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"DAWN PATROL" - Weasel (Long Tailed)

December 03, 2020 • 1 Comment

"DAWN PATROL" Weasel (Long Tailed) - 2 Photos While out foraging the landscape, sometimes it's only seconds that the weasel will pause long enough for a couple of shots with the camera and then off it goes again, usually through undergrowth. I have read that the cheetah has the designation of the fastest land mammal. Well the authorities have n...

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Photo of the Week - "Nature's Metamorphosis" - Weasel (Long Tailed)

November 28, 2020 • 2 Comments

"NATURE'S METAMORPHOSIS" Weasel (Long Tailed) - 5 Photos Was thrilled to capture this young weasel hunting in the woods. Had seen lots of tracks for sometime but no mammal. It appears young from its hunting technique so perhaps this year's offspring. Nature's metamorphosis of the weasel's fur coat from Spring/Summer to Autumn/Winter is amazing...

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"DUCK!!" - American Bald Eagle (Juvenile)

November 23, 2020 • Leave a Comment

"DUCK!!!" American Bald Eagle (Juvenile) Sometimes it just takes one shot to convey a moment! This young juvenile was sitting in a tree for the longest time (and I mean the longest time) surveying the river and watching the abundance of geese and ducks. Eventually it flew and then dived. The light was flat and it was a downward shot. One of tho...

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Photo of the Week - "Tis The Season" - American Bald Eagle (Juvenile & Adult)

November 23, 2020 • Leave a Comment

"TIS THE SEASON" American Bald Eagle (Juvenile & Adult) - 6 Photos No - not that season:)! It's late November drawing into early December - that magical time of the year when American Bald Eagles migrating south from Alaska and Northern Canada arrive in Calgary, many of whom decide to spend their winter here. As the Bow River in Calgary remains...

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Photo of the Week - "Snipe Snippets" - Common Snipe

November 15, 2020 • Leave a Comment

"SNIPE SNIPPETS" Common Snipe - 4 Photos I know it's an actual term but I do cringe every time I put up an animal that has the term "Common" in its name. It may not be a more unusual member of a species but rarely are they mundane or common. Caught this small bird a couple of weeks ago, as it flew into the creek for a quick respite, most likely...

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"AGAINST THE WIND" - Trumpeter Swan

November 07, 2020 • 1 Comment

"AGAINST THE WIND" Trumpeter Swan (5 Photos) The preferred method of take-off, the Trumpeter Swan is so stunning but it takes quite the runway and effort to achieve lift off but what an opportunity to catch the dynamics in the execution. PHOTO #1 PHOTO #2 PHOTO #3 PHOTO #4 PHOTO #5

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Photo of the Week - "The Great White North" - Trumpeter Swans (Mature)

November 01, 2020 • 1 Comment

"THE GREAT WHITE NORTH" Trumpeter Swans (Mature) - 4 Photos Canada has often been referred to as 'The Great White North". One reference suggests the basis of this description is that Canada is "Great' as size wise it is the second largest country in the world. It is "White" because of the amount of frozen Arctic tundra and snow within the country...

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"MUSICAL INTERLUDE FOR MUSTELIDS" - Mink (North American)

October 30, 2020 • Leave a Comment

"MUSICAL INTERLUDE FOR MUSTELIDS" North American Mink (3 Photos) Here is "Little Girl" mink again. (Perhaps, not so little or inexperienced now.) A few musical tunes came to mind with these three captures. PHOTO #1 - "THE WOLVERINE (SUBSITUTE "MINK") MARCH BY JOHN PHILIP SOUSA PHOTO #2 - "WALKING ON SUNSHINE" BY KATRINA & THE WAVES PH...

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Photo of the Week - "NATURE IS HERE TO KEEP US HUMBLE" - Mink (North American)

October 17, 2020 • Leave a Comment

"NATURE IS HERE TO KEEP US HUMANS HUMBLE" Mink (North American) - 4 Photos Probably most wildlife photographers have had that experience where they have been watching for long periods of time and at the moment, they are distracted that owl or eagle flies from the tree or that weasel comes out of the log and runs across, etc. I had one of those...

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