A cold day of birding
It's all about the eyes
Go away, snow!
Mountain Chickadee
An apple a day ...
A distant Golden Eagle
Clay-coloured Sparrow
Dangling hearts
Sunlit Sharp-tailed Grouse
The look
Backroads only for the brave
Ruddy Duck in June
A farmyard find
Rural winter scene
So much snow everywhere
Beware of the ditches
Lilium pardalinum
Hairy Woodpecker
Snow, snow and more snow
Yesterday's treat
At rest under the old tree
Storm clouds east of the city
Protea
Perfectly textured
Looking almost unreal
A view from Mt. Shark, Kananaskis
Golden Eagle
Icy reflections
Spruce Grouse male
Bathed in sunlight
Am I a Sawflly Larva?
A distant Boreal Chickadee
Gray Jay pose
Happy New Year
Just happened to notice...
Colour on this winter wonderland day
Dark Phase Gyrfalcon
Wide open spaces that go on forever
Ageless beauty
Snowman gourd
Quality time
My daughter knows me well : )
Face in the fence
Love a splash of red
A favourite place
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Lol, this is certainly a different perch from the more usual power pole, but I do wish they would perch on fence posts or trees more often! Had a great day on 22 December 2013 with friends Cathy and Terry, driving the backroads SE of the city, hoping to see an owl or two. The day started off with a Long-eared Owl and ended with a Short-eared Owl! In total, we saw 5 Snowy Owls, 4 Great Horned Owls, 1 Long-eared Owl and 1 Short-eared Owl. Plus a few other species, including a Northern Shrike, many Grey Partridges (all of which flew before we could take photos, other than a couple of very distant ones), Horned Larks, Ravens/Crows, owls in barn windows, a beautiful Gyrfalcon and a colourful sunrise. Not a bad day, I think you'll agree : ) The only thing we didn't see, except briefly, was the sun, so we had low light all day, unfortunately! It was so unbearably cold all day, windchill temperature was -30C. A few seconds out of the car and fingers were so painful, despite wearing gloves. Difficult to hold the camera steady when one is shivering, ha.
This morning, 5 January 2014, it's -25C with a windchill of -31C and so it's going to be a long, brutally cold day of birding on the Nanton Christmas Bird Count, roughly an hour's drive S of Calgary. Had to set my alarm for 4:30 a.m. (after getting to sleep around 2:15 a.m.). Be back later.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_Owl
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/snowy_owl/id
This morning, 5 January 2014, it's -25C with a windchill of -31C and so it's going to be a long, brutally cold day of birding on the Nanton Christmas Bird Count, roughly an hour's drive S of Calgary. Had to set my alarm for 4:30 a.m. (after getting to sleep around 2:15 a.m.). Be back later.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_Owl
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/snowy_owl/id
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Great find and shot ... excellent colours and details on this one Anne!!
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