Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Rock Dove

One quick shot, taken when I was with friends who were trying to sort out a parking ticket machine at Eau Claire market yesterday afternoon : ) In order to get a ticket for stall number 11, apparently the machine requires you to punch in 111, lol. There are Pigeons all over the place and this one landed briefly on this small pile of snow. I hadn't been downtown for many years and the only reason I was there yesterday was to hopefully find the Great Horned Owl family that people have been seeing. It was a much longer walk than I was expecting, but we were so lucky to find them. As is often the case, Mom (?) and the three owlets were high up in different trees, not posing too well for most of the time, and not in good light. The ice in that area was so treacherous, so I moved as little as possible, and extremely cautiously. A real treat to see this little family, and so early in the year! Mom must have laid the eggs near the beginning of January, as the owlets were huge and either branched or fledged. Most unusual - wonder why this happened.

A long-distance shot and heavily cropped, but it just seemed a bit of a waste to delete such sparkling snow and the touch of pink iridescence in this Rock Dove's feathers. Taken on 4 February 2013, down by the open water of the creek in Fish Creek Park, just west of Macleod Trail S. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Dove

Finally, I got a chance to photograph a couple of Rock Doves when I was on a walk with friends at Carburn Park yesterday. The last few years, I've wanted to get closer, as they are beautiful birds, even if not very popular with many people. So, I was happy that two Pigeons perched on the railing of the bridge over the Bow River and I was able to capture their beauty. Everyone got a note yesterday, informing us that window-replacement is now starting and that we have to move everything away from all the windows within three feet and remove all blinds/curtains. Yeah, right, I don't think I can even reach them in order to be able to remove them. I noticed that already a couple of new windows are lying against the far, opposite building, so I guess I will be getting a phone call soon to set up which 1-2 days I am available. I think it's eight windows plus my sliding patio door. So, my whole place is going to be in utter chaos (on top of the present mess, ha!). I don't know if the present blinds will fit the new windows and it sounds like they won't put them back, or caulk and paint the new surrounds. To say that I'm not looking forward to all this is the understatement of the year, ha!

Finally, I got a chance to photograph a couple of Rock Doves (Pigeons) when I was on a walk with friends at Carburn Park on February 27th. The last few years, I've wanted to get closer, as they are beautiful birds, even if not very popular with many people. So, I was happy that two Pigeons perched on the railing of the bridge over the Bow River and I was able to capture their beauty.