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"THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE" - Coyote

January 31, 2021 • 1 Comment

"THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE" Coyote This probably won't be an all time favourite of the photos I have taken of coyotes but I thought its sighting might help demonstrate why the rule of "All Dogs Must be Leashed" exists in Alberta's Provincial Parks. It was 2:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon and I was sitting on the other side of the creek, (right of the...

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Photo of the Week - The Polar Bear Swim - Beaver (North American)

January 30, 2021 • 1 Comment

"THE POLAR BEAR SWIM" Beaver (North American) - 3 Photos No, it's the other iconic Canadian mammal - the beaver! Was watching the Trumpeter Swans near the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, when a dark shape appeared on the surface of the water, off to my right. At first glance, I thought "muskrat" as I have seen them there before but somehow th...

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"FROZEN" - Trumpeter Swans

January 29, 2021 • 1 Comment

"FROZEN" Trumpeter Swans (6 Photos) With a wind chill factor of -20 degrees C and a lacy addition of hoar frost on the trees and shrubs, these overwintering Trumpeter Swans were spending their morning, feeding and washing & grooming their feathers to remove the icy build-up. (And yes that is floating ice in the water!) Interestingly, there were a...

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Photo of the Week - "PYJAMA PARTY" - Porcupine (North American)

January 23, 2021 • 1 Comment

"PYJAMA PARTY" Porcupine (North American) - 6 Photos If porcupines could change into pyjamas, this one certainly would. He/She is one sleepy (semi-hibernating) porcupine. The photos were taken over two sessions. Never had a porcupine who likes to cozy up to a branch for two weekends in a row, same branch, same spot. And I believe it has been there...

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Photo of the Week - "Snow Day" - Long Tailed Weasel

January 18, 2021 • Leave a Comment

"SNOW DAY" Long Tailed Weasel - 6 Photos The second half of the session from last weekend, these having been taken in the shade. Perhaps, not so much "portrait" as "snow day". I recently had some puzzles made from a few mammal photos for family members, as Christmas gifts. Am thinking that puzzles from these photos (being white on white on whit...

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Photo of the Week - The Weasel Portrait Studio (Long Tailed Weasel)

January 10, 2021 • 2 Comments

"THE WEASEL PORTRAIT STUDIO" Weasel (Long Tailed) - 5 Photos When you have just the right components, Nature provides her own portrait studio. (I think this may be the same young weasel caught this summer, now in his bright white winter coat. Same hunting area & he certainly has that fresh face & ears look!) 1. An adorable subject; 2. Beautifu...

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"WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING " - Great Horned Owl

January 09, 2021 • 2 Comments

"WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING" Great Horned Owl (3 Photos) While you were sleeping, Great Horned Owl, Nature kissed you with the morning hoar frost. A definition of hoar frost is a grayish-white crystalline deposit of frozen water vapour formed in clear still weather on vegetation, fences, etc. and YES, SOMETIMES AN OWL, who having finished a nigh...

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Muskrat Bliss - Muskrat

January 02, 2021 • 1 Comment

"MUSKRATTY" Muskrat - 7 Photos Muskrats are large rodents and related to mice, lemmings and voles. This adorable creature (well, I think it's adorable) reminded me of "Ratty" in the book "The Wind in the Willows" (who was supposed to be a water vole.) To quote Ratty & Kenneth Grahame, who wrote "The Wind in the Willows:; "Beyond the Wild Woo...

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Photo of the Week - "LOVE ACTUALLY" - Bald Eagles (Adults)

January 01, 2021 • 2 Comments

"LOVE ACTUALLY" Bald Eagles (Adults) - 7 Photos Bald Eagles apparently seek out a mate or re-confirm their commitment to each other around this time of the year. They mate for life. I was fortunate to catch up with this pair after they had successfully chased off a third adult. Having said "fortunate", it did entail tramping through some deep s...

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