Sunday, 16 April 2017

Photos from early April 2017 and 2016.

Canada Geese
Two of the earlist arrivals at the pond. They are annoucing their claim to this bit of land although their nearest rivals are about 100 yards away. 


Common Grackle 2017

Deer 2016

Deer 2017


Downy Woodpecker 2017

Downy Woodpecker 2017

Dragonfly 2016

Flowers 2016


Golden Crowned Kinglet 2017
This little one was probably 40 feet into the bush, got 3 photos none of which turned out very well.

Grasshopper 2016

Painted Turtle 2016

Floating Walk, Fort Whyte 2016

Purple Finch Female 2017

Robin 2017
Grape Jelly feeder

Ruby Crowned Kinglet 2017
River is still in flood. Brush submerged on my side of the river so I was trying to get photos of the Kinglet on the other side of the river and did not fair so well.

Sailboats Fort Whyte 2016

Wood Ducks 2017


Friday, 7 April 2017

Assorted Photos 2016

Barn Swallow

Bee

Brown Thrasher 

Brown Thrasher 

Butterfly Eyed Brown 

Cackling Goose

Clay Colored Sparrow 

Deer

Deer

Double Crested Cormorant 

Downy Woodpecker 

Fall 


Fox Sparrow

Gadwall

Goldfinch 

Scaup - Pied Billed Grebe 

Hairy Woodpecker

Honey Comb

Fort Whyte

Prairie Dog

Friday, 31 March 2017

Fort Whyte 31 March 2017


Crow Landing
Saw a Crow without a tail. It seemed to be doing quite well.




Cackling Geese standing on sunken ice.

Cackling Geese

Canada Geese
From their behavior it seemed they were claiming this rail car as their own.


Claiming territory, none of the other Geese seemed to pay them any attention.

Canada Goose standing on sunken ice.

Black Capped Chickadee

Black Capped Chickadee
This one was singing its heart out. It was very beautiful.

Crow

Dark Eyed Junco

Dark Eyed Junco

Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Ice is starting to rot on one of the larger lakes.
Squirrel

White areas of water are sunken ice.