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Grey jumper
Grey Scene
Where is the green
Walking towards the illumination
This scene is too gritty to be a dream.
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A few more photos taken on my drive three days ago.
On 16 July 2021, I headed out W and SW of the city. My plan was to then cut eastwards and call in at the Saskatoon Farm. On two previous occasions, I had had a similar plan and both times I had to give up. This time, I thought I had prepared a route carefully, yet I still got lost. As always, road names and numbers differ, depending on which map one looks at. In the end, I drove back north to Calgary and immediately drove back south on the highway to reach the Saskatoon Farm.
Despite the smoke from wildfires, which blocked out the mountains and almost caused the Foothills to completely disappear from sight, I had an amazing day. Much needed and greatly appreciated and enjoyed.
One of the highlights of the day was to see and photograph a pair of Common Loons. They were the far side of a huge lake and stayed there the whole time I was there. Luckily, I did manage to get a handful of shots that are reasonable. Loons are such magnificent birds, with their striking feather patterns. I believe the last Loon I saw in Alberta was on 12 June 2018, in Waterton Lakes National Park. The adult Common Loon can range from 66 to 91 cm (26 to 36 in) in length with a 127 to 147 cm (4 ft 2 in to 4 ft 10 in) wingspan.
Feeling so thrilled to have seen the Loons, I couldn't believe my luck when I came upon a cattle drive. Another highlight of my day.
Continuing my drive, I stopped to quickly check out another pond. Nothing on the water, but two beautiful Cedar Waxwings kept flying to a dead tree that was near where I was sitting in my car. I'm not sure, but I think one was an adult and the other possibly a juvenile.
Further on my drive, I realized I just couldn't find my way east to the highway, so I returned to the city and then headed for the Saskatoon Farm, where I was able to enjoy their famous Quiche and take a few colourful flower shots. Such a great day for me, and such a great contrast to the absolute nightmare and loss that so many people are suffering in various places around the world, from devastating wildfires to very destructive floods in Europe. I know when I am lucky.
Happy Caturday's theme shows parts of our cats others don't often see - a good theme but I do miss those round cat eyes.
Yesterday afternoon, 3 September 2019, was spent surrounded by colourful garden flowers. Knowing that it is not unusual for us to get snow in September, I knew I just had to go and capture some cheery colour before fall arrived and it was too late. That included Sunflowers, which are always a favourite. Just one orange one among the many yellow, and I could only see it from the back. A little gang of American Goldfinches was making the most of the Sunflower seeds.
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Some years, the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the town of Nanton is held late in December. Other years, it ends up being held early January. The Count on 3 January 2016 was part of the 2015 Bird Count.
I think these gorgeous Pine Grosbeaks, this one a juvenile male I believe, were the highlight of the day for me. We had been told about a farm family who had lots of these Grosbeaks at their feeders, and we are so glad that we arranged to call in. We also saw a Gray Jay there, to add to our species list. My small group of 4 friends and myself, travelling in two cars, did see 5 Golden Eagles, too, which was a thrill, but they were way off in the distance and I couldn't get any close photos like this one of a Grosbeak : )
"One of the larger members of its family, the Pine Grosbeak is a bird of the boreal forests, found across northern Eurasia and North America, and south into the mountains of western Canada and the United States. A large, unwary finch, it makes periodic winter irruptions into southern Canada and northern United States. It is the largest and rarest of the "winter finches." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pine_Grosbeak/id
As you can see, the weather was bright and sunny for us this day. What you can't see was that it was very cold for the first part of the day, then warming up to a pleasant cold later on! I think it was -21C when we started. Two years ago, on the trip in January (for the 2013 Count), on the hour-long drive south of Calgary, we hit -34C (-29.2F)!!!!! Again, this year, there was no or very little wind, which makes all the difference. Also, the only walking we had to do was when we called in at various farms/acreages.
