Dark-eyed beauty
Northern Hawk Owl from 2016
Wolf's Milk Slime / Lycogala epidendrum
Two of a family of three
Non-wild horses in a wild landscape
Northern Hawk Owl
Meadow Vole for a tasty snack
Summer colour
Atop a utility pole
Red-winged Blackbird female or juvenile
A backward glance
Winter in the Nanton, Alberta, area
Northern Hawk Owl
Lying on a bed of hoarfrost
Goat's-beard with visitor
Snowy Owl along the fenceline
The old-fashioned way
With a little filtered help
Northern Hawk Owl
Winter textures
Colour from Ornamental Cabbages
It's those white birds again
The Sickener / Russula emetica?
Yesterday's glorious sky
Prairie Falcon perched on an old wind pump
Yesterday's treat
Female Mountain Bluebird with lunch for her babies
The beautiful mountains of Alberta
The size of a popcan
Sharp-tailed Grouse
The peace of a prairie farm - my main photo today
Better than nothing - this is NOT my main photo!
Unidentified fruit
Cheery sunflower
Filtered
Sleepy Great Horned Owl
Winter on the prairies
Sharp-tailed Grouse - not my main photo!
Eared Grebe
Great Gray Owl in early morning sunlight
Great Horned Owl
Modern - but I like it
Jazzing up the old silos - with Pacman
Ferocious hunter, but looking cute
Down by the river on a frosty morning
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Closer view, but poor quality


I think this was the closest view I've had since about three winters ago - usually when I've seen a Snowy Owl, it is a small, white speck either perched on a distant fence post or sitting on the ground in a snow-covered field.. Power poles and insulators are definitely not the desired setting, but I'll take whatever I can get : ) This male still has a few dark brown specks on his feathers, so he still has a little way to go before he is a full adult.
Yesterday, 25 January 2017, was such a great day, spent with friend, Phil. We drove the main roads and zig-zagged along the back roads SE of the city, hoping to find owls and any other birds that we might be lucky enough to see. I haven't been able to get out much this winter, and have had very little luck finding certain owls, including Snowies, Short-eared Owls and a Long-eared Owl. Phil has an unusual ability to see things that are almost invisible to the naked eye; things that I know I would never spot if I was driving on my own. Amazing how some people can do this - and, of course, the rest of us always benefit from their ability. I was confident that we would see a Snowy Owl, but had no idea that we would see 11 of them by the end of the day! The owl in this photo was the only close one - photo taken from inside the car and looking up to a cloudy sky. Camera fully zoomed, Focal Length (35mm format) - 1200 mm, so this handsome male looks much closer than he actually was.
In the morning, there were few birds of any kind to be found, but thankfully more gradually appeared as the day wore on. Birds for the day included the 11 Snowy Owls, 3 Rough-legged Hawks (one a very dark individual), 2 Prairie Falcons, quite a few Grey Partridge, and a beautiful, distant Bald Eagle down on the ground the far side of a field. It was bathed in beautiful sunset light, which showed the detail of each and every feather.
Mammals for the day included a number of Mule Deer and White-tailed Deer, some of them surrounded by hoar-frosted stubble. We also saw a very distant Red Fox hunting, 3 Elk (which surprised both of us), and several Coyotes.
Thanks so much, Phil, for such a great day! A day of hoar frost and glorious cloud formation, beautiful landscape, and more than enough Snowy Owls to keep anyone happy. Perfect company, too, of course. Greatly appreciated!
Yesterday, 25 January 2017, was such a great day, spent with friend, Phil. We drove the main roads and zig-zagged along the back roads SE of the city, hoping to find owls and any other birds that we might be lucky enough to see. I haven't been able to get out much this winter, and have had very little luck finding certain owls, including Snowies, Short-eared Owls and a Long-eared Owl. Phil has an unusual ability to see things that are almost invisible to the naked eye; things that I know I would never spot if I was driving on my own. Amazing how some people can do this - and, of course, the rest of us always benefit from their ability. I was confident that we would see a Snowy Owl, but had no idea that we would see 11 of them by the end of the day! The owl in this photo was the only close one - photo taken from inside the car and looking up to a cloudy sky. Camera fully zoomed, Focal Length (35mm format) - 1200 mm, so this handsome male looks much closer than he actually was.
In the morning, there were few birds of any kind to be found, but thankfully more gradually appeared as the day wore on. Birds for the day included the 11 Snowy Owls, 3 Rough-legged Hawks (one a very dark individual), 2 Prairie Falcons, quite a few Grey Partridge, and a beautiful, distant Bald Eagle down on the ground the far side of a field. It was bathed in beautiful sunset light, which showed the detail of each and every feather.
Mammals for the day included a number of Mule Deer and White-tailed Deer, some of them surrounded by hoar-frosted stubble. We also saw a very distant Red Fox hunting, 3 Elk (which surprised both of us), and several Coyotes.
Thanks so much, Phil, for such a great day! A day of hoar frost and glorious cloud formation, beautiful landscape, and more than enough Snowy Owls to keep anyone happy. Perfect company, too, of course. Greatly appreciated!
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