Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: off 22X

Wasn't sure whether to post this or not - I think it looks a bit better in large size, if you have time to check it out. Seemed so long ago, until today, when we had a few tiny flakes of snow. Took this shot west of Calgary, along one of the gravel backroads, on 9th February.

I took only two (almost identical) photos on my drive east of the city yesterday - had hoped they would be of a Snowy Owl (never found one), but instead all I have to show for my time is this large red barn. Still, it IS a rather fine barn : )

Not the kind of photo I like taking - distant and a "mess", LOL. However, I just wanted to share the amazing sight I saw this afternoon, when I pulled over on a gravel road just west of the city. I noticed a cloud of these little Snow Buntings and walked a little way into a farmer's field. It felt as if the whole field burst open when hundreds of these pretty little birds took off en masse! They are most attractive when in flight - though would prefer one at a time, as far as trying for a shot is concerned - especially when the sun makes the white feathers glisten. If you have time, large size does make it easier to see what these small birds look like.

More and more of these massive mansions are being built in the rolling Foothills of the Rocky Mountains. This one is along one of the side roads off Highway 22X, a short way out of Calgary, towards the mountains.