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"BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY" - Bohemian Waxwings

April 03, 2020 • Leave a Comment

"BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY" Bohemian Waxwings (6 Photos) Personally, I usually hear these delightful birds first. If you have never heard them in the trees, to me it sounds like a harmonious whirring sound, which intensifies as more and more individual birds join the flock. So followed the sound into a densely forested thicket, stopped and looked up. I...

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Photo of the Week - Mar 29, 2020 - WHEN THE WORLD WARIES ..........." - Porcupine

March 31, 2020 • Leave a Comment

"WHEN THE WORLD WEARIES & CEASES TO SATISFY..." North American Porcupine - 3 Photos To paraphrase a line of poetry by "Winnie Aumonier": "When the world wearies & ceases to satisfy, there is always nature". (Winnie Aumonier's actual wording was "When the world wearies & ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden".) And how does Nature han...

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"THE CASE OF THE VANISHING PORCUPINE, A MOTHER NATURE'S MYSTERY"

March 28, 2020 • 1 Comment

"THE CASE OF THE VANISHING PORCUPINE, A MOTHER NATURE'S MYSTERY" PORCUPINE (NORTH AMERICAN) - 3 Photos I think most of us have heard of "the pub quiz", well this is "the porcupine quiz". This porcupine will feature in tomorrow's Photo of the Week. However, in the interim, there was a moment that I caught on camera while the porcupine was doing...

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Photo of the Week - Mar 21, 2020 - "MY PERSONAL TRAINER" - Weasel (Long Tailed)

March 23, 2020 • 1 Comment

"MY PERSONAL TRAINER" Weasel (Long Tailed) - 5 Photos Believe in these restricted times, I have found my new "personal trainer" - yes, it is a Long Tailed Weasel in its winter coat. The distances this little member of the Mustalid family travels at speed is incredible. Was fortunate enough to catch some close-up shots but also having had the ch...

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Photo of the Week - Mar 14, 2020 - "INDIVIDUALS ALL!" - American Bald Eagle (Mature)

March 14, 2020 • Leave a Comment

"INDIVIDUALS ALL!" American Bald Eagle (Mature) - 8 Photos We do recognize people as individuals within our species. However, we should remember that individuality does not only apply to humans but to animals as well. As with people, animals have individual looks as well as personalities. These three mature eagles (one almost achieving its whit...

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Photo of the Week -- Mar 8, 2020 - "WAR & PEACE" - Canada Geese, etc.

March 08, 2020 • Leave a Comment

"WAR & PEACE" Canada Geese, etc. - 6 Photos Spring may be in the air (although more snow in Calgary, AB yesterday) and with that love. And with courtship, comes competition. Out of dozens of Canada Geese onshore, these two decided to take each other on with feather grabbing & wing thumping. And any competition would be amiss without one imparti...

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"FAMOUS FIVE" - Trumpeter Swans (Adult & Immature)

March 07, 2020 • 1 Comment

"FAMOUS FIVE" Trumpeter Swans (Adult & Immature) - 7 Photos Have been fortunate on several occasions, to photograph this group of swans, who appear to be one adult (potentially female) & four immature offspring. Some individuals who have observed the swans while I have been in the throes of photography have made inquiries as to the species, as...

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Photo of the Week - Mar 2, 2020 - "OH, DEER!" - White Tailed Deer

March 02, 2020 • Leave a Comment

"OH DEER!" White Tailed Deer (2 Photos) A small herd of White Tailed Deer were catching some quiet time in late afternoon sunshine. All were either snuggled up or just enjoying some winter rays. Caught one relaxed individual who looks as if it is trying out the deer equivalent of the "comb over"! PHOTO #1 - "Is This A Deer's Answer to the "Co...

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Photo of the Week - Feb 23, 2020 - "BATTLE OF THE BIRDS" - Trumpeter Swans (Immature)

February 23, 2020 • 2 Comments

"BATTLE OF THE BIRDS" Trumpeter Swans - Immature (5 Photos) The adult swan had had a one on one encounter with one particular Canada Goose. Not certain the cause as it was the only one she attacked and it wasn't the one following close behind as she paddled up food from underneath the water. Sure she had her reasons - perhaps some derogatory comme...

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