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"GET YOUR SKATES ON, MINK! - Mink (North American)

November 20, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"GET YOUR SKATES ON, MINK!" Mink (North American) - 4 Photos "Get your skates on" is mainly a British saying, which basically means "hurry up". The mink was bouncing back and forth between open water & the ice covered creek. The ice shelf allowed for some quick photo shots, before it was back to business (i.e. fishing) for the mink and disappea...

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"LOVE IS IN THE AIR" - Mule Deer

November 05, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"LOVE IS IN THE AIR" Mule Deer - 7 Photos Note: Some blog content may not be suitable for all readers. It's early November and love is definitely in the air for the Mule Deer in Alberta. Although barely visible through the thickets & shrubbery, there were two mature male bucks resting & digesting at opposite ends of the meadow, each with h...

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"LIGHTING AT NATURE'S DISCRETION" - Porcupine (North American)

October 31, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"LIGHTING AT NATURE'S DISCRETION" Porcupine (North American) - 5 Photos The photos that follow were taken on the same day, from mid-morning to late afternoon, i.e. after sunrise and just before sunset. When I locate a porcupine, in order for me to capture some of his/her more intimate moments, I prefer to hunker down nearby into the woods, unde...

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"MORNING GLORY" - Coyote

October 27, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"MORNING GLORY" Coyote - 7 Photos At first glance, I was unsure as to which member of this particular family of coyotes this might have been. Definitely wasn't one of the newest members - not leggy & lanky enough. The following photos were taken mid-morning but later in the afternoon, the coyote returned to the same area and fortunately, too...

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"THE GOOD, THE BAD & UGLY" - Wandering Garter Snake & Prussian Carp

October 21, 2024 • 1 Comment

"THE GOOD, THE BAD & UGLY" Wandering Garter Snake & Prussian Carp - 9 Photos Snake versus fish - Assume there are many out there (particularly those who have a fear of snakes) who would rally behind the fish but snakes are often maligned. History has depicted them as evil and slippery; hence the term "slippery as a snake" which means to be devious...

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"FISH TALES" - Mink (North American)

October 17, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"FISH TALES" Mink (North American) - 5 Photos If not grooming, this busy mink was fishing in the pond trying to catch that great score. Although there appeared to be a great deal of fish activity (fish bubbles & brief surface appearances) and multiple mink dives & resurfaces, the mink repeatedly came up empty handed (Photo #1 through Photo #3).

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"OUGHTA BE BUT NOT AN OTTER" - Mink (North American)

October 15, 2024 • 1 Comment

"OUGHTA BE BUT NOT AN OTTER" Mink (North American) - 9 Photos The small cousin of the otter and also a member of the mustelid family, this is not an otter but a large mink caught in the act of grooming his fur. I say "he" because of the mink's size and bravado. Although very intent on catching fish (a future blog), there was definitely some t...

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"ALBERTA BEAVER POWER LIFTING" - Beaver (North American)

October 09, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"ALBERTA BEAVER POWER LIFTING" Beaver (North American) - 12 Photos The following photos were taken on two different days. Day 1 The first day, when the beaver arrived at the stream, there was one cut log lying perpendicular to the water, with one end almost at the edge of the stream and the remainder lying upright almost to the top of the in...

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"WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD" - Mink (North American)

October 01, 2024 • 1 Comment

"WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD" Mink (North American) - 5 Photos So just after lunch and before the initial torrential rain shower (hmmm - it was supposed to be drizzle at 5:00 p.m.), this little mink ran downstream & into the cover of the rocks. Don't blink, there goes the mink! Waited a few minutes, a little head appeared followed by that long...

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