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"FINDING HIS WAY IN THE WORLD" - Moose (Male)

August 03, 2021 • 3 Comments

"FINDING HIS WAY IN THE WORLD" Moose (Male) - 9 Photos After hearing from two people, there was a moose sighted in the area, I went out looking for a very large dark brown mammal. The first attempt was unsuccessful but having taken some advice on from a friend, who suggested that moose like deer, like to lie down and chew their cud late morning...

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"EVEN HUMMERS CAN BE GREEN" - Hummingbird (Calliope) - Juvenile

July 28, 2021 • 2 Comments

"EVEN HUMMERS CAN BE GREEN" Calliope Hummingbird (Juvenile) - 6 Photos So there I was sitting by the creek, hoping for a mink sighting (sigh) and watching two American Goldfinches flying in and around. Wouldn't it be a great shot, I thought, if one of the finches would land on the newly opened flowers of a thistle, about five feet off to my rig...

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"BEAMING BEAVERS" - Beavers (North American)

July 23, 2021 • 2 Comments

"BEAMING BEAVERS" Beavers (North American) - 8 Photos So it was another late evening with the Beaver Family and watching their comings & goings. I managed to capture some close-ups of their faces, etc. and hopefully, their individual characteristics. As previously identified, there are two adults (the mother and father) and two youngsters. And...

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"ALBERTA RODENTIA - SMALL, BIGGER, BIGGEST" - Various

July 20, 2021 • 2 Comments

"ALBERTA RODENTIA - SMALL, BIGGER, BIGGEST" Meadow Vole (?), Porcupine, Beaver - 3 Photos Over a period of a few days, managed to capture some members of Alberta's rodent family, from one of the smallest to the biggest. SMALL - MEADOW VOLE (?) I heard a splash and thought the mink had arrived. Instead, this little creature climbed up on a rock...

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"A LATE EVENING WITH THE BEAVER FAMILY" - Beaver (North American)

July 18, 2021 • 2 Comments

"A LATE EVENING WITH THE BEAVER FAMILY" Beavers (North American) - 10 Photos I had followed one large beaver upstream until it stopped at the bend of the creek. There was already one smaller beaver there munching away. So I had two beavers to watch. And then an even larger beaver appeared from downstream, followed sometime thereafter by another, m...

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"ON LAND, BY SEA & IN THE AIR" - Black Crowned Night Heron

July 14, 2021 • 2 Comments

"ON LAND, BY SEA & IN THE AIR" Black-Crowned Night Heron (9 Photos) The following photos were taken at three different locations at three different times. However, those times ranged from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and it would have been later but I had to leave the Night Heron because it was too hot in the summer sun. Goodness why they are called Bl...

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"SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL" - Mink (North American)

July 11, 2021 • 2 Comments

"SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL" Mink (North American) - 6 Photos We've probably all seen dogs do it. Bears do it. Most likely any furred creature that is trying to "quick dry" after a splash does it:) And yes, mink do it too! That "it" is the "shake, rattle & roll" to eliminate the excess water from their coats. It does, however, provide some amusing fa...

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"NATURE PAINTS HER OWN CANVAS" - Birds (North American)

July 06, 2021 • 1 Comment

"NATURE PAINTS HER OWN CANVAS" Birds (North American) - 4 Photos Firstly, the four photos that follow have only had a border added & a title. Only basic editing has been used. NO photo layering or special effects have been utilized. It often occurs to me when photographing wildlife that Nature does indeed paint her own canvas. She adds just the...

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"MORNIN' MINK!" - Mink (North American)

July 04, 2021 • 2 Comments

"MORNIN' MINK!" Mink (North American) - 3 Photos An early morning catch for both me and the mink! She is one amazing mink. In just over an hour, she caught three fish, the largest being the one in the photo. On a side note, the mink changed her normal tactics. She usually catches a fish and then runs off to her favourite grove of trees to po...

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