Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: water fowl

When you see a male Common Goldeneye from a distance, it's easy to think it's a black and white bird. In actual fact, the head has beautiful purple iridescence when the sun catches it. Taken at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary on 25 May 2013, when I had a wonderful day out with my youngest daughter. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Goldeneye www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Goldeneye/id ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When I went for a short drive SW of Calgary on 12 June 2013, I noticed this beautiful Red-necked Grebe sitting on her nest way off in the distance. I wonder what has happened to her and her babies during this horrendous time of flooding, that has destroyed so much of southern Alberta in the last few days. Everyone in Drumheller (Badlands east of Calgary) and Medicine Hat (closer to the Canada/US border) will now be receiving this massive body of raging water. My thoughts are with them. Yesterday, Calgary's Mayor announced that it is OK now for people to go grocery shopping, or to church, but we are still supposed to stay off the roads. Downtown Calgary is still closed till Thursday at the earliest, and all schools in the city remain closed.

A Red-necked Grebe sitting patiently on her nest at a wetland in south west Calgary, back on June 10th. It seems such a long time ago that I was taking these photos, yet the summer flew by so fast. Weird how "time" can work. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-necked_Grebe

These tiny baby Coots seem to need feeding constantly, lol. Photographed in SW Calgary on June 21st. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Coot

Decided to post this photo after all : ) Taken on a sunny, mid-February morning on a walk along the east side of the Bow River in SE Calgary. Actually, perhaps these Canada Geese have a little more "sense" than those humans who take part in a "Polar Plunge"!