Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: footsteps

Taken near the Ptarmigan Cirque parking lot, Kananaskis, on 23 November 2013, when a birding friend and I went to see if we could find a White-tailed Ptarmigan. Ha, we've tried several times in previous years, but still no luck. These birds live up in the mountains and are pushed to lower ground in the winter months. They are so hard to find, though sometimes you do see their tracks in the snow. The tracks in my photo are, of course, human tracks, lol.

Another cold image from 18 December 2012, when a group of eight of us drove south of the city to High River, to take part in the annual Audubon High River Christmas Bird Count. My group, travelling in two cars, covered the SE quadrant of the huge circle centred on the town of High River, driving along all the backroads and calling in at several farms. This photo was taken when we stopped at Frank Lake and walked along the inlet. As you can imagine, after a long day of birding, the delicious Pot Luck supper that was held at the meeting place was so much enjoyed and appreciated. Actually, it wasn't as bitterly cold as it might look from my photo. Started off at -10C and ended up soaring to -3C. I think it was about five years ago, that our Bird Counts were done in -30C weather! Now that was brutal!! With the holiday season upon us, here is a reminder from YouTube, that I saw on Dan's Facebook page. Please Don't Drink and Drive! Warning - very graphic - but that is what is needed! And yet people continue to do so ... youtu.be/45oV6PssNu4