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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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"EACH ONE DESERVES RESPECT & PROTECTION" - Great Horned Owls

May 15, 2022 • 1 Comment

"EACH ONE DESERVES RESPECT & PROTECTION" Great Horned Owl (Adults & Owlet) - 7 Photos WARNING - Some individuals may find some parts of this blog upsetting. Having said the above, there is much to rejoice regarding one Great Horned Owl family. The female & male have managed to raise an owlet to fledging status. The owlet is now managing to scal...

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"LATE TO THE PARTY - PARTY ANIMAL" - Weasel (Long Tailed)

May 14, 2022 • 1 Comment

"LATE TO THE PARTY - PARTY ANIMAL" Weasel (Long Tailed) - 6 Photos This is the first weasel that appeared in the May 7th, 2022 blog. As you can see, the colour of her coat is even more transformed into its summer wardrobe. Although it still is not as contrasting as the second weasel of that blog. A second set of photos will appear in another bl...

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