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And who, disguised as Clark Kent; mild mannered reporter for the Metropolitain Daily Planet, fights the never-ending battle for Truth, Justice and the American Way.
I've been looking out for a Clark's Grebe for months and finally found one. They are quite identical to the Western Grebe but less common, though not uncommon. The Clark's Grebe has white areas around the eye whereas the Western Grebe's eye is black all around.
According to my field guide, the two don't interbreed.
U.S. Route 31, connecting Jeffersonville Indiana to Louisville Kentucky since October 31, 1929. Recently painted a beautiful bright yellow; many have a sharply different opinion of the color.
This suit from Poptoys really surprised me! This was supposed to be a copy of the Batman Armory Bruce Wayne suit, but the quality here is far better than Hot Toys. I will put on the glasses and take a few more pics soon~
Yvonne Maisonneuve (1903-1980) mural, founder of “Le Chaînon”, an organization helping women in difficult situations. She opened her first foster home for girls in 1932. Today, Le Chaînon has become the principal shelter for women in difficulty in Quebec.
35mm Bergger Pancro 400
Developed in HC-110 (B)
Nikon N90s
Clark Fork River near Kelly’s Island
February 2021
“Down on the lake rosy reflections of celestial vapor appeared, and I said, "God, I love you" and looked to the sky and really meant it. "I have fallen in love with you, God. Take care of us all, one way or the other." To the children and the innocent it's all the same.”
― Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums
We were looking around on Kokoweef for a cave entrance, I took a few shots along the way.
Kokoweef Peak is not in Mojave National Preserve, but Clark Mountain is in the north part. Kokoweef is famed as a lost treasure site - the originator claimed he went into a cave on Kokoweef and found an underground river with beaches of gold sand.
Was on my way past the timber line when I spotted this bird fly over and was surprised to find it was this clarks nutcracker a lifer for me. I was really happy I was able to quickly get off a shot of it.
From the crow family of birds, Clark’s Nutcracker was first spotted in 1805 by William Clark while on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), sometimes referred to as Clark's crow or woodpecker crow, is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae. It is slightly smaller than its Eurasian relative the spotted nutcracker (N. caryocatactes). It is ashy-grey all over except for the black-and-white wings and central tail feathers (the outer ones are white). The bill, legs and feet are also black. This bird derives its name from the explorer William Clark.- wikipedia
Canada, Rockies
Clark's Nutcrackers are medium-sized birds with long, sharp bills. The Clark's Nutcracker is the size of a jay but is more like a crow in build and flight. Its body is primarily gray. It has black wings, and black down the center of its tail. The outer tail feathers and the undersides of the tail are white, and there are white wing patches at the trailing edges of the wings.
Winter of 2015/2016 has been unusually mild, apart from a few really cold patches and snow. I haven't plugged in my car one single time all winter, and only had to scrape snow and ice off my car a handful of times, which has been wonderful. If only every winter could be this beautifully mild!
This is one of the Clark's Nutcrackers that we saw in the trees near the Chateau Lake Louise parking lot on 22 January 2016. These birds equate people with food, so like to hang around places such as parking lots.
"High in the mountains of the West, gray-and-black Clark’s Nutcrackers swoop among wizened pine trees, flashing white in the tail and wing. They use their dagger-like bills to rip into pine cones and pull out large seeds, which they stash in a pouch under their tongue and then carry away to bury for the winter. Each birds buries tens of thousands of seeds each summer and remembers the locations of most of them. Seeds they don’t retrieve play a crucial role in growing new pine forests." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Clarks_Nutcracker/id
On this day, I was fortunate enough to get a place on a bus trip to Lake Louise and the annual Ice Sculpture display, Banff National Park, in the Rocky Mountains. It is a two-hour drive west of Calgary. Of course, any time a bus trip is organized way ahead of the day, you have no idea what the weather is going to be like. The weather was grim all day, with snow all day long, turning to really heavy, wet snow when we stood in the parking lot at the end of the day. No sign of the sun, which made photography a real challenge. There were so many people visiting the area that it was almost impossible to get photos without at least a few people included. Even the mountains had mostly disappeared. Our bus driver, Tim, did a wonderful job of getting us to the lake and all the way back to Calgary. I was just so thankful that I wasn't driving!
Some of the group chose to snowshoe, others to walk/hike, and others to join Anne Belton's group for birding. I was expecting a stroll along the lake shore and around the Chateau grounds, lol, but instead, we did a hike along the creek all the way to Lake Louise Village, roughly 4.2 km! The trail though the forest was very narrow - wide enough for heavy winter boots and icers plus maybe a couple of inches on either side. If you were unlucky enough to walk an inch further, you would have one leg plunge into snow up to your knee or higher. I was so thankful that this didn't happen to me, but it did mean that my eyes were looking downwards all the time instead of soaking up the glorious, snow-covered forest. The snow was so thick on the trees and when it became just too heavy for a branch to support, you stood the risk of being snow-bombed from high above. A lot of the trail was downhill - not fun in such conditions, but we all took it very slowly, though there were several tumbles or someone would end up travelling on their rear end. Not the easiset hike, but the surroundings couldn't have been more beautiful. Thankfully, the bus driver had arranged to drive down to the Village ready to pick us up and take us back uphill to the Lake.
As for the birds, well, they obviously didn't particularly like the grey, snowy day and stayed in hiding, other than several Common Ravens, a couple of Magpies, one or two Clark's Nutcrackers and two House Sparrows. Back at the Chateau, two of the birders did see a very distant Stellar's Jay - always a lovely bird to see, but it was too far for them to get photos.
We had time to wander round the Ice Scuptures area, in front of the Chateau. Some amazing work created by sculptors from various parts of the world.
"Winter comes alive in iconic Lake Louise, Alberta. Ice Magic Festival, January 15 - 24, 2016 is a world class event with over 20 years under its belt. Talented ice artists from around the world delicately balance grueling physical labour with precision artistry in a 34 hour International Ice Carving Competition.
Jaw-dropping scenery sets the stage as ice carving teams of 2 create sculptures illustrating their interpretations of our chosen theme for 2016: Earth, Wind, Fire & Water - Elements of Life." Taken from link below. I love that the prize money for this competition is only a comparatively small amount, which I think shows that the carvers do what they do for love of the art, not for the money : )
Team Ice Carving Competition
1st Place: $2,500
2nd Place: $1,500
3rd Place: $750
Carver's Choice: $750
People's Choice: $500
One Carver, One Hour, One Block
1st Place: $1,000
2nd Place: $300
3rd Place: $200
People's Choice: $250
www.banfflakelouise.com/Area-Events/Festivals/Winter/Snow...
So, a wonderful day trip for us all in breathtaking surroundings. I am especially appreciative, as I don't drive to the mountains, so rarely get to see them. Many thanks to FLC for doing such a great job of organizing this most enjoyable day for us. Thanks to Anne Belton for taking some of us on a beautiful, though not easy, hike through the forest. Definitely a day to remember.
I was headed to Stump Lake in the Nicola Valley north of Merritt when I pulled into a side road and spotted a Clark's Nutcracker who appeared to be eating the seeds from pine cones.
Great set from Clark at Body & Soul. I seem to like the darker, more eh 'atmospheric' shots the most. I do have brighter ones I swear!
Winter Linn is a great track from his self titled album www.youtube.com/watch?v=XisOVzJ32_g
The full gallery viewable on State.ie state.ie/photo-gallery/body-soul-2015-in-photos