We drove through such beautiful scenery when we were covering the SW quadrant of the Christmas Bird Count circle that centered on the town of Nanton, Alberta. A landscape over which the occasional Golden Eagle soars and in which some years - but definitely not on this day! - numerous Sharp-tailed Grouse wander on the ground or perch in trees. Unlike some years, we saw only a handful of very distant Grouse, perched on a group of hay bales. I absolutely love this area SW of Nanton! Some of the backroads are extremely steep and almost look vertical when seen from a distance. Some years, the whole area is white, covered in deep snow, so that you can't tell where the roadside ends and the ditch begins. This Count, it wasn't too bad, thank goodness, though I might have felt differently if I had been one of the two drivers for our group!
Around lunch time, we returned to the Truch family's home as we were nearby, and ate our lunch in the warmth of their cosy home.
After driving (being driven, for me, which is always pure luxury) the backroads from about 8:00 a.m. till around 3:30 p.m., we returned to the wonderful home of the Truch family. Not only do Bill and Leah Truch and their son, Mike, always welcome everyone with open arms, they also provide a much-appreciated breakfast snack for us and then, at the end of the day, a delicious supper. Have to say that I love travelling these scenic backroads, but I also really enjoy getting together with everyone afterwards. This is one of my favourite Bird Counts, and perhaps the most favourite.
Just before leaving for Calgary at the end of the day, we were shown the family's Llamas, two Donkeys, Peacocks, and several tiny white Quail. I should have taken photos of these animals when it was daylight - but maybe I can do it next year.
Thanks so much for doing all the driving, Tony and Andrew, and thanks, Leah, Bill and Mike for all the effort and time you put into your warm welcome! It was another well-organized Count, Mike, as usual - thanks. Can't wait for next Christmas!
List of species seen by our small group, from Andrew Hart:
Nanton general area
Jan 3, 2016
8:45 AM
Traveling
113.00 km
360 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: -14 to +1 deg C sunny. Nanton CBC area D
32 Sharp-tailed Grouse
5 Golden Eagle
1 Bald Eagle
12 Rough-legged Hawk
50 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2 Eurasian Collared-Dove
8 Downy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)
3 Northern Shrike
4 Gray Jay
100 Black-billed Magpie
28 Common Raven
16 Black-capped Chickadee
4 European Starling
2 American Tree Sparrow
105 Pine Grosbeak -- First 60 In a yard with feeders. Balance seen elsewhere along route. Another 35 in a yard off Williams Coulee.
3 White-winged Crossbill
220 Common Redpoll
4 Hoary Redpoll
40 House Sparrow
Number of Species: 20
Spent a night on top of the Sealy Mountain Range, with brilliant weather conditions!
This capture shows the sunrise, including my home for those days :)
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On 26 September 2016, I had planned to join a group of friends for a birding walk at Bebo Grove, Fish Creek Park. By the time I had had breakfast, I was feeling somewhat queasy and thought I had better not go on the walk after all. Felt a bit better later in the morning and decided to go to the Park after all, getting there about noon. Met a delightful young man standing on the bridge over the creek, pointing out to me a perched bird of prey. My first thought was Merlin, but it seemed to be too big to be a Merlin. It took a while to decide just what it was - helped by excellent birder, Nimali, who happened to come along the path. We decided it was a Cooper's Hawk ('C' for curved edge of tail tip and 'C' for Cooper's). Looking at my photos yesterday evening, I was still not sure that we had made the right decision.
This bird stayed around for ages and gave some nice opportunities for photos, including of it 'mantling' (spreading out its wings to form a cloak) when it captured a large dragonfly and returned to the same branch. When two of us were first standing on the bridge, this bird flew down right over our heads two or three times - maybe because we were attracting insects around us? We noticed a second similar bird, too, and we wondered if they were maybe juveniles, especially as the main one was very comfortable with us standing nearby. Made my day : ) Later: really appreciate everyone's help with identifying this bird as a Merlin!
