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Once a family home
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Beautiful old house in the hills
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Bear Grass / Xerophyllum tenax
Juvenile Horned Lark
Roadside wild sunflowers
Kirkpatrick elevator, near Drumheller
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Thimbleberry / Rubus parviflorus
Swainson's Hawk
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Hiding in the Canola field
Bright and cheery in its old age
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American Kestrel
Mariposa Lily
Swainson's Hawk
Western Kingbird
Is this what I think it is? Yes, a Ferruginous Ha…
They can't see me
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Time to feed the kids
The Grad Barn 2016
Upland Sandpiper / Bartramia longicauda
Black-crowned Night-heron
Sticky Purple Geranium / Geranium viscosissimum
Checkerspot sp.
American Kestrel - just for the record
Mountain Bluebird fledgling
Blue Lettuce / Lactuca tatarica
Hawk in Fish Creek Park - juvenile Northern Goshaw…
The difference the sun makes
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Orange False Dandelion / Agoseris aurantiaca
Columbian Ground Squirrel collecting nest material
Prince of Wales hotel, Waterton
Bracted Honeysuckle / Lonicera involucrata
The reward for getting up early
Paintbush, with a visiting Crab Spider
Lazuli Bunting - just for the record
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Marbled Godwit / Limosa fedoa


All three photos posted this morning were taken yesterday, 20 July 2016, on a day of adventure for me. I drove further than I have ever driven before (way, way SE of the city) - must remember to check my mileage when I next go out in my car, but it must have been somewhere between 400 and 500 km total. No big deal for many of you, but for me (and as someone with a driving phobia), it WAS a big deal : ) I am totally exhausted and my poor shoulder rotator cuffs are complaining like crazy. BUT, I had a great time - just a couple of moments of 'panic', when I thought I was lost, and when I noticed that I was seeing different wildflowers and definitely a different landscape. I even photographed two things, seen in the photo above and the next photo, for which I would love to have ID confirmation or correction - thanks! The shorebird on the fence post above was photographed in the Frank Lake area, just like the scenic view in the previous photo, but the next photo was taken way down SE. I'm pretty sure what the bird of prey is, but would love the ID to be confirmed, as it feels almost too good to be true : )
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Marbled_Godwit/id
Later: I eventually left home yesterday at 11:00 am, a good couple of hours later than I had intended. I wasn't sure how long it was going to take me to get to where I wanted to get, so had wanted to allow plenty of hours for this journey. I had been on the road for about three hours by the time I got there, but did stop at various places en route. The first part of my drive was along familiar roads - called in at Frank Lake just to check the gravel road leading to the gate. An Eastern Kingbird was the only species I saw.
From there, I kept driving east on h'way 23, stopping briefly to photograph one of my favourite old houses. This highway eventually bends southwards and leads to Vulcan. I had only ever once driven as far as Vulcan, and that was on 30 March 2015. I had to stop again, like last year, and take a few photos of the cluster of old sheds, barn and house, before continuing on my way. From here until I reached my destination, was all new to me. Exciting and anxiety-causing, all at the same time. I drove further east and then turned south and found myself in a different kind of landscape, with a few interesting birds and plants to see and photograph, including a Ferruginous Hawk (three, actually) and wild sunflowers. I was in tall windmill country - which told me how far south I had come. Along one road, I had a Swainson's Hawk who perched nicely on a fence post at first and then circled overhead and followed my vehicle further down the road. Think it may have been a juvenile, screeching for its parents to come and feed it. Also saw a Mourning Dove on a fence post and what I think must be a juvenile Horned Lark. Actually, there were a lot of Horned Larks yesterday. I tend to forget that we can see them in summer time.
After travelling westwards and then north and west again, I found myself back at Frank Lake. It was still daylight, so I decided to try one more time along the gravel road leading to the gate. Here, I had another nice sighting - friend, Debbie : ) Good to see you and have a nice, long chat. A great day with an enjoyable ending.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Marbled_Godwit/id
Later: I eventually left home yesterday at 11:00 am, a good couple of hours later than I had intended. I wasn't sure how long it was going to take me to get to where I wanted to get, so had wanted to allow plenty of hours for this journey. I had been on the road for about three hours by the time I got there, but did stop at various places en route. The first part of my drive was along familiar roads - called in at Frank Lake just to check the gravel road leading to the gate. An Eastern Kingbird was the only species I saw.
From there, I kept driving east on h'way 23, stopping briefly to photograph one of my favourite old houses. This highway eventually bends southwards and leads to Vulcan. I had only ever once driven as far as Vulcan, and that was on 30 March 2015. I had to stop again, like last year, and take a few photos of the cluster of old sheds, barn and house, before continuing on my way. From here until I reached my destination, was all new to me. Exciting and anxiety-causing, all at the same time. I drove further east and then turned south and found myself in a different kind of landscape, with a few interesting birds and plants to see and photograph, including a Ferruginous Hawk (three, actually) and wild sunflowers. I was in tall windmill country - which told me how far south I had come. Along one road, I had a Swainson's Hawk who perched nicely on a fence post at first and then circled overhead and followed my vehicle further down the road. Think it may have been a juvenile, screeching for its parents to come and feed it. Also saw a Mourning Dove on a fence post and what I think must be a juvenile Horned Lark. Actually, there were a lot of Horned Larks yesterday. I tend to forget that we can see them in summer time.
After travelling westwards and then north and west again, I found myself back at Frank Lake. It was still daylight, so I decided to try one more time along the gravel road leading to the gate. Here, I had another nice sighting - friend, Debbie : ) Good to see you and have a nice, long chat. A great day with an enjoyable ending.
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