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Photo of the Week - Sept 1/18 - "LAST VESTIGES OF SUMMER" - Osprey, Pelican, Night Heron

September 03, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"LAST VESTIGES OF SUMMER" As summer is close to its end and autumn now approaches, here are three favourite birds who will soon be migrating south. PHOTO #1 - OSPREY (JUVENILE) PHOTO #2 - PELICAN PHOTO #3 - BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON

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"PRELUDE TO DEPARTURE" - Osprey (Juvenile)

August 25, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"PRELUDE TO DEPARTURE" Osprey (Juvenile) - 2 Photos Spending our time now, flying and practicing those "death dives", it won't be long before this year's fledglings will be winging their way south. PHOTO #1 PHOTO #2

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"JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK INTO THE MARSHES" - Great Blue Heron, etc.

August 24, 2018 • 1 Comment

"JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK INTO THE MARSHES" Great Blue Heron (& Muskrat) Obviously fish is off the menu, sadly for this unfortunate muskrat.

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Photo of the Week - Aug 19, 2018 - "THE CLIMBING WALL" - Rocky Mountain Sheep

August 19, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"THE CLIMBING WALL" Rocky Mountain Sheep (Females & Juveniles) - 6 Photos (Kananaskas, Alberta, CA) Perhaps not scaling walls in a single bound but in any event to the victor go the spoils. PHOTO #1 PHOTO #2 PHOTO #3 PHOTO #4 PHOTO #5 PHOTO #6

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"SMOKIN' IT" - Great Blue Heron

August 18, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"SMOKIN' IT" Great Blue Heron - 4 Photos As anyone living currently in Alberta is aware (and Manitoba as well at the moment), the smoke which has pushed into the province from the forest fires in British Columbia is extremely dense. Although the weather conditions are reported as "sunny", with the smoke levels, the days appear overcast. (With t...

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"THE LAST FLEDGLING" - Osprey

August 16, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"THE LAST FLEDGLING" Osprey (5 Photos) The last osprey of the three hatched this year to finally fledge the nest. Sitting on a favourite tree, it finally flew, skimmed the river and then (miraculously for me) returned to the same tree for some final landing shots. A few minutes later, it flew back to the nest and began to pester its parents for a...

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Photo of the Week - Aug 12, 2018 - "THE WILD & WOOLLY WEST" - Rocky Mountain Sheep (Juvenile)

August 13, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"THE WILD & WOOLLY WEST" Rocky Mountain Sheep (Juvenile) - 4 photos (Kananaskas, Alberta, CA) Taken a few weeks ago and after a rain shower, this youngster has probably now grown by "leaps and bounds". You can just see the distinctive white colouring developing along its back end. PHOTO #1 PHOTO #2 PHOTO #3 PHOTO #4

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"BYE, BYE, BLACKBIRD" - Black Crowned Night Heron

August 11, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"BYE, BYE, BLACKBIRD" Black Crowned Night Heron Something very David & Goliath about this shot!

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"FLY AWAY HOME" - Osprey (Juvenile)

August 07, 2018 • Leave a Comment

"FLY AWAY HOME" Osprey (Juvenile) - 3 Photos Was fortunate to catch this youngster in one of its first complete flights from the nest and return. There may even have been a cheer from this photographer as it made the flight from the nest to a pole and then three quick circles around the nest and then a beautiful landing. PHOTO #1 PHOTO #2...

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