Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: opposite Hull's Wood

We found this Great Horned Owl on the east side of the Bow River, opposite Hull's Wood and Sikome, Fish Creek Park, this morning. Perhaps this could be one of the two young owls from last year from Sikome? The poor thing was being greatly harassed by Magpies! After the morning walk, I called in at Sikome to check on "my" owls after hearing from a friend that the female was at the top of the nesting tree yesterday. However, today, two of the owls were in the winter Spruce tree and one was in a nearby Spruce tree behind the wire fence. I was SO glad I called in here, as I was treated to a little Weasel in his white, winter coat. Took me by surprise when I got home and looked at my photos, as there is no black tip to the tail and the tail was only fairly short. Maybe some animal caught it by the tail and it now has a shorter tail? So, now I'm not sure if it was a Long-tailed or a Short-tailed Weasel (Ermine).

This is how our day started off yesterday! We began our walk around 9:00 a.m., along the eastern side of the Bow River (opposite Hull's Wood, Fish Creek Park). The ice crystals were gorgeous, including on the metal, chainlink fence. The grasses and bushes were spectacular : ) This photo tied for first place in the Super Eco "Whatever the Weather" contest, for March 2009. It now resides in the Super Eco Hall of Fame. My thanks to all those who voted for my photo!

Ice crystals covered everything on Saturday morning - fences, bushes, grasses. It created a glorious winter wonderfland, especially down near the river. We walked along the Bow River's eastern edge from Burnsmead to the Highway 22X bridge - by the time we retraced our steps, the frost had sadly more or less disappeared. It was unbelievably pretty while it lasted : ) The temperature that morning was -7C to +6C - very pleasant for walking.

I get a strange feeling when I look at this image, feeling as though I'm looking out through a small-paned window where snow has built up a little around each pane. In reality, this is a chain link fence on a walk last weekend. Everything was briefly covered in beautiful ice crystals, including this fence.

This was taken on 7th February when everywhere, especially near the river, had been turned into a frosted winter wonderland. One of the most beautiful winter days I've experienced. The ice crystals didn't last very long and most had vanished on our return walk.