Squirrel Season!
It seems to be ‘squirrel season’ this year… Every where I’ve been, there have been squirrels. And those squirrels are on a feeding frenzy of pine cones. While checking out the Mountain Park Cemetary of Cadomin area, I came across this furry fellow munching away. Cadomin is in the foothills,…
Speyeria Hesperis Beani Butterfly
A recent hiking adventure close to my current home resulted in some 350 photos being taken of wildlife in the area. A few of those photos consisted