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"PULLED ON MY HEART STRINGS" - Raven (Common)

January 07, 2022 • 1 Comment

"PULLED ON MY HEART STRINGS" Raven (Common) - 3 Photos Ravens can appear in folklore as positive or negative entities. In Northwest Coast mythology, Raven is the powerful figure who transforms the world. In the natural world, some view them as dark, noisy birds who can be quite intimidating because of their attitude, size and plain looks....

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"ME AND MY SHADOW" - Weasel (Long Tailed)

January 04, 2022 • 2 Comments

"ME AND MY SHADOW" Weasel (Long Tailed) - 8 Photos Think it might have been the one day change in the weather to much milder temperatures that brought this charming predator out and more visible. With warmer temperatures, one would assume that small prey such as voles and mice would be coming closer to the surface of the snow. I'll take any r...

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"THE SUN DOGS WERE BARKING" - Beaver (North American)

January 01, 2022 • 1 Comment

"THE SUN DOGS WERE BARKING IT WAS SO COLD!" Beaver (North American) (2 Photos) & American Bald Eagle (2 Photos) The last 10 days have been brutally cold in Southern Alberta, with air temperatures of - 29 degrees C and wind chills of -35 degrees C. When temperatures are that cold, ice crystals appear in the air and produce "sun dogs". Usually ve...

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"SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY HARD HAT!" - Woodpeckers (Pileated)

December 27, 2021 • 2 Comments

"SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY HARD HAT" Woodpeckers (Pileated) -11 Photos Opportunity certainly came knocking when I exited the parking lot and started walking down the path into the park. I heard that distinct banging of a woodpecker hammering away at a tree. A few steps in and there was a Pileated Woodpecker busily chipping away at an old stump, wo...

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"BELOW ZERO" - American Bald Eagle (Immature)

December 26, 2021 • 2 Comments

"BELOW ZERO" American Bald Eagle (Immature) - 3 Photos So only American Bald Eagles & crazy wildlife photographers venture out in snowy weather, with temperatures at -26 degrees C with wind chill at -35 degrees C. But when you have to hunt to eat, there are no snow days (for eagles, that is). At the time, I spotted the eagle, the snow had st...

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"HERE COMES KRAMPUS" - American Bald Eagle (Immature)

December 24, 2021 • 1 Comment

"HERE COME'S KRAMPUS!" American Bald Eagle (Immature) - 7 Photos Okay, okay so it's not "Krampus", the anti-Santa Claus but this young eagle certainly bears a remarkable resemblance! Have included a few other photos, just to prove that it is, indeed, a beautiful young eagle and not a creature here to spoil the Christmas Spirit!:) MERRY CHRIS...

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"LOVE IS IN THE AIR" - White Tailed Deer (Male)

December 22, 2021 • 2 Comments

"LOVE IS IN THE AIR" White Tailed Deer (Male) - 7 Photos These photos are of three different handsome bucks taken over the past few weeks. All were in pursuit of does in the near vicinities and those does were definitely playing hard to get. "If you want to get amorous, you're going to have to work for it." Particularly, in Photo #3, you can se...

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"A FRESH FACE IN THE FOREST" - American Bald Eagle (Immature)

December 19, 2021 • Leave a Comment

"A FRESH FACE IN THE FOREST" American Bald Eagle (Immature) - 7 Photos No matter how many times I have a sighting of an American Bald Eagle (no matter what age), it never gets old. This particular young eagle even from a distance, appeared to be slightly different from most youngsters. At first I thought it was the morning light but once I go...

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"WEASEL WINTER WONDERLAND" - Weasel (Long Tailed)

December 15, 2021 • 3 Comments

"WEASEL WINTER WONDERLAND" Weasel (Long Tailed) - 3 Photos Well for all that wildlife who change their coat colours in the Winter, can now breathe a sigh of relief. Snow now blankets Alberta, including the southern parts. So now when scouting for weasels, it's a matter of watching for that little bundle of bouncing "snow" against the landscape...

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