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"BE MINE" - Trumpeter Swans

February 15, 2022 • Leave a Comment

"BE MINE" Trumpeter Swans - 8 Photos It's after Valentine's Day but this still is a love story. A bevy of Trumpeter Swans were chilling (no pun intended) in the icy waters of the river. Around them were Canada Geese, Mallard Ducks, Common Golden-Eyes and other waterfowl. It seemed everyone other than the swans, were at it - chasing off rival...

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"WINTER CROSSING" - Coyote

February 12, 2022 • 1 Comment

"WINTER CROSSING" Coyote - 5 Photos It was the swans in the water but close to shore, that sounded the alert that a coyote was close by. He/she had been hunting in the grassy terrain but took a small detour along the icy shoreline. Perhaps it was to gain some ground quickly with the flat surface or perhaps it was to check out any potential prey...

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"WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES" - Porcupine (North American)

February 08, 2022 • 2 Comments

"WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES" Porcupine (North American) - 11 Photos So it's back to one of my favourite rodents, again, the North American porcupine (also known as the Canadian porcupine?). It is a member of the New World porcupine family. Now if you haven't seen the 1987 old classic advert for Kit Kat chocolate bars, starring two pandas (a...

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"THE WARY COYOTE" - Coyote

February 07, 2022 • 1 Comment

"THE WARY COYOTE" Coyote - 5 Photos I first saw this coyote on the edge of a walking path. At first, I thought it was a dog that had gotten loose from a dog walker I had just passed. It had quickly looked at me, looked at the dogs and their owner and had gone in the complete opposite direction from us. As all her three dogs were very small terr...

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"HAS ANYONE ELSE CHANGED THEIR MIND?" - Muskrat

January 31, 2022 • 2 Comments

"HAS ANYONE ELSE CHANGED THEIR MIND?" Muskrat - 11 Photos So here is our little muskrat again, quickly becoming my second favourite rodent (the beaver & porcupine being tied for first place).:) This time, captured our semi-aquatic mammal on a V-shaped branch caught up in the ice, making its foray back and forth, with shoots & water plants to ni...

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"SNOW WARRIOR" - Porcupine (North American)

January 29, 2022 • 2 Comments

"SNOW WARRIOR" Porcupine (North American) - 5 Photos Caught in the snow landscape, this porcupine with its relatively short stature, certainly can take on wintery conditions & snow covered slopes. And no snowshoes required. I only wish I could cover the snow as quickly and as smoothly as this rodent can. Photo #1 could be a portrayal of the...

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"THE MIGHTY MUSKRAT" - Muskrat

January 25, 2022 • 2 Comments

"THE MIGHTY MUSKRAT" Muskrat - 9 Photos Coming up from downriver late in the afternoon, I spotted a muskrat swimming across the river, then another one. When I investigated further, I could see a little brown ball of fur sitting on a small ice shelf, out of the water. I then went into that internal discussion with myself. Do I or don't I pursue...

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"ON THE WINGS OF ANGELS" - Trumpeter Swans

January 23, 2022 • 2 Comments

"ON THE WINGS OF ANGELS" Trumpeter Swans - 9 Photos From a species that was almost driven to extinction early in the 20th century to a species whose numbers are increasing, seeing these magnificent birds, once again, overwintering in Calgary, Alberta, CA is truly an amazing sight. This pair flew in to join an adult Tundra Swan & juvenile (anoth...

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"SNOW BABY" - Porcupine (North American)

January 16, 2022 • 2 Comments

"SNOW BABY" Porcupine (North American) - 7 Photos Opportunities such as the one evidenced below don't come along very often. Sometimes it's only once in a lifetime! And thank goodness that although porcupines have acute senses of smell & hearing, their vision (like their larger cousin, the beaver) is relatively poor. I probably looked like some...

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