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"AUTUMN GLORY" - American Bald Eagle

October 09, 2021 • Leave a Comment

"AUTUMN GLORY" American Bald Eagle - 7 Photos To capture any Bald Eagle is a gift. To capture an adult in flight - glorious. To capture an adult Bald Eagle about to take flight in amongst the gold of autumn leaves - sensational! The golden brown autumn leaves appear to accent the eagle's beak and talons and highlight this bird's beauty. PHOT...

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"SLEEP P" - Porcupine (North American)

October 05, 2021 • 2 Comments

"SLEEP P" Porcupine (North American) - 7 Photos So it appears the start of "Porcupine Tree Viewing" season may have begun. That time of the year when mating takes place and porcupines look for some warming up time out of their dens and into the trees. This is "Little Bo P" born this past Spring. He has grown somewhat but he is still as cute as...

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"THE FOX ROCKS - Part 2" - Fox (North American Red)

September 28, 2021 • 1 Comment

"THE FOX ROCKS - PART 2" North American Red Fox - 9 Photos Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada I most likely will never have an encounter like the one documented in this blog and the previous one. On a "Far Side" point of view, I thought one of the fox's friends was going to appear and pass the hat around looking for donations for viewing privileges! T...

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"THE FOX ROCKS" - Red Fox

September 23, 2021 • 2 Comments

"THE FOX ROCKS (noun & verb)!" Part 1 Red Fox - Kananaskis, Alberta, CA - 7 Photos So was just about to enter one of the Provincial Parks in Alberta when I saw what I thought, for a micro second, was a new piece of commissioned art at the park entrance. Alberta Parks have been updating signs, etc. so for that split second I envisioned statue. W...

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"COYOTES HOWLING HALLELUJAH" - Coyote

September 22, 2021 • 2 Comments

"COYOTES HOWLING HALLELUJAH" (Chorus from Gord Bamford's song "Heaven on Dirt") Coyote (Kananaskis, Alberta, CA) - 8 Photos This line of a chorus from the Alberta raised, country music singer, Gord Bamford's song "Heaven on Dirt", I felt was fitting for this canid spotted in the tall grass in Kananaskis, Alberta. The coyote was hunting in the t...

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"THE LAST DANCE" - American White Pelican

September 18, 2021 • 1 Comment

"THE LAST DANCE" American White Pelican - 9 Photos As September is rapidly coming to a close, the pelicans visiting Alberta will be soon departing for warmer climates for the Winter. I haven't seen a group fishing for some time, so it was a great treat to see a number fishing a shallow shoal on the Bow River, Calgary, Alberta. Their white fl...

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"NATURE'S LIFE LESSONS" - Common Merganser

September 15, 2021 • 1 Comment

"NATURE'S LIFE LESSONS" Common Merganser (Female & Immatures) In the natural world, wildlife's offspring learn by watching & doing to achieve those important life lessons which will enable them to survive and thrive. The following photos depict to different families of Common Mergansers. The first series (Photos #1 - 5) are of a young family &...

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"THE FAWN DAWN" - White-Tailed Deer (Immature)

September 11, 2021 • 1 Comment

"THE FAWN DAWN" White-Tailed Deer (Immature) - 6 Photos Thought I had better post these before Summer comes to an end and the spots completely "wear off":)! These are different fawns. There were twins with one doe and a single fawn with the other. The soft early morning light in the first two photos certainly intensified those "soft" deer ey...

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'MYTHICAL VS PREHISTORIC" - Great Blue Heron

September 08, 2021 • 2 Comments

"MYTHICAL VS PREHISTORIC" Great Blue Heron - 8 Photos It was early in the morning. The sun was slowly filtering through the fir trees when I spotted this Great Blue Heron relaxing & grooming high up in a nearby evergreen tree. The colouring is exactly what the camera shot. I don't know if it was the contrast of the dark green against the blue o...

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