"Merlins are small, fierce falcons that use surprise attacks to bring down small songbirds and shorebirds. They are powerful fliers, but you can tell them from larger falcons by their rapid wingbeats and overall dark tones. Medieval falconers called them “lady hawks,” and noblewomen used them to hunt Sky Larks. Merlin populations have largely recovered from twentieth-century declines, thanks to a ban on the pesticide DDT and their ability to adapt to life around towns and cities." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Merlin/id
I even spotted several mushrooms earlier in my walk, which was a surprise. Can't believe I was out in the park for about five hours! A very enjoyable walk - glad to have your company, Nimali, and that of the very knowledgeable young man we had just met.
Broad-winged hawk
Hello everyone! Long time no see! Hope everyone is hanging in there. Although I haven't had much time for photography these days, sometimes the photography comes to us! :)
I've been seeing this Broad-winged hawk around my yard lately, I don't know if it has settled in for the season or if it's migrating to go nest somewhere else.
This was really exciting because I haven't photographed many birds of prey, plus their just exciting to see!
This is definitely best viewed on a large screen if possible.
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I normally ask permission to take pics , but they were way ahead of me on the path and I'm too old to run any more!!
As it's a back view [ which I love to do] I'm taking a chance.
I've never had anyone refuse me yet - fishermen in particular don't seem to mind at all, so I hope it'll be ok.
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All I thought while taking this photo is (Live as a lion even if it will make you alone rather than being a part of a sheep troop)
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Resting happily on mushrooms and greens. He hopped off under the porch--I'm not crazy enough to crawl under there to get a shot of him smiling at me.
This evening, 2 July 2022, I have posted another five photos taken on 27 June 2022.
It had been just over a month since I did a full day drive. On 27 June, it was the annual spring cleaning of our parking lot and all vehicles had to be removed by 7:30 am. I don't have street parking, so it meant that I needed to fill the time away from home. What better excuse for a long drive! On 25 May 2022, I had taken my daughter out for the day, driving SE of Calgary. Part of my drive on 27 June 2022 was along some of the same roads.
It felt so good to be out seeing birds and other wildlife. Old familiar barns, too; even several kinds of wildflower. This spring, I have had to miss just about all the wildflowers, as well as many bird species. On this day, I was so lucky to have several much-appreciated sightings, including finally coming across a Sharp-tailed Grouse walking across the road way ahead in front of me. I used to love seeing these birds, but hadn't seen one the last few years.
Two other birds I was so glad to see were a Horned Lark, which posed nicely on a fence post, and a Great Horned Owlet. From a distance, I could see the outline of an owl, but it suddenly disappeared from sight. Driving very slowly past the trees, I spotted the youngster deep within the dark tangle of branches. Fortunately, a gap allowed quite a nice view of the young owl.
I always see hawks on this drive, the biggest thrill being a family of Ferruginous Hawks. Usually, I get better photos of the Swainson's and Red-tailed Hawks than I did this day, but I never tire of seeing these majestic birds of prey.
At a final, quick stop before continuing my drive home, all I saw were a couple of Yellow-headed Blackbirds and .... a Wilson's Snipe, one of my favourite birds to see and photograph : ) The latter was a surprise and, with a back view for a change, it did look rather cute.
Being out for 11 hours was a longer day than my usual day trips. I was tired out, but being out in nature rarely fails to leave me on a happy high. Distance travelled was 392 km.
Would love to have been able to sleep in the next morning, but I had to be up very early to welcome a plumber and his mate who came to install a new waste food disposer under my kitchen sink. The old one must have been leaking for a long time into the cupboard. Feels like luxury to be able to use my kitchen sink again, after washing dishes in the bathroom sink for about three weeks! A good thing done. Next thing on the urgent To Do List is to arrange for an electrician to come and repair/service my furnace. Thank goodness this problem arose now and not during the frigid winter months!
A family of four silhouetted against the spring sunset as they walk along the waters edge at Crosby beach near Liverpool.
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