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"GREAT BLUE WILD" - Great Blue Heron

June 10, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"GREAT BLUE WILD" Great Blue Heron - 9 Photos With recent rainfalls and the amount of precipitation, the wetland marshes that were once separate areas have joined together with connecting channels, at least for now. And with more easy access to larger fishing grounds, there's less of a need to fly when a long pair of legs will navigate the mars...

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"WHAT'S TRENDING THIS SPRING" - Woodpecker (Pileated)

May 31, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"WHAT'S TRENDING THIS SPRING" Pileated Woodpecker (Male) - 10 Photos So what's trending for the fashion conscious Pileated Woodpecker this Spring? Ants - not only are they a great food source but for those few who found their way into this woodpecker's feathers, they made for great jewelry. Look for the shiny "bling" on the Pileated's head in P...

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"NIGHT STAND" - Black-Crowned Night Heron

May 26, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"NIGHT STAND" Black-Crowned Night Heron - 5 Photos Thought from a distance this probably was a broken branch on a dead tree but did the, "is it, isn't it" routine so walked in to check it out. Peeked out from behind some bushes and there was an adult Black-Crowned Night Heron sitting on a dead branch directly above the creek (Photo #1 through P...

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"IT'S SNOW JOKE, IT'S FREEZING!" - Great Horned Owl

May 26, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"IT'S SNOW JOKE, IT'S FREEZING!" Great Horned Owls (Owlets) - 10 Photos NOTE: THE PUBLICATION OF THIS BLOG WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF NESTING AREAS Yes, was early April and it was snowing, quite heavily at times. The good news was that as the ground had warmed from previous days, the fallen snow melted quickly. The bad news for th...

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"IT'S NOT ONLY PEOPLE WHO CHANGE THEIR WARDROBES IN SPRING" - Moose (North American)

May 24, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"IT'S NOT ONLY PEOPLE WHO CHANGE THEIR WARDROBES IN SPRING" Moose (North American) - 10 Photos With Spring weather finally here, am fairly certain there is a lot of change over from Winter clothing to Spring/Summer clothing for people. Mammals, of course, have to manage the hand their dealt with by Nature. Long-Tailed Weasels & Prairie Hares,...

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"OSPREY ACROBATICS" - Osprey

May 19, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"OSPREY ACROBATICS" Osprey - 8 Photos Ospreys have returned in Calgary for the Spring. For those who are paired, there has been nest building in preparation for eggs and new offspring, which involves the retrieving of branches from the trees (Photo #1). As egg laying approaches, the male Osprey like his Bald Eagle counterpart will soon be doi...

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"SAY HELLO TO MR. WHISKERS" - Mink (North American)

May 18, 2026 • 1 Comment

"SAY HELLO TO MR. WHISKERS" Mink (North American) - 8 Photos This mink was not there for a long time but it definitely was a good time (at least for the photographer). Having sat next to a fast moving creek for some time looking for wildlife, I had almost called it a day when suddenly (as minks do), this mink appeared on a fallen tree surveying...

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"CATCHING THE FISH WASN'T THE PROBLEM"

May 16, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"CATCHING THE FISH WASN'T THE PROBLEM" Belted Kingfisher (Male) - 6 Photos "Catching more than you can swallow" is probably more appropriate than "biting off more than you can chew" for this Kingfisher. I've affectionately nicknamed the Belted Kingfisher, "Mighty Mouth" and no, I don't have a lisp. This little bird makes quite the chatter in th...

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"IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT WAS APRIL" - Great Blue Heron

May 14, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT WAS APRIL" Great Blue Heron - 8 Photos And it's hard to believe that all the photos were taken on the same day within a three hour period. The weather went from overcast & snow flurries, to sunny and then back to overcast with snow flurries. Not certain the heron was too impressed either with the weather but it was abov...

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