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"IT'S NOT THE SIZE OF THE MUSKRAT IN THE FIGHT" - Muskrat

October 11, 2022 • 1 Comment

"IT'S NOT THE SIZE OF THE MUSKRAT IN THE FIGHT" Muskrat - 7 Photos To paraphrase Mark Twain's quote regarding the size of the dog in the fight: . "It's not the size of the muskrat in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the muskrat." As mentioned in the October 10th blog, "It's Time to Introduce Sidney", this adult muskrat was taking no p...

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"IT'S TIME TO INTRODUCE SIDNEY" - Mink (North American)

October 10, 2022 • Leave a Comment

"IT'S TIME TO INTRODUCE SIDNEY" Mink (North American) - 7 Photos I have had one previous sighting of this "new" mink but unfortunately it was brief and from some distance. My only thought at that time was that it was big and was some distance from the river (albeit in a large pond). So I am thinking another male due to physical and territory sizes...

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"BATTLE OF THE BIRDS" - Belted Kingfisher

October 05, 2022 • 1 Comment

"BATTLE OF THE BIRDS" Belted Kingfishers - 9 Photos So the day before the October 3rd blog "Sky Kingfisher", the kingfisher who I assume occupies this particular territory was sitting in a tree directly across the creek and from my standing position. Not particularly the best location for me, as my shot was slightly obscured by some small tree bra...

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"SKY KINGFISHER" - Kingfisher (Belted)

October 03, 2022 • 1 Comment

"SKY KINGFISHER" Kingfisher (Belted) - 9 Photos This Belted Kingfisher had had a fight, defending territory, with another kingfisher the day before. The best "fisher" won and sent the intruder packing or flying, in this case. But that's a blog for another day. On Day 2, I had just arrived in the vicinity the kingfisher had been the previous day...

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"FEELING A LITTLE SQUIRRELY COME FALL" - Red Squirrel (North American)

September 28, 2022 • 1 Comment

"FEELING A LITTLE SQUIRRELY COME FALL" Red Squirrel (North American) - 7 Photos So here's another Red Squirrel for all those "gingers" out there. Am happy to report that it was in a different area much further south than the other Red Squirrel in the September 20, 2022 blog, "NOT A KNOTHOLE". So hopefully their numbers are increasing and the na...

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"BIG BLUE" - Great Blue Heron

September 26, 2022 • 1 Comment

"BIG BLUE" Great Blue Heron - 11 Photos From the size & demeanor of this Great Blue Heron, I would say it's a male but male or female, it still is one striking heron, feathers and all. And because of its stature, etc., I have named it "Big Blue". It is the same Great Blue Heron that caught the Jumping Mouse (see Blog of September 4, 2022) and w...

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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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