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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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"CLEAR THE RUNWAY!" - American White Pelican

September 03, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"CLEAR THE RUNWAY!" - American White Pelican It appears it is not only major airports that have a problem with gulls on the runway.

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"FLIGHT SCHOOL GRADUATE" - Osprey (Juvenile)

August 28, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"FLIGHT SCHOOL GRADUATE" - Osprey (Juvenile) It looks as if someone has earned their wings. Now we just have to add fishing to our skill set.

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Photo of the Week - Aug 28, 2016 - "PAS DE DEUX" - White Tailed Deer (Fawns)

August 27, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"PAS DE DEUX" - White Tailed Deer (2 Fawns) Doubly adorable!

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"A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE" - Great Blue Heron (Juvenile)

August 26, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE" - Great Blue Heron (Juvenile) Tall, dark and handsome.

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"FLIGHT CLOSE-UP" - Great Blue Heron (Juvenile)

August 23, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"FLIGHT CLOSE-UP" - Great Blue Heron (Juvenile) It may be a little ungainly at first glance, but the execution is faultless.

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"HIDE AND SEEK" - Great Blue Heron (Juvenile)

August 22, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"HIDE AND SEEK" - Great Blue Heron (Juvenile) - 2 Photos Here is our youngster playing a heron's version of "hide and seek". Photo #1 - "Hide" Photo #2 - "Seek" (Well maybe we just blew our cover!)

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Photo of the Week - Aug 21, 2016 - "GREAT BLUE RETRIEVER" - Great Blue Heron

August 21, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"GREAT BLUE RETRIEVER" - Great Blue Heron (Juvenile) Came upon this young Great Blue Heron crouched down in some reeds. It did eventually try its skill at fishing but before venturing into the pond, it did a reconnaissance of the nearby plants, leaves, etc. Another option could be conducting the nearby bird song chorus.

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"SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE" - American White Pelicans

August 20, 2016 • Leave a Comment

"SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE" - American White Pelicans (2 Photos) If it hadn't been for its companions, would probably have never noticed a size (and colouring) difference. This is probably one of the youngest pelicans I have seen in Calgary. The second photo is the "Little Pelican" on its own. No trouble, however, in keeping up with the "pod" - flyin...

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