Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: interestingness#225

A somewhat different kind of photo for my photostream, though I love photographing old barns when I'm lucky enough to see them. I thought this old window was interesting - though an owl (of any kind!) sitting in the open window would have been an added bonus : ) Seen SE of Calgary on 3 February 2013.

I made the most of the -16C temperature yesterday afternoon and headed over to the park for a walk. A few minutes into my walk, I noticed two of these Mule Deer feeding on a snowy hillside. After getting closer to them, they decided to join another four members of their group that I hadn't noticed, lying down in the snow. What amazingly warm, winter coats they must be wearing. They look so thick and rich brown.

Here is a somewhat better photo of the new baby Great Horned Owl from the family that I watch closely. All the closer photos I took today turned out really useless, though I am posting one of them with some lightening added. My camera just won't handle shots taken in amongst the trees, especially on a grey, dull day like today. This shot was taken a bit further away and the lighting did improve. What a mess there is on the ground everywhere - lots of downy feathers from this little guy/gal (can anyone tell which it is??), feathers from birds that have been eaten, a dead whole sparrow, and of course white droppings everywhere. I actually saw Mom fly across the grove of trees and back, just as I arrived. She sat a few branches higher than Baby, in the same tree - but a different tree from a few days ago. Happy Feathery Friday!

This little Chickadee lives in a grove of spruce trees in one of the local parks. Its neighbours include Ruffed Grouse, Great Horned Owls, Gray Jays and a Pileated Woodpecker to name but a few. The highest this photo got in Explore was #225 on 18th January 2007.