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"WHO'S THE FOOL NOW??" - Red Squirrel

December 03, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"WHO'S THE FOOL NOW??" Red Squirrel - 5 Photos Came across this little Red Squirrel just sitting on a snowy tree branch. Was a little hesitant in retrieving the camera from the bag as usually this is a cue for the squirrel to disappear from view but "if you don't try, you don't get". Red Squirrels are a native species in Alberta & who can resist t...

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"FROSTY MORNING" - Bald Eagle

December 01, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"FROSTY MORNING" Bald Eagle - 5 Photos It was -20 degrees C but sunny and along the river, all the trees & shrubbery were covered in hoarfrost. Originally, there was a pair of Bald Eagles in a dead tree, one just hidden behind a second larger branch but left shortly after I arrived. The second (who I believe to be the female), stayed for a shor...

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"HOO'S HIDING IN THE WOODS" - Great Horned Owl

November 26, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"HOO'S HIDING IN THE WOODS?" Great Horned Owl - 7 Photos Certain many of us have done this. That all important question to ourselves - "Is it?" And then the response, "Yes, it is!" And then a "No, it's not". And then the sequence is repeated. So camouflaged against a fir tree, taking one step forward, the owl disappeared behind the fir bough. T...

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"NOT WIND IN THE WILLOWS BUT ... " - Muskrat

November 24, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"NOT WIND IN THE WILLOWS BUT..." Muskrat - 7 Photos Like "Ratty" in Wind in the Willows, the muskrat is a semi-aquatic rodent, not a rat. The muskrat (Photo #1 & Photo #2) is more closely related to "Ratty", who was, in fact, a water vole. Muskrats often share accommodation with beavers in their lodges. They were once thought to live rent free...

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"CHANGING OF THE GUARD" - Mule Deer

November 24, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"CHANGING OF THE GUARD" Mule Deer (Males) - 7 Photos With the end of November fast approaching, the contests for the male Mule Deer as to who will have the right to a selection of does for mating, are in full swing. One huge buck appeared to be the first on the scene (Photo #1), sniffing the grasses where the does had been but it wasn't long be...

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"TUFFY" - Mule Deer

November 20, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"TUFFY" Mule Deer (Male & Female) - 7 Photos I've named this Mule Deer buck - "Tuffy". He should always be easy to identify from others due to the slice missing from his left ear. Unlike antlers which are shed each year and other wounds that heal, this ear will be forever distinctive (Photo #1 through Photo #3). I assume it was damaged in one o...

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"LOGGING IN/LOGGING OUT" - Pileated Woodpecker

November 18, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"LOGGING IN/LOGGING OUT" Pileated Woodpecker (Male) - 8 Photos Logging in and logging out can refer to computers but it can also refer to a Pileated Woodpecker who went from perching against a tree to landing and excavating a cut down tree. There was some grooming involved prior to returning to work (Photo #1 & Photo #2). And yes, that is indeed...

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"HEAVENS TO BETSY" - Great Horned Owl (Female)

November 07, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"HEAVENS TO BETSY" Great Horned Owl - 5 Photos Taking the title from the country song by Jackson Dean & using an old expression of mild surprise or joy, this Great Horned Owl had taken refuge in a tree, somewhat sheltered by the trunk. The wind was gusting over 30 kilometres per hour, putting a chill in the air and creating quite the ruffling o...

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"LATE DEPARTURE" - Osprey

October 20, 2025 • Leave a Comment

"LATE DEPARTURE" Osprey - 4 Photos It's now almost the end of October and this Osprey is still fishing in Spring/Summer breeding grounds. I assume the Osprey is without a mate. A fully matured adult and would have left earlier this Autumn if there had been a mate and offspring. Calgary is currently experiencing a relatively mild Autumn thi...

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