photos Caught Mrs. Owl in a relaxing moment from her owlet that has now fledged. She stretched out her wings while in a sitting position. In this pose and her wings fully out behind her, she appears to have the look of an angel. However, on closer inspection of the two inside talons, there appears to have b...

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The Tall Fisherman - Heron

June 07, 2018 • Leave a Comment

The Tall Fisherman - Great Blue Heron A Series of Photos Featured in a previous blog, the link for the slideshow below shows the sequence of events of a Great Blue Heron fishing. http://www.inaturephoto.com/thetallfisherman/slideshow#haafefb0d

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Photo of the Week - June 3 , 2018 - "MORNING HAS BROKEN" - Great Horned Owlet

June 03, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"MORNING HAS BROKEN" Great Horned Owlet Since this photo was taken, the owlet has now completely fledged and is living in the trees, along side its parents. This was one of our first few attempts to the top of the trunk and out of the nest, just as the morning sun broke through the trees.

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Photo of the Week - May 28, 2018 - "HOME CONSTRUCTION" - Mountain Bluebird (Female)

May 27, 2018 • Leave a Comment

HOME CONSTRUCTION Mountain Bluebird (Female) - 3 Photos Priddis, Alberta, CA Mrs. was out searching the meadow for all types of nesting material and demonstrated that although small in size, she can fetch, carry and fly with "bedding" back to the nest. In the last photo, as an animated film, you could almost picture her wearing the feather, as a...

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