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"YOU KNOW IT'S COLD WHEN - " - Trumpeter Swan & Muskrat

February 12, 2021 • 1 Comment

"YOU KNOW IT'S COLD WHEN....... " Trumpeter Swan (Adult) & Muskrat (3 Photos) I can usually tolerate most temperatures outside but at -29 degrees C with a wind chill factor of -41 degrees C, even I was pushed to the limit. Managed to capture a few shots of the overwintering Trumpeter Swans, who being birds that come down from the far North and the...

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Photo of the Week - "LIFE BELOW ZERO" (North American Porcupine)

February 07, 2021 • 2 Comments

"LIFE BELOW ZERO" North American Porcupine - 6 Photos Well I had someone else in mind for Photo of the Week and then this mammal appeared this afternoon. I caught him (let's call this porcupine a "him" for now) as he was ascending a tree, getting close to the top. Other than his absolute cuteness, he deserves Photo of the Week. It took a lot of...

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"JUST WHO ARE YOU CALLING BALDY!" - American Bald Eagle (Adult)

February 05, 2021 • Leave a Comment

"JUST WHO ARE YOU CALLING BALDY!" Bald Eagle (Adult) - 7 Photos It can be somewhat unnerving when you can get this close to an American Bald Eagle. This one particularly looks like "Grumpy Pants" but the fact that it posed in this dead tree for quite a while, I think it enjoyed its "tough bird" look and was fairly relaxed. It stayed for some ti...

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"THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE" - Coyote

January 31, 2021 • 1 Comment

"THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE" Coyote This probably won't be an all time favourite of the photos I have taken of coyotes but I thought its sighting might help demonstrate why the rule of "All Dogs Must be Leashed" exists in Alberta's Provincial Parks. It was 2:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon and I was sitting on the other side of the creek, (right of the...

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Photo of the Week - The Polar Bear Swim - Beaver (North American)

January 30, 2021 • 1 Comment

"THE POLAR BEAR SWIM" Beaver (North American) - 3 Photos No, it's the other iconic Canadian mammal - the beaver! Was watching the Trumpeter Swans near the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, when a dark shape appeared on the surface of the water, off to my right. At first glance, I thought "muskrat" as I have seen them there before but somehow th...

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"FROZEN" - Trumpeter Swans

January 29, 2021 • 1 Comment

"FROZEN" Trumpeter Swans (6 Photos) With a wind chill factor of -20 degrees C and a lacy addition of hoar frost on the trees and shrubs, these overwintering Trumpeter Swans were spending their morning, feeding and washing & grooming their feathers to remove the icy build-up. (And yes that is floating ice in the water!) Interestingly, there were a...

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Photo of the Week - "PYJAMA PARTY" - Porcupine (North American)

January 23, 2021 • 1 Comment

"PYJAMA PARTY" Porcupine (North American) - 6 Photos If porcupines could change into pyjamas, this one certainly would. He/She is one sleepy (semi-hibernating) porcupine. The photos were taken over two sessions. Never had a porcupine who likes to cozy up to a branch for two weekends in a row, same branch, same spot. And I believe it has been there...

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Photo of the Week - "Snow Day" - Long Tailed Weasel

January 18, 2021 • Leave a Comment

"SNOW DAY" Long Tailed Weasel - 6 Photos The second half of the session from last weekend, these having been taken in the shade. Perhaps, not so much "portrait" as "snow day". I recently had some puzzles made from a few mammal photos for family members, as Christmas gifts. Am thinking that puzzles from these photos (being white on white on whit...

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Photo of the Week - The Weasel Portrait Studio (Long Tailed Weasel)

January 10, 2021 • 2 Comments

"THE WEASEL PORTRAIT STUDIO" Weasel (Long Tailed) - 5 Photos When you have just the right components, Nature provides her own portrait studio. (I think this may be the same young weasel caught this summer, now in his bright white winter coat. Same hunting area & he certainly has that fresh face & ears look!) 1. An adorable subject; 2. Beautifu...

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