"BEST IN SHOW" - Great Blue Heron Having just finished grabbing a fish out of the water, the heron gave itself a quick shake, resulting in this wonderful fluff dryer look.
"HANDS FREE" - American Beaver "We" certainly look pleased with "ourselves". Thanks to the work of this beaver and his mate, there are now wood ducks, warblers, flycatchers, etc. in this "pond" area.
"DOING THE "RABBIT EAR" OWLET EQUIVALENT - Great Horned Owlets. (See Update below.) You know - that thing siblings do to each other, without the other one knowing, while having their photograph taken! PLEASE NOTE - If you are in the Calgary area, please note this photo is now available as a 16 inch X 20 inch canvas wrap at "The Beehive". Address be...
"FROM PILLAR TO POST" - Great Horned Owl (Female & Owlet) - 2 photos One absolute perfectly planned landing, considering the point of landing and the position of the little ones.
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"OSPREY MORNING - RIVAL VS MATE" (4 photos) The following 4 photos are an excerpt from the Gallery (Osprey Morning- Rival vs Mate). They were taken during a session where the incumbent male had left the female sitting on the nest, presumably to hunt for fish. Approximately 10 - 15 minutes later, an osprey appeared circling overhead and from his app...
"WAITING IN THE WINGS" - Osprey (Female) Unlike the previous two weeks during nest construction, now when one Osprey leaves the other sits on the nest, never leaving it open. One can assume there are now eggs!
"YOU SHOULD SEE THE OTHER GUY!" - Great Horned Owl (Female) Mrs. had had it up to her feathers with the Canada Geese and took the fight to the pond and into the water. Luckily no damage done - no flight issues, just some drying out and grooming required. I had two other titles for this one: - "And you think you had a bad day!"; or "If a Great Horne...