Photo of the Day

A Bohemian Waxwing.  Photo taken this week not far from my home.

Picking the fruit

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Photo of the Day

This photo was taken in Calgary, in September of this year.   This is either a female or a juvenile, in any case he or she is gorgeous:)

Snowy Owl

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Photo of the day

This photo was taken at the Calgary Zoo this past September.  It was an absolute joy to see this Black Swan.  I haven't seen one since I was a small child living in Germany many years ago.

Black Swan

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Photo of the day-stowaway

This photo was taken on a Caribbean Cruise, on our cruise ship specifically, four years ago now.  I have a habit of waking early, usually between 4 and 5 am.  On the ship, in order not to wake my mother, I would grab a cup of coffee in the cafeteria and head out on deck to enjoy the solitude, listen to the water beneath the ship and watch the sun rise.  This bird startled me, just as I set my coffee on the floor beside one of the deck beds where I just sat down. 

You see it was sneaking around under the deck beds and making every attempt to hide.  It had clearly seen me before I saw it.  I had to sit very still to get this photo and I watched it for over an hour as it continued to try to hide, while more and more people rose to greet the day.  I do not know how long the bird stayed aboard, as I eventually went to go grab a coffee for my mother, and when I returned it had gone.   However, since it is not a bird that you see here in Alberta, I'm very glad that it stowed away aboard the cruise ship even for just a little while.

King Rail-a stowaway

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Photo of the Day

This photo was taken in the spring, when the males were serenading the females with their sweet songs.

Black-capped Chickadee

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Photo of the Day

This photo was taken at the Calgary zoo in September of this year.

Peacock

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Photo of the Day

This photo was taken at a south-side pond in the fall of last year. Migration is always an exciting time of year for me, since I often discover new species of beautiful birds.

Conneticut warbler

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Photo of the Day

This photo was taken in the spring this year, at the beginning of migration season.

Rose Breasted Grosbeak-female

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Photo of the day-winter bird

Photo taken yesterday around the neighborhood.

White breasted Nuthatch

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Photo of the day

This is a photo I took last winter down in the Whitemud Creek Ravine.  It was the first time I had ever encountered this delightful species and I spent an enjoyable hour just watching them.

Common Redpoll

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Photo of the day

This is a photo I took this past spring when Chickadees were everywhere, and the males were very busy singing their mating song.

Chickadee in song

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Todays photo

This photo was taken at the Calgary Zoo this past September.  Flamingos are curious creatures and positively gorgeous.

Pink Flamingo

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Photo of the Day

This hardy, tiny nuthatch surprised me by it's presence at the bus stop this week.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

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Photo of the day

I took this photo down in the river valley one day this summer.  Red-eyed vireos have the most beautiful song and I love to hear them sing.  They are abundant down in the river valley in summer.

Red-eyed Vireo

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Photo of the Day

I caught this little beauty on camera just after first snowfall this year.

Golden Crowned Kinglet

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Not quite focused

Black and White Warbler

Sometimes total focus isn't necessary.  The beauty of the bird is still visible and stands out, in softened surroundings.

American Redstart

Chickadees

House Finch male

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Caught with a mouth full

Blue Jay

 Most of the time I am too restless to just stand in one place to take my photos, which is no doubt why I still haven't purchased that tripod.  However, patience has it's own rewards and so I do often stand, crouch or sit in one place for long periods of time with my camera poised at the ready.  This is especially true if I see a bird or other wild creature doing something amusing or extra ordinary.   I never did see what the Blue Jay on the right eventually did with that peanut, but he hung on to it for quite some time, before he just flew off with it still stuffed in his beak.

Squirrel

The Squirrel above has himself wrapped around an apple the size of his head, which he's trying to eat.  I didn't see how he got the apple up onto that stump, never mind where he got it and I don't know how he managed to keep his perch.  He wrestled with this apple for a long time though, before he finally got his first bite, because it kept slipping away and rotating on him.

Red necked Grebe

This Red necked Grebe caught my attention because he kept shaking his head, throwing his head back and splashing the water in an effort to subdue a fish that was just a little too large to simply swallow.  His persistent determination didn't help, after about ten minutes, and a trip all over the pond, he gave it up.

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