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"SO WHY DOES THE MOOSE HAVE SUCH A SHORT TAIL?" - North American Moose

October 18, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"SO WHY DOES THE MOOSE HAVE SUCH A SHORT TAIL?" North American Moose I don't know either. It seems so inadequate - not even good fly swishing material. Perhaps, it was last in the line-up when Nature was giving them out and that was all that was left! So then it ended up with a dewlap or bell, that flap of skin that hangs from the moose's ch...

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Photo of the Week - Oct 13, 2019 - "RIVER CRUISING" - American Bald Eagle (Immature) & Magpie

October 13, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"RIVER CRUISING" American Bald Eagle (Immature) & Magpie (6 Photos) This young eagle was featured in the previous blog entitled "The Eagle Star". Prior to landing in the tree where the previous photos were shot, it had landed on a piece of driftwood, sitting along the shore of the Bow River. (One of those "Are You Kidding Me" moments for me!")...

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"THE EAGLE STAR" - American Bald Eagle (Immature)

October 12, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"THE EAGLE STAR" American Bald Eagle (Immature) - 6 Photos I have mentioned in the past that like many photographers, I am always looking for those iconic Adult American Bald Eagles with their striking white heads. However, the young eagles have a presence around them that leaves me in awe. What they lack in white feathers, they more than make...

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Photo of the Week - Oct 6, 2019 - "WISHING WELL" - North American Mink

October 06, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"WISHING WELL" North American Mink (5 Photos) Having not seen a mink for almost two months, was seriously going into withdrawal. It was such a treat to see this little member of the weasel family back fishing, albeit a very short visit. It had chosen to check out the fish in a walled in pond and as you will see from the last photo, it caught n...

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"RIDDLE - WHAT'S WHITE & FLUFFY & FREQUENTS SOUTHERN ALBERTA?" -

September 29, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"RIDDLE - WHAT'S WHITE & FLUFFY & FREQUENTS SOUTHERN ALBERTA?" American White Pelicans (5 Photos) It's hard to believe these were taken just over a week ago along the Bow River in Fish Creek Provincial Park. And no bird brains here, they left shortly thereafter! PHOTO #1 PHOTO #2 PHOTO #3 PHOTO #4 PHOTO #5

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Photo of the Week - Sept 29, 2019 - "THE BUCK STOPS HERE" - White-Tailed Deer (Male)

September 29, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"THE BUCK STOPS HERE" White-Tailed Deer (Male) - 5 Photos (Kananaskis, Alberta, CA) The following set of photos were taken a week or so ago. Today in Southern Alberta a blanket of snow is covering all that greenery. This young buck was caught just before sunset. He already displays stunning good looks and hopefully, he will have an opportunity...

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Photo of the Week - Sept 22, 2019 - "ROCKY MOUNTAIN NURSERIES" - Rocky Mountain Sheep

September 21, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"ROCKY MOUNTAIN NURSERIES" Rocky Mountain Sheep (Ewes & Juveniles) - 6 Photos (Kananaskis, Alberta, CA) Two separate sightings of Rocky Mountain Sheep in nursery herds. The rams, no doubt, are on much higher ground battling out for "King of the Mountain". The sheep in Photo #4, #5 and #6 were clustered on a rather steep cliff with overhanging e...

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"FLY AWAY HOME" - Ospreys (Male & Immature)

September 20, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"FLY AWAY HOME" Ospreys (Male & Immature) - 6 Photos The photos that follow were taken a week ago. It now appears that the male osprey and the last fledgling have finally started their migration south to warmer climates for the Winter A little sad but very happy that all the fledglings have now started on their first trip south. The male osprey...

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Photo of the Week - Sept 8, 2019 - "RETURN OF THE CATS" - Bobcat (Female & Kitten)

September 08, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"RETURN OF THE CATS" Bobcats (Lynx rufus) - Female & Kitten - 4 Photos Four additional photos of these two members of the cat family. (Didn't realize how many "sayings" there are with the word "cat" in them.) PHOTO #1 - "Kitten in a Tree - Don't Call the Fire Department!" PHOTO #2 - "Tree for Two" PHOTO #3 - "The Catwalk" PHOTO #4 - "T...

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