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"MORNING HAS BROKEN" - Great Horned Owl (Female)

November 19, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"MORNING HAS BROKEN" Great Horned Owl (Female) Oh so beautiful, owl.

Photo of the Week - Nov 13/16 - "HOW TO AVOID GETTING SKUNKED IN PHOTOGRAPHY"

November 12, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"HOW TO AVOID GETTING SKUNKED IN PHOTOGRAPHY" OR Getting the Results You Want (2 photos) I am definitely adding these two rules to my list! Number One: ALWAYS BE CAMERA READY Number Two: ALWAYS ENSURE YOUR SUBJECT IS FACING FORWARD

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"EARTH'S HEARTBEAT" - Hairy Woodpecker (Male)

November 11, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"EARTH'S HEARTBEAT" Hairy Woodpecker (Male) Living in Alberta and surrounded by such incredible wildlife as the moose, grizzly bear, elk, etc., it's sometimes easy to forget that even the smallest things (or animals) can have significant meaning. Having done a quick search for the symbolism of the woodpecker, it appears its meaning has been transl...

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"A TIME TO PAUSE AND REFLECT" - Northern Flicker

November 10, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"A TIME TO PAUSE AND REFLECT" Northern Flicker

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"FAMILY TREE" - American Bald Eagle (Female & Male - 2 photos)

November 08, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"FAMILY TREE" American Bald Eagles (Male & Female - 2 photos) It wasn't difficult to determine male and female in this pair of eagles (the female being so much larger). They were perched too far apart for a photo to do them justice - so opted for "Mrs." in the tree and "Mr." flying. (The male appears to have some type of marking on his face close...

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Photo of the Week - Nov 6, 2016 - "ZOOMED IN" - American Bald Eagle (Adult - Female)

November 05, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"ZOOMED IN" American Bald Eagle (Adult - Female) - 3 photos Being extremely fortunate in spotting both adults and one juvenile in a tree along the Bow River, I managed to set up before the female took flight. It was slightly unnerving looking down the lens and having "Mrs." looking right back from the other side, eye to eye.Thank goodness, in this...

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"THUNDERBIRD" - Bald Eagle (Juvenile)

November 05, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"THUNDERBIRD" Bald Eagle - Juvenile This young eagle has a few years to go before it achieves its adulthood and perhaps the title of "Thunderbird", (the mythical super eagle responsible for creating thunder and lightning by beating its wings).

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN - "Pirate's Cove" - Wood Duck (Male)

October 30, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"PIRATE'S COVE" Wood Duck - Male (Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) AHA, ME HEARTIES - HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Jack Sparrow move over - here's "Calico Jack". (NB: Calico Jack, whose actual name was John Rackham, operated as a pirate in the Bahamas and Cuba in the early 18th Century and earned his nickname for the colorful clothes he wor...

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Photo of the Week - Oct 30, 2016 - "GROUND ZERO" - Trumpeter Swan

October 29, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"GROUND ZERO" Trumpeter Swan (Frank Lake, Alberta, Canada) Watching the Trumpeter Swans take off, it was amusing to see Snow Geese resting behind these protected birds. With the lake directly at their backs and the swans in a semi circle surrounding them at the front, there was virtually no chance for any unsuspecting hunting. Perhaps, not so "bir...

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