Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: prairie landscape

I love our wonderful Alberta skies! They seem to go on and on forever, especially when seen over the flat prairies and in an area like Frank Lake. This photo was taken yesterday afternoon, SE of Calgary, at Frank Lake, on 16 August 2014. I ended up being out all day, spending three hours in the morning birding with a group of friends at Carburn Park in the city. It's the time of year when lots of the various tiny Warblers are passing through the city again. Then, Flickr/birder/photography friend, Pam, asked if I wanted to go SE of the city to the Frank Lake area. We had a fun afternoon, with a few reasonable bird sightings. As you can see, though, there were no close birds seen in this view from the blind, ha. The clouds were amazing, though somehow I didn't manage to get any good photos of them. Seeing them reflected in the lake was perhaps the best place. Thanks, Pam, for suggesting a drive to one of my favourite areas! Hope your photos came out better than mine, lol!!

If only the whole world could be just as calm and peaceful as the feeling I get when I go for a drive SE of the city. Recently, there has been so much tragedy in several places around the world, some of it still continuing. It makes you wonder how all those affected can deal with so much loss, fear, pain and suffering. The TV footage is horrendous, even for those who are not involved, living far away from all the tragedy. It makes me feel so very grateful and lucky to be living in a place where I can go for a drive in peace and safety. My thoughts are with all those who are suffering so greatly. Taken SE of the city, in the Frank Lake area, on 27 April 2014. This morning, I slept through my alarm's loud music for an hour and then for an extra hour and a half! Have an Open House to go to very shortly, so am in a real rush and may have to finish off today's photos when I get home.

I love it when the whole sky fills with an endless mass of these clouds. Our Alberta skies are best seen out on the prairie, where they and the land seem to go on forever. This was taken SW of Calgary, in the Frank Lake area, on 27 April 2014. This was a day that was spent with a group of friends, driving around the lake, checking to see what bird species we could find. It started off extremely foggy with a touch of hoarfrost. Perhaps not the ideal weather for seeing birds, but the fog did eventually clear and the sun came out. It turned out to be a beautiful day and most enjoyable, with a good number of bird species found - a total of 53 species. All the birds were extremely distant, apart from a couple of owl nests and a pair of Tree Swallows, so my photos are more or less limited to landscape, hoarfrost and cloud formations, all of which I enjoy.

I love it when the whole sky fills with an endless mass of these clouds. Our Alberta skies are best seen out on the prairie, where they and the land seem to go on forever. This was taken SW of Calgary, in the Frank Lake area, on 27 April 2014. Overslept this morning, thanks to having to take a muscle relaxant tablet last night. Actually, I only took half a tablet, just to see what it would do, so I can't say I look forward to having to take a whole one for the next 30 days. These are part of the treatment for the inflammation of my rotator cuffs, especially in the right shoulder, along with an anti-inflammatory ointment, heat, etc.. Finally had my appointment with my doctor yesterday, and she said she doesn't think there are tears in the rotator cuffs. Have to set up physiotherapy (which normally I avoid, as it's expensive and I don't like having to go, ha). However, when something interferes with my photography - not to mention everything else I need to do - then I have no choice but to go : )

I love our wonderful Alberta skies! They seem to go on and on forever, especially when seen over the flat prairies. This photo was taken SE of Calgary, at Frank Lake, on 27 April 2014. This was a day that was spent with a group of friends, driving around the lake, checking to see what bird species we could find. It started off extremely foggy with a touch of hoarfrost. Perhaps not the ideal weather for seeing birds, but the fog did eventually clear and the sun came out. It turned out to be a beautiful day and most enjoyable, with a good number of bird species found - a total of 53 species. All the birds were extremely distant, apart from a couple of owl nests and a pair of Tree Swallows, so my photos are more or less limited to landscape, hoarfrost, etc., all of which I love.

The landscape is pretty flat in the area around Frank Lake, SE of Calgary, but I love it. Land and sky just seem to go on and on forever. This photo was taken on 27 April 2014, on a day that was spent with a group of friends, driving around the lake, checking to see what bird species we could find. It started off extremely foggy with a touch of hoarfrost. Perhaps not the ideal weather for seeing birds, but the fog did eventually clear and the sun came out. It turned out to be a beautiful day and most enjoyable, with a good number of bird species found - a total of 53 species. All the birds were extremely distant, apart from a couple of owl nests and a pair of Tree Swallows, so my photos are more or less limited to landscape, hoarfrost, etc., all of which I love. Leader, Tony Timmons', list: Common Loon 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Heard (I.D. Eric Tull) Red-necked Grebe 2 Eared Grebe 25+ Western Grebe 6 Clark’s Grebe 1 D.C. Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Black-crowned Night Heron 5 White-faced Ibis 10 Snow Geese 15 Ross’s Geese 3 Canada Goose Gadwall American Wigeon Mallard Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Green-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Canvasback Redhead Lesser Scaup Ring-necked Duck Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Common Merganser 12 Ruddy Duck Northern Harrier 5 Swainson’s Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Ring-necked Pheasant 2 Killdeer American Coot Black-necked Stilt 10 American Avocet 80 Lesser Yellowlegs 8 Franklin’s Gull Bonaparte’s Gull 20 California Gull Mourning Dove 1 Great Horned Owl( 4 Nests) Tree Swallow Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Red-winged Blackbird Yellow-headed Blackbird Robin,Starling,Pigeon,Magpie,Crow,Raven Happy day! I've just found out that if you click on the row of three dots, then RIGHT click on Edit Date, you can open a photo in another tab or window and simply copy all the tags from there. When pasted in the tags of a new photo, they post perfectly. This was one of the things I really did not like about the new Flickr experience, until today, so that's one less thing to dislike.

The landscape is pretty flat in the area around Frank Lake, but I love it. Land and sky just seem to go on and on forever. This photo was taken on 27 April 2014, at the southern entrance to the lake, which is off to the left of my image. That day was spent with a group of friends, driving around the lake, checking to see what bird species we could find. It started off extremely foggy with a touch of hoarfrost. Perhaps not the ideal weather for seeing birds, but the fog did eventually clear and the sun came out. It turned out to be a beautiful day and most enjoyable, with a good number of bird species found - a total of 53 species. All the birds were extremely distant, apart from a couple of owl nests and a pair of Tree Swallows, so my photos are more or less limited to landscape, hoarfrost, etc., all of which I love. Yesterday, 7 May 2014, was such a beautiful day, and it really felt like spring (apart from a chill to the air). The sun was shining and it felt good to be outdoors. When I opened my front door, I found a notice taped to it, informing me that all vehicles had to be moved out of the parking lot for the whole day. There was quite a build-up from gravel from the endless winter months, and it had to be removed. Fortunately, I was up early so that I could go on a birding walk in Fish Creek Park. By the time we had watched a Northern Flicker at a tree cavity, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at a different tree, Tree Swallows swarming over the Bow River, A Ring-necked Pheasant male, and a Yellow-rumped Warbler, I could see that I would be late getting to my volunteer shift, so I left my friends early. Called in for just a few minutes to see if there was any owl activity (none, other than the adult male giving his face a quick scratch, lol), and then left for my shift. From there, towards the end of the afternoon, I decided to drive to the Reader Rock Garden, to see if there were any plants in bloom yet - just a sprinkling of colour here and there, though many plants had started sprouting their leaves. The usual spring flowers included a few Hepatica and Squill. After using my camera yesterday morning and late afternoon, I notice that my arms are more painful. Not a good time of year for this, with everything starting to grow and happen.