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"THE CHASE" - Coyote

January 07, 2024 • 1 Comment

"THE CHASE" Coyote - 6 Photos I had been photographing this young coyote earlier. It eventually made its way into the woods and disappeared. Then shortly thereafter, out from the wooded area exploded a rather large female Mule Deer. It traversed the bank at great speed and headed across the meadow. And from a previous experience, I learned when...

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"OUT WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE" - Coyote

January 05, 2024 • 1 Comment

"OUT WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE" Coyote - 5 Photos Appearances can be deceiving. The photos that follow are actually of a young coyote, the middle youngster of three, if one is going by size. It generally hangs out with the smallest or youngest of the three & if you see one of the pair, the other isn't far away. As we are now almost two weeks in...

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"SOMETIMES EVEN COYOTES JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN" - Coyote

January 02, 2024 • 1 Comment

"SOMETIMES EVEN COYOTES JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN" Coyote - 7 Photos The following photos were taken just after a "pack meeting" of this particular family of six coyotes. From the sightings & observations I have had over the course of the past months, it appears there are two adults (Mum & Dad), who I have seen very rarely & probably hunt during th...

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"A LITTLE SNOW NEVER STOPPED A CANADIAN" - Beaver (North American)

January 02, 2024 • 1 Comment

"A LITTLE SNOW NEVER STOPPED A CANADIAN" Beaver (North American) - 11 Photos Canadians pride themselves on never letting a little snow get in the way of working, driving to the local shops or even enjoying the great outdoors. And what symbol could be more Canadian than the North American beaver and what could even be more Canadian than a beav...

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"WHY, WHY, WHY?" - Coyote

December 29, 2023 • Leave a Comment

"WHY, WHY, WHY?" Coyote - 7 Photos Anyone reviewing this past week's news in Alberta, has probably seen the story reported in the media of the young lady who was attacked and bitten by a coyote while at a rest stop along the Trans-Canada Highway in Southern Alberta, where her parents had stopped for a break from driving. They were not responsible...

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"GHOST POND" - Coyote

December 18, 2023 • 1 Comment

"GHOST POND" Coyote - 5 Photos For some ghost like appearances, combine the following three ingredients: 1. A foggy Winter morning 2. A flat frozen pond covered with crisp snow 3. One young coyote The day had started with thick fog which slowly dispersed over the morning hours with the sun eventually breaking through. A slight haze remaine...

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'SHAKE IT ALL OUT" - Beaver (North American)

December 17, 2023 • 1 Comment

"SHAKE IT ALL OUT" Beaver (North American) - 4 Photos Most of us have probably seen dogs do it - that shake or oscillation of their bodies to shed water droplets after a bath or a swim. Bears do it as well and I have been fortunate to see a mink do the "water shed". I've now seen beavers shed the water from their fur as they exit a pond or stre...

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"WINTER FINERY" - Coyote

December 13, 2023 • 1 Comment

"WINTER FINERY" Coyote - 7 Photos Just a few days later from when the last blog was posted, it snowed quite heavily in Calgary, AB and the meadows & woods changed from their late Autumn attire to Winter finery. And it made for a great background to highlight the coyotes who had already changed into their thicker warm coats. Watching them as...

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"OUT WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE" - Coyote

December 06, 2023 • Leave a Comment

"OUT WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE" Coyote - 8 Photos If one is overwhelmed by the increasing growth of "reality" shows out there, to achieve a reality check - go out to where the wild things are, i.e. the natural world. And one such visit gifted me a wonderful sighting of a coyote pack/family. I had seen the three younger coyotes the day before bu...

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