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"PIKA PICS" - Pika

September 24, 2024 • 1 Comment

"PIKA PICS" Pika - 9 Photos Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada Pikas may be small & stout but they are hugely photogenic, if they stay in one spot long enough for the camera to focus. And now that Autumn is here, there is some final scurrying to harvest the remaining grasses, seeds and "hay" to keep the Pika in food supplies for the mountain winter. L...

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"S-T-R-E-T-C-H" - Pika

September 24, 2024 • 1 Comment

"S-T-R-E-T-C-H" Pika - 6 Photos Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada From that first sighting, the little Pika is unmistakable, with its short stout body and big round ears (Photo #1). Without movement, however, they can be at times, difficult to spot among the rocks & shale because of their camouflage blending in, effortlessly in the rocky terrain. How...

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"NOT CHIP NOR DALE"

September 23, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"NOT CHIP NOR DALE" Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel - 5 Photos Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada There are probably many people out there who remember the animated Disney chipmunks, Chip and Dale. The following photos may resemble a chipmunk (or perhaps, a chipmunk who had an encounter with a red squirrel), but the subject is a Golden-Mantled Ground S...

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"HYPNOTIC EYES" - Coyote

September 15, 2024 • 1 Comment

"HYPNOTIC EYES" Coyote - 7 Photos Was surveying the surrounding terrain for wildlife when I caught something out of the corner of my eye. Thoughts went from dog, to off leash dog to finally coyote. This gorgeous youngster is the second pup I've seen, most likely born this Spring to one particular family of coyotes. Her (and I'm going by body...

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"LUMBERJACK VS LOGGER" - Beaver (North American)

September 09, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"LUMBERJACK VS LOGGER" Beaver (North American) - 5 Photos So what is the difference between a lumberjack and a logger? Lumberjack is generally considered a historical term and refers to a logger before the invention and use of chain saws and other modern logging equipment. So I'm going to go with lumberjack to describe beavers while they a...

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"THE WORLD IS SO MUCH BRIGHTER BECAUSE YOU EXIST" - Bald Eagle

September 08, 2024 • 1 Comment

"THE WORLD IS SO MUCH BRIGHTER BECAUSE YOU EXIST" Bald Eagle - 9 Photos The title was inspired by Photo #1, in which sunbeams broke through the trees enveloping the Bald Eagle. Sunbeams are areas where light from the sun is reflecting off small particles, such as dust or water vapour suspended in the air. In this instance, it was probably a com...

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"IT TAKES A VILLAGE" - Beaver (North American)

September 03, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"IT TAKES A VILLAGE" Beaver (North American) - 5 Photos It takes a village (or at least a multi-generation beaver family) to raise a young beaver. This, I believe, is one of three young beavers born this Spring. (This is based on some intel received from a reliable individual who at dusk, spotted three very small beavers near the lodge late Jul...

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"IF YOU ARE SEEING DOUBLE WITH SPOTS" - Mule Deer

August 29, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"IF YOU ARE SEEING DOUBLE WITH SPOTS" Mule Deer (Fawns) - 5 Photos And you are out in the woods, this might be the reason. And if it is the reason, the spots will eventually fade and as one fawn becomes bolder, the double will become two singles. One fawn is always a joy but twin fawns are twice as joyful. But probably twice as much work for...

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"THE MISSING PHOTOS" - Bald Eagle

August 26, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"THE MISSING PHOTOS" Bald Eagle (Female) - 11 Photos As I was waiting in the vicinity of where I had seen a particular eagle family, I was thinking I had managed to capture the male adult and the two (female) youngsters in photos. I had seen the female adult on a few occasions either flying into a tree where her partner was or just in fly-bys ov...

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