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"KING OF THE CASTLE" - Mule Deer

January 08, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"KING OF THE CASTLE" Mule Deer (Male) - 7 Photos These two male Mule Deer were quite content just hanging out together under a fir tree (Photo #1) until the less dominant male (the lower of the two) decided to literally get above his station and manoeuvered himself so that he was on the hill just above the dominant deer. And that deer was certa...

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"IN THE SHADOW OF AN EAGLE" (Part 2) - Bald Eagle

December 24, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"IN THE SHADOW OF AN EAGLE" (Part 2) Bald Eagle (Adult Male) - 8 Photos Following on from the previous blog, which was Part 1, dated December 23rd, 2025, as mentioned the male Bald Eagle was already perched high in a tree when I arrived on the scene. He is much smaller than his mate and had been in the tree at least 50 minutes (and probably lon...

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"IN THE SHADOW OF AN EAGLE" (Part 1) - Bald Eagle

December 23, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"IN THE SHADOW OF AN EAGLE" (Part 1) Bald Eagle (Adult Female) - 7 Photos Am going to recount this story in reverse order of eagle arrivals. To set the stage, I heard eagle chatter coming from a small wooded area, so I went off to investigate. Sure enough, after a 15 minute walk, I found an adult Bald Eagle perched high on a tree just chilli...

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"BEAR RESCUE" - Grizzly Bear

December 17, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"BEAR RESCUE" Grizzly Bears - Sub-Adults (2 Photos) Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada A little levity before the holiday season officially arrives. As previously documented in the blog, "Mountain Retreat - Pool Included", (October 5th, 2025), I had the very good fortune in September 2025 to witness a mother Grizzly Bear and her three sub-adult c...

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"COYOTE IN WINTER" - Coyote

December 15, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"COYOTE IN WINTER" Coyote - 3 Photos Coyotes are one of my favourite mammals to photograph, whether it be their hunting exploits, travelling effortlessly across the landscape, playing or just relaxing. I think they have a certain regal quality about them as they go about their business but in Winter, when coyotes are in full cold weather gear,...

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"FUZZY WUZZY WAS A DEER" - White-Tailed Deer

December 12, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"FUZZY WUZZY WAS A DEER" White-Tailed Deer - 4 Photos The first deer spotted were probably this year's offspring, much larger now but still not full grown. And then five other appeared within the woods, probably two being female adults and the others of various ages. All, however, now have their full winter coats and there is certainly nothi...

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"WHO'S THE FOOL NOW??" - Red Squirrel

December 03, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"WHO'S THE FOOL NOW??" Red Squirrel - 5 Photos Came across this little Red Squirrel just sitting on a snowy tree branch. Was a little hesitant in retrieving the camera from the bag as usually this is a cue for the squirrel to disappear from view but "if you don't try, you don't get". Red Squirrels are a native species in Alberta & who can resist t...

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"FROSTY MORNING" - Bald Eagle

December 01, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"FROSTY MORNING" Bald Eagle - 5 Photos It was -20 degrees C but sunny and along the river, all the trees & shrubbery were covered in hoarfrost. Originally, there was a pair of Bald Eagles in a dead tree, one just hidden behind a second larger branch but left shortly after I arrived. The second (who I believe to be the female), stayed for a shor...

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"HOO'S HIDING IN THE WOODS" - Great Horned Owl

November 26, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"HOO'S HIDING IN THE WOODS?" Great Horned Owl - 7 Photos Certain many of us have done this. That all important question to ourselves - "Is it?" And then the response, "Yes, it is!" And then a "No, it's not". And then the sequence is repeated. So camouflaged against a fir tree, taking one step forward, the owl disappeared behind the fir bough. T...

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