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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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"GOOD HOUSEKEEPING" - Bald Eagle

September 25, 2024 • Leave a Comment

"GOOD HOUSEKEEPING" Bald Eagle - 7 Photos When your life is totally dependent upon your feathers, time is well spent preening, cleaning & fluffing. Having done some brief research, Bald Eagles have 7,000 feathers or more. Of course, they do molt and they molt in patches, taking approximately half a year to replace lost feathers. And the feat...

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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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