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"A SECOND CHANCE" - Osprey

June 15, 2022 • 1 Comment

"A SECOND CHANCE" Osprey - 9 Photos Most importantly, please keep reading right to the end of this rather lengthy blog. It is a good news story although it may not seem so at the start. I came across an osprey on the ground, about 150 to 200 metres from the edge of the Bow River, in Calgary, Alberta, one morning towards the end of May 2022. It...

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"SHAKE IT OUT" - Great Horned Owl (Owlet)

June 12, 2022 • 2 Comments

"SHAKE IT OUT!" Great Horned Owl (Owlet) - 7 Photos Having taken refuge in the car mid day, I waited out the 40 minute thundershower. As soon as the rain stopped and the blue skies returned (with white puffy clouds), I headed out to see how the Great Horned Owl family had faired in the wet weather. The three were in close proximity to each othe...

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"NARCISSUS" - Northern Flicker

June 09, 2022 • Leave a Comment

"NARCISSUS" Northern Flicker (Male) - 5 Photos In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter, who fell in love with his own reflection in the waters of a spring and pined away. (And this, of course, is where the term "narcissim" comes from.) So when is a flicker not a flicker - when it's a floating. Two male flickers had a set to on a tree next...

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"AFTER A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" - Porcupine (North American)

June 07, 2022 • 1 Comment

"AFTER A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" Porcupine (North American) - 11 Photos WARNING - These photos may induce sleepiness & a yearning to yawn! The following photos were taken a couple of days after the May 25th, 2022 pairing of the young male porcupine & the older female porcupine. (See Blog of May 29th, 2022.) They are all of the female. From the tim...

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"WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY" - Great Horned Owls

June 05, 2022 • 3 Comments

"WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY" Great Horned Owls - 11 Photos This is a small window into the life of a young owlet and a window of opportunity for me to photograph this young bird of prey. The day turned cloudy with brief showers. I heard a screech of an owlet in the woods nearby and when I went to check out its direction, much to my surprise I found...

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"LOVE AMONG THE RUINS" - Weasel (Long Tailed)

May 31, 2022 • 2 Comments

"LOVE AMONG THE RUINS" Weasel (Long Tailed) - 9 Photos Okay, so it's not exactly the ruins but an old building. And it's not really love but perhaps admiration but that weasel previously featured is back in the spotlight! The photos that appeared in the May 14th, 2022 blog, were taken after the following set. I had sat down in a grove of tre...

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"ONE NIGHT TREE STAND" - Porcupine (North American)

May 29, 2022 • 2 Comments

"ONE NIGHT TREE STAND" Porcupine (North American) - 12 Photos According to scientific intel, female porcupines are only fertile 8 to 12 hours a year and they mate (if the male manages to find a willing female) in the Autumn. "So what were these two up to?", I asked myself, being that it was May 25th. Initially the female (the smaller & light...

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"CELEBRATION OF THE BIRDS" - Birds (North American)

May 24, 2022 • 1 Comment

"CELEBRATION OF THE BIRDS" Birds (North American) - Various (9 Photos) As the Avian Flu continues to hit both wild and domestic birds alike, I thought it might be a good time to pause and celebrate some of the bird species that have migrated to or through the Calgary, Alberta region. Not all will be staying here until the Autumn for mating (such a...

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"DO PORCUPINES ONLY SLEEP DURING THE DAY?" - Porcupine (North American)

May 22, 2022 • 2 Comments

"DO PORCUPINES ONLY SLEEP DURING THE DAY?" Porcupine (North American) - 9 Photos In response to that age old question:) - "Do porcupines only sleep during the day?". Here are some photos with captions to document the answer. PHOTO #1 - "COME ON - PUT EM UP" (a boxing porcupine???) PHOTO #2 - "YOGA FOR PORCUPINES - THE LOTUS POSE" PHOTO...

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