Swainsons Hawk
It might be time to already upgrade to a higher powered zoom lens for the camera… I couldn’t get close enough to this pair of Swainsons Hawks before they squawked and flew off. From the AllAboutBirds.org web site: A classic species of the open country of the Great Plains and…
The Canada Goose
The Canada Goose is a pretty magnificent bird and worth of some of your bird watching time while out hiking. I spotted some nicely formed goose tracks while out hiking a few days ago. The Canada Goose is a fairly large bird with a wingspan of 50-73″ (127-185cm) so you…
The Phantom of the North
Once again, a trip along Alberta’s Highway 11 from the Rocky Mountains to Nordegg doesn’t disappoint for wild life. This time around, I spotted a grey owl sitting on the remains of a sign post along the side of the road. I stopped on the side of the road, swapped…
For the birds…
I’m not really a bird person, although growing up, I did think it would be cool to have a hawk as a pet, and I often day dreamed of him flying high above me on my walk to school – swooping down for the occasional morsel of food, or just…
