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"AUTUMN JOY" - Swainson's Hawk (Juvenile)

September 24, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"AUTUMN JOY" (Swainson's Hawk - Juvenile) - 2 Photos Many of Calgary's larger feathered Spring & Summer visitors (pelicans, herons, ospreys, etc.) have left for southern destinations. (Perhaps, the original "snowbirds"?) No doubt this young hawk will soon be departing as well. For now, though, its magnificent dark chocolate markings, contrasting w...

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"PREPARATION FOR MIGRATION" - Ospreys (Male & Youngster)

September 19, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"PREPARATION FOR MIGRATION" It was only just this July, when this youngster hatched, along with its two siblings. Now the last one and most likely the youngest, left at the nest site, "Mom" and the other two "babies" having departed for a southern climate. During the course of the day, both the male (with fish) and the last youngster hung out in a...

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"Battle Over the High Wire" - Belted Kingfishers

September 19, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"BATTLE OVER THE HIGH WIRE" (Belted Kingfishers) Aerial dynamics in a dispute over territory and fishing rights. (2 photos) Taken in the haze of a late almost fall afternoon. Photo #1 Photo #2

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Photo of the Week - Sep 18, 2016 - "SUMMER'S PASSAGE" - Great Blue Heron (Juvenile)

September 18, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"SUMMER'S PASSAGE" - Great Blue Heron (Juvenile) - 2 Photos "SUMMER WELCOMES IN AUTUMN WITH HER DEEPENING COLOURS" Photo #1 REFLECTION Photo #2 A LONG JOURNEY AWAITS

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"CLIMBING THE CORPORATE LADDER" - Osprey (Juvenile)

September 12, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"CLIMBING THE CORPORATE LADDER" - Osprey (Juvenile) Just making our way up the ladder/tree for a better take-off position. And yes, skies are actually that blue on a late afternoon day in September in Southern Alberta.

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"TAKING THE PLUNGE" - Osprey (Juvenile)

September 11, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"TAKING THE PLUNGE" - Osprey (Juvenile) - 2 Photos Don't adjust your screen. Hopefully, this youngster will soon be on its way for a two year internship much further south before returning north to potentially start a family of its own. Photo #1 Photo #2

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Photo of the Week - Sep 11, 2016 - "MORNING STAR" - Belted Kingfisher

September 11, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"MORNING STAR" - Belted Kingfisher (3 Photos) This little bird was certainly a star when it came to diving and fishing. Photo #1 Photo #2 Photo #3

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"NOT A LABOUR DAY" - North American Beaver

September 05, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"NOT A LABOUR DAY" - North American Beaver While sitting along the Bow River, Calgary, Alberta, caught this creature out of the corner of my eye, swimming up the river. Over the course of over an hour, it would swim up against the current, dive into the rapids and then ride the current downriver, only to repeat it three times while I was watching....

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Photo of the Week - Sept 4, 2016 - "CHECK IT OUT" - American Bald Eagle

September 04, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"CHECK IT OUT" - American Bald Eagle (Adult) (3 photos) Sitting on the Bow River, waiting for fishing pelicans to return, a bird of prey hovered overhead. As there have been a number of adult ospreys with their offspring on fishing expeditions, assumed at first it was another osprey in training. As the camera focused and the ducks cleared the area,...

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