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"WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING " - Great Horned Owl

January 09, 2021 • 2 Comments

"WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING" Great Horned Owl (3 Photos) While you were sleeping, Great Horned Owl, Nature kissed you with the morning hoar frost. A definition of hoar frost is a grayish-white crystalline deposit of frozen water vapour formed in clear still weather on vegetation, fences, etc. and YES, SOMETIMES AN OWL, who having finished a nigh...

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Muskrat Bliss - Muskrat

January 02, 2021 • 1 Comment

"MUSKRATTY" Muskrat - 7 Photos Muskrats are large rodents and related to mice, lemmings and voles. This adorable creature (well, I think it's adorable) reminded me of "Ratty" in the book "The Wind in the Willows" (who was supposed to be a water vole.) To quote Ratty & Kenneth Grahame, who wrote "The Wind in the Willows:; "Beyond the Wild Woo...

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Photo of the Week - "LOVE ACTUALLY" - Bald Eagles (Adults)

January 01, 2021 • 2 Comments

"LOVE ACTUALLY" Bald Eagles (Adults) - 7 Photos Bald Eagles apparently seek out a mate or re-confirm their commitment to each other around this time of the year. They mate for life. I was fortunate to catch up with this pair after they had successfully chased off a third adult. Having said "fortunate", it did entail tramping through some deep s...

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"TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" - Weasel (Long Tailed)

December 24, 2020 • 1 Comment

"TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" or perhaps "THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS " Weasel (Long Tailed) 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;" (Clement Clarke Moore) "SAY WHAT!!!!! THAT BETTER NOT BE TRUE!" Perhaps, a weasel's worst nightmare. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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Photo of the Week - Part 2/2 - "YOUNG THUNDERBIRDS" - Bald Eagle (Immature)

December 20, 2020 • Leave a Comment

"YOUNG THUNDERBIRDS" - Part 2/2 American Bald Eagle (Immature) - 5 Photos Some final photos of the youngest eagle and its departures & flights. Will never tire of seeing these magnificent birds take to the skies and cruise the river in search of food. Winter in Calgary, Alberta, Canada may bring cold weather & snow but its onset also brings more A...

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Photo of the Week - Part 1/2 - "YOUNG THUNDERBIRDS" - Bald Eagles (Immature)

December 19, 2020 • Leave a Comment

"YOUNG THUNDERBIRDS" Part 1/2 American Bald Eagles (Immature) - 6 Photos The Thunderbird is a legendary creature found in some North American indigenous peoples' mythology. It is usually attributed to a very strong spirit taking the form of a large bird. These young eagles may not be mythical but they certainly "own the sky" when they take flig...

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Photo of the Week - "A LITTLE NOSTAGLIA" - Grizzly Bears (Adult & Cub)

December 13, 2020 • Leave a Comment

"A LITTLE NOSTALGIA" Grizzly Bears (Adult & Cub) - 3 Photos (Kananaskis, Alberta, CA) A little nostalgia for a cold overcast Winter day in Calgary, Alberta, CA. The photos were taken in September 2020. I would think that this Mother Grizzly (who I have nicknamed Mountain Mamma) and this cub, along with its two siblings, are now hopefully stocke...

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"Waiting in The Wings" -Trumpeter Swans (Immature)

December 12, 2020 • Leave a Comment

"Waiting in the Wings" Trumpeter Swans (Immature) - 6 Photos "Waiting in the Wings" can be related to the fact that stage actors wait in the wings at the side of the stage until it's time for them to play their part in the drama. Thought that was a good description of these young swan siblings on their first migration south. They were acco...

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Photo of the Week - "Shadow Play" - Weasel (Long Tailed)

December 06, 2020 • 1 Comment

"SHADOW PLAY" Weasel (Long Tailed) - 3 Photos Little weasel had retreated into the shade with a grove of shrubbery & trees so it made clear shots a little difficult. However, as she kindly waited to have her portrait taken and what she had accomplished in the minutes prior, I felt this young weasel deserved "Photo of the Week". Had been a li...

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