Pileated Woodpecker female
Delicate hoar frost
Temporarily puffed after preening
Gentle and curious
Coyote relaxing in the sun
Yesterday's well-earned treat
"Just" a Mallard
Tilting
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Time for another Pika shot
Mountain Sheep
Touched by the sun
Brown on brown
The wonder of hoar frost
Like finding a needle in a haystack
White Admiral
Purple and white
Stinkhorn fungus / Mutinus elegans
Newly burst Poppy
Irresistibly cute
Mule Deer on the prairies
A fine rural relic
Great Gray Owl in early morning light
A prairie view
Cold, bleak and frosty
Our mountains in winter
A ferocious hunter, popcan-size
Old barn on the prairie
Northern Pygmy-owl pellet
Ice as far as the eye can see
One sweet, curious female
Red Fox in a mountain location
Long-tailed Weasel
A splash of colour
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Made to feel welcome
View from a barn doorway
Rolling hills close to home
Red
Where have all the birds gone?
False eyes
Weathered
A different backdrop
Yesterday's treat
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On 26 January 2015, friends and I came across this scene and were left shaking our heads! There were several ice-fishermen out in the middle of the Spray Lakes reservoir, surrounded by melting ice. I have no idea how they managed to get out there, but I know that a much easier and safer way to get fish is to go to ones local supermarket! I think the temperature during the day varied from around 1C to a high of 8C.
The Smith-Dorrien/Spray Lakes Trail in Kananaskis Country (the closest area of the mountains west of the city) is a gravel road, south of Canmore. It travels through the heart of the scenic Smith-Dorrien Valley, which is one of the of the wildest areas in Kananaskis. For years, I had read about this road and how not to drive along it when the weather was poor or if it had been raining. However, usually when I have been there with friends, Cathy and Terry, we have found the road to be in good condition, unlike much of this particular day.
The three of us had a great day in this area, even though we had to deal with ice everywhere. Parts of the road were bare, other parts wet and muddy and the rest were a solid sheet of ice. Each time we stopped to take photos or watch wildlife, we were surrounded by ice. Consequently, I took most of my photos either from inside the car (which usually doesn't work!) or else standing and holding on to the car, which resulted in heat distortion/blur from the car. Most of my shots need to be deleted : ((!
Thanks so much, Cathy and Terry, for yet another great day in the mountains - always so much fun! I really needed this wonderful day spent with the healing power of nature!
Snow is in our forecast for this evening and tomorrow (Saturday). A few days of colder temperatures, but then it looks like we will be back to mild.
The Smith-Dorrien/Spray Lakes Trail in Kananaskis Country (the closest area of the mountains west of the city) is a gravel road, south of Canmore. It travels through the heart of the scenic Smith-Dorrien Valley, which is one of the of the wildest areas in Kananaskis. For years, I had read about this road and how not to drive along it when the weather was poor or if it had been raining. However, usually when I have been there with friends, Cathy and Terry, we have found the road to be in good condition, unlike much of this particular day.
The three of us had a great day in this area, even though we had to deal with ice everywhere. Parts of the road were bare, other parts wet and muddy and the rest were a solid sheet of ice. Each time we stopped to take photos or watch wildlife, we were surrounded by ice. Consequently, I took most of my photos either from inside the car (which usually doesn't work!) or else standing and holding on to the car, which resulted in heat distortion/blur from the car. Most of my shots need to be deleted : ((!
Thanks so much, Cathy and Terry, for yet another great day in the mountains - always so much fun! I really needed this wonderful day spent with the healing power of nature!
Snow is in our forecast for this evening and tomorrow (Saturday). A few days of colder temperatures, but then it looks like we will be back to mild.
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