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"MOOSE MAMA" - Moose (North American)

February 17, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"MOOSE MAMA" Moose (North American) Female - 5 Photos Foothills, Alberta, CA N.B. All photos taken from a safe distance & location, with a long lens. Continuing on from the previous blog, "Moose Jr", a second moose pushed through the shrubbery and appeared in the clearing to stand some distance from her offspring. The youngster had already...

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"YOU MAKE MY HEART SING" - Coyote

February 12, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"YOU MAKE MY HEART SING" Coyote - 5 Photos Another name for the coyote is a "song dog", so called because of their species' large range of vocalizations. It's one way for the family to communicate when they are separated and I have witnessed on one occasion when a coyote had found the remains of a mule deer doe carcass and made her find known...

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"THE MANY ASPECTS OF YOUTH" - Bald Eagle

February 02, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"THE MANY ASPECTS OF YOUTH" Bald Eagle (Immature) - 7 Photos Who doesn't appreciate an adult Bald Eagle in full plumage with that distinguishing white feathered head but there is something to be said of the variety of colouring of the various ages of immature Bald Eagles. This youngster is at least 2 years old if not more and well on the way to...

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"A CLOAK OF MANY FEATHERS" - Trumpeter Swan

February 02, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"A CLOAK OF MANY FEATHERS" Trumpeter Swan (Immature) - 7 Photos There 's probably nothing more elegant than a Trumpeter Swan swimming or flying. But perhaps not during a take-off when a bevy of swans taking off sounds somewhat like a herd of charging elephants as they skate across the water to attain lift-off. Having done some quick research, a...

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"WINTER BLUES" - Porcupine (North American)

January 24, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"WINTER BLUES" Porcupine (North American) - 6 Photos It could be the colour of the Winter sky or perhaps, a porcupine getting a respite from a dark cold den by relaxing on a tree limb in the bright sunshine (Photo #1). Sometimes when stretched out, a porcupine can look like a giant Wooly Bear Caterpillar, because of his/her colouring & bristly...

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"ARRIVALS, DEPARTURES & IN BETWEEN" - Bald Eagle

January 22, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"ARRIVALS, DEPARTURES & IN-BETWEEN" Bald Eagle (Mature) - 8 Photos It was one eagle perched in a tree on the river, surveying the water and surrounding areas for potential food sources. If you are not in situ when the eagle arrives, it is always with anticipation & apprehension making your way in, hoping the eagle does not have other places to be...

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"SONG SUNG BLUE" - Bald Eagle

January 20, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"SONG SUNG BLUE" Bald Eagle (Mature) - 5 Photos And to quote Neil Diamond, "Everybody knows one". It's January when mature Bald Eagles' thoughts turn to courtship, with the potential of nesting & raising offspring. The female eagle had arrived first, perching on one of the tree's upper branches for approximately 30 minutes when her partner f...

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"CLOSE ENCOUNTERS" - Coyote

January 19, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"CLOSE ENCOUNTERS" Coyote - 8 Photos A young coyote wandered into an area where not too far away was a herd of White-Tailed Deer, a mixture of does & youngsters (Photo #1 & Photo #2). At first, the deer didn't pay any attention as he/she searched the logs and fallen trees for hidden rodents but as the coyote approached closer, the dominant doe...

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"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?" - Bald Eagle (Mature)

January 13, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?" Bald Eagle (Mature) - 5 Photos I suppose it's a good thing, in a way, that we don't know what wildlife is thinking when we take a photograph. This Bald Eagle was keeping an eye on the ducks swimming in the river. His attention shifted to several fishermen who walked under his tree during the course of the afternoon, on...

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