Birds, Squirrel, Muskrat Eye, Headless plastic Canine - Oct 2014

An assortment of photos from Oct 2014

A few of the Geese in the area

Coot

This was an odd sighting, on one of the lake boardwalks. Could be it was there for a scavenger hunt, We see them a few times a year for corporations and school children. Could also be someone was trying to steal it and decided to just take the head. This also the spot where we came across 3 very drugged up people a few years ago. 

Harris Sparrow - immature

Mallard

Muskrat hiding. We saw evidence of something swimming under the water, it stopped at this spot. Took several photos and had to really lighten them to get this result. You can just make out some fur and an eye if you look closely.

Squirrel

Starlings

White Throated Sparrow - immature

Bird Photos - End of Sept 2014

An assortment of bird photos from the end of Sept.

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Hermit Thrush

Mallards

Palm Warbler

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

White Throated Sparrow

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Deer, Ducks and Scenery - Jan 22 2015

Weather turned really nice, +4C for January is pretty exceptional. So Dave and I lunched at Burger King and headed for Fort Whyte.
Was a great outing, lots of school kids, was nice to see them out taking in nature and enjoying the toboggan run.
We came across 2 Deer sleeping in the bush and we saw another two running through the bush.
We saw a Woodpecker flying in the distance. I suspect it was a Hairy Woodpecker.
We also saw a flock of about 12 Ducks flying off in the distance and came across a small group of Mallards landing on some open water in one of the lakes.
We walked around Fort Whyte for over 3 hours and finished off with a warm beverage at Fort Whyte's Buffalo Stone Cafe.

Bird Houses and Toboggan Run

Deer we disturbed from a nap

Flock of Ducks about 1 mile distant

Mallards

Old Plow

Edge of a Pond

Looking Across a Pond

Trail

Cross Country Ski Run

Trail

Birds, Buffalo and a Prairie Dog - September 2014

A great outing, saw lots of nature and took a lot of pictures.
It was a very dull day and seeing as how I can't change ISO settings anymore was stuck with it on auto.
Most photos turned out OK but the Kingfisher photos were a disappointment as I can't get a setting now to take a decent photo of birds in flight.
My equipment is now 4 or 5 years old so I'm waiting for spring to decide what to do, repair, replace or bumble along with what I have.

Gold Finches

Belted Kingfisher - Approximately 60 feet distant

Belted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher hovering 

Bison resting by a rubbing stone

House Sparrow

House Sparrows

House Sparrow

House Sparrow

Orange Crowned Warble - immature?

Prairie Dog

Wood Ducks

Birds, Turtles and a Squirrel - End of August 2014

Another outing to Fort Whyte and as enjoyable as ever.

Canada Geese, walked a few hundred yards into the bush to feed on the seed spilled from the bird feeders. The largest Goose stared at us the entire time. The juvenile didn't seem to care about us and went straight for the seed.

Goose Stare

Mallard sitting on a turtle.

Duckling all on its own

Gold Finch

Mallards

Merlin

Squirrel

Turtle

Wood Duck