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Photo of the Week - March 17, 2019 - "THE CHILDREN OF LIR" - Trumpeter Swans

March 17, 2019 • 1 Comment

"THE CHILDREN OF LIR" Trumpeter Swans (7 Photos) As today is St. Patrick's Day, have drawn today's title from Irish mythology. These two Trumpeter Swans have over wintered in Calgary, using the Bow River and other open waters within the city. If last year's experience holds true, they will join the returning Trumpeters from the south and headin...

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"HOW NOW BROWN OWL" - Great Horned Owl (Male)

March 16, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"HOW NOW BROWN OWL?" Great Horned Owl (Male) The beginning of that time of the year when Great Horned Owls are more easily sighted in the trees but honestly, how do they do it, i.e. camouflage!

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Photo of the Week - Mar 10, 2019 - "TREETOP" - Great Horned Owl

March 10, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"TREETOP" Great Horned Owl Taken last year, the positioning of this Great Horned on a dead tree demonstrates Nature's amazing diversity and ingenuity in its adaptation of colouring to environment.

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"VOLE BUSTERS" - Coyote

March 09, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"VOLE BUSTERS" Coyote To paraphrase those well known lyrics from "Ghost Busters" - "If you are seeing something strange running in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call - Vole Busters." Or in this case the coyote, just one of a number of predators who excel in rodent control management.

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Photo of the Week - Mar 3, 2019 - "HEADS UP - INCOMING!" - American Bald Eagle (Immature)

March 04, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"HEADS UP - INCOMING!" American Bald Eagle (Immature) One of those captures of "I can't believe I caught it at the right moment and completely in frame". Thank goodness it was the tree the eagle was aiming for, with those talons outstretched.

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"SNOW CLEARING IN CALGARY" - American Bald Eagle (Immature)

March 02, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"SNOW CLEARING IN CALGARY" American Bald Eagle (Immature) There has been quite a lot of snowfall and cold weather this winter in Calgary and Alberta. Even the eagles have had to resort to some snow clearing! (LOL)

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Photo of the Week - Feb 24, 2019 - "PURE SPIRIT" - American Bald Eagle (Adult)

February 23, 2019 • 1 Comment

"PURE SPIRIT" American Bald Eagle (5 Photos) One of a pair that remained in the tree and was generous to stay long enough for my trek through deep snow and allow for some close-ups. With an eagle's incredible vision, there is no delusion of sneaking up on one perched in a tree. Definitely a case of all knowing and all seeing with those "eagle eyes...

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"RIB TICKLER" - Coyote

February 22, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"RIB TICKLER" Coyote (2 Photos) So what's so funny? Well, it's more of a "what's so yummy"! That's one less rodent and off we go again on the prowl. One young successful hunter. PHOTO #1 PHOTO #2

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Photo of the Week - Feb 17, 2019 - "WHY DO SNOWY OWLS ALWAYS APPEAR TO BE SMILING"

February 16, 2019 • 1 Comment

"WHY DO SNOWY OWLS ALWAYS APPEAR TO BE SMILING?" Snowy Owl (Male) - 4 Photos (Vulcan County, Alberta, CA) Unlike the fabulous Great Gray Owl who to me, always appears to be grumpy, the Snowy Owl seems to be perpetually smiling. Perhaps it is because a trip to Southern Alberta is its southern Winter destination in the sun, with hopefully a plentifu...

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