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"MERLIN THE MAGICIAN" - Merlin

August 24, 2021 • 1 Comment

"MERLIN THE MAGICIAN" Merlin (Adult & Juvenile) - 7 Photos So I was at the new potential mink site by a division of the Bow River, when I looked north and noticed two Merlins perched high in a dead tree. This tree is frequented by Ospreys and American Bald Eagles because of its proximity to great fishing waters. I was a little perplexed as to w...

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"MINK CANDIDS" - Mink (North American)

August 19, 2021 • 2 Comments

"MINK CANDIDS" Mink (North American) - 6 Photos A definition of a "candid shot" can be "a candid photo of an unplanned moment". I suppose that's a description of all the wildlife photography that I have done and will do. Nothing is ever planned and I never know who is going to appear in frame, let alone what they will do. That's the wonderful aspe...

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"A WOODPECKER'S EVEREST" - Pileated Woodpecker

August 17, 2021 • 2 Comments

"A WOODPECKER'S EVEREST" Pileated Woodpeckers - 8 Photos So I was following a White-Tailed Deer & her twin fawns, when there came a knocking. Not the gentle tap tap of a Downy or Hairy Woodpecker but that one that sounds as if you are in a construction zone, with a jackhammer. First one flew in, then a second and finally the third. It was Pilea...

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"THE FISHING DERBY" - Mink (North American)

August 12, 2021 • 2 Comments

"THE FISHING DERBY" Mink (North American) - 7 Photos The day prior I had managed to capture the entire mink family on perhaps one of their first full excursions out. I went back the next day, hoping for at least a glimpse of one of them again. One or two sometimes return to the same area. Well firstly Mum appeared (LG). She quickly went into...

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"OSPREY AIRLINES" - Osprey

August 10, 2021 • 1 Comment

"OSPREY AIRLINES" Osprey (& Eastern Kingbird) - 9 Photos NONE OF THE PHOTOS CONTAINED IN THIS BLOG HAVE BEEN PHOTOSHOPPED As identified on my Home Page, I do not photoshop. I use basic editing and developing. There is no photo layering. Sometimes, Nature just gives you some amazing gifts. Some of the photos may have a "gold" or "ruddy" tone. Th...

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"AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR" - Mink (North American)

August 05, 2021 • 2 Comments

"And Then There Were Four" Mink (North American) - 7 Photos I hadn't managed to catch the mink (Little Girl or LG for short) for some weeks now. The last times I had caught sight of her, she was catching fish and carrying her catch quickly off downstream. And then came Sunday! First LG appeared. She is distinctive by her narrow female but long...

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"FINDING HIS WAY IN THE WORLD" - Moose (Male)

August 03, 2021 • 3 Comments

"FINDING HIS WAY IN THE WORLD" Moose (Male) - 9 Photos After hearing from two people, there was a moose sighted in the area, I went out looking for a very large dark brown mammal. The first attempt was unsuccessful but having taken some advice on from a friend, who suggested that moose like deer, like to lie down and chew their cud late morning...

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"EVEN HUMMERS CAN BE GREEN" - Hummingbird (Calliope) - Juvenile

July 28, 2021 • 2 Comments

"EVEN HUMMERS CAN BE GREEN" Calliope Hummingbird (Juvenile) - 6 Photos So there I was sitting by the creek, hoping for a mink sighting (sigh) and watching two American Goldfinches flying in and around. Wouldn't it be a great shot, I thought, if one of the finches would land on the newly opened flowers of a thistle, about five feet off to my rig...

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"BEAMING BEAVERS" - Beavers (North American)

July 23, 2021 • 2 Comments

"BEAMING BEAVERS" Beavers (North American) - 8 Photos So it was another late evening with the Beaver Family and watching their comings & goings. I managed to capture some close-ups of their faces, etc. and hopefully, their individual characteristics. As previously identified, there are two adults (the mother and father) and two youngsters. And...

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