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"GOOD MORNING, SUNSHINE!" - Beaver (North American)

August 30, 2022 • 1 Comment

"GOOD MORNING, SUNSHINE" Beaver (North American) - 11 Photos The sunshine in the title refers not only to a beautiful fresh sunny morning, but to this charming rodent as well! This was my very first opportunity to capture a beaver for more than a few minutes, in the brightness of daylight. It seemed extremely happy and content swimming in this...

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"LIFE ON THE GREEN PATIO" - Beaver (North American)

August 27, 2022 • Leave a Comment

"LIFE ON THE GREEN PATIO" Beaver (North American) - 9 Photos Spotted two beavers in a bit of an alcove among the bull rushes. I followed what I assume to be a "beaver path" down the incline for a closer look and there they were, enjoying a warm summer evening, munching on deciduous matter. From their sizes and closeness, I assume they were the two...

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"MOOSE WALK" - Moose (North American)

August 24, 2022 • Leave a Comment

"MOOSE WALK" Moose (North American) - 3 Photos Well we probably all have heard of the "moon walk". Well this is the moose walk! Taken early on a bright sunny morning, this young bull moose walked out of the shrubbery, no doubt on its way to somewhere where he could find shade, food and water, not necessarily in that order. Good luck in you...

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"BEHIND THE GREEN CURTAIN" - Hooded Merganser & Northern Waterthrush

August 23, 2022 • Leave a Comment

"BEHIND THE GREEN CURTAIN" Hooded Merganser & Northern Waterthrush - 7 Photos Behind the "Green Curtain" is, of course, behind the rushes & sedges, etc. of marshes & creeks. I took the Hooded Merganser to be a female Mallard Duck at first, as it was in the shadows of the marsh. Once it swam out into open water, those crested feathers became mor...

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"IRIDESCENT" - White-Faced Ibis

August 20, 2022 • Leave a Comment

"IRIDESCENT" White-Faced Ibis (9 Photos) A definition of "iridescent" is "having or showing a shifting change in colour or an interplay of rainbow like colours, as when seen from different angles". In simpler terms, light magic with a touch of illusion. The White-Faced Ibis is not the only bird that has this quality but because of its size a...

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"IT'S NEVER TOO LATE" - Mink (North American)

August 18, 2022 • 1 Comment

"IT'S NEVER TOO LATE" Mink (North American) - 5 Photos I was slightly late leaving from home and thought that I had missed the male mink making his way back down the creek, beyond view. His timing varies (and no, mustelids don't text me) but if he is using this particular route, there is an approximate time for a sighting. Had just arrived, sat...

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"LIFE IN THE MARSH " - Various

August 16, 2022 • Leave a Comment

"LIFE IN THE MARSH" Dragonflies, Pied Billed Grebe (Juvenile), White-Faced Ibis, Black-Crowned Night Heron, Mallard Ducklings - 11 Photos I've been spending some time at this particular marsh and as you can see from the photos, it has quite the community. And you never know who is going to pop up, fly in or fly by, for that matter. Over the cou...

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"GET THEM BEFORE THEY'RE GONE" - Ibis (White-Faced)

August 11, 2022 • Leave a Comment

"GET THEM BEFORE THEY'RE GONE" White-Faced Ibis - 9 Photos I suppose it won't be long now before these warm weather birds begin their migration south to their Wintering grounds. It has been an extraordinary treat to have them in the Calgary area for the summer. Even the ducks have now accepted them and no longer view them as some alien invader.

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"SOMETHING IN THE WATER" - Black-Crowned Night Heron

August 08, 2022 • Leave a Comment

"SOMETHING IN THE WATER" Black-Crowned Night Heron - 9 Photos When I first approached this pond from the side directly opposite the Black-Crowned Night Heron and saw it head on, I thought the heron was standing on a flat stone (not unusual) in the water. Once I managed to walk around the pond and made it through the shrubbery, I realized the he...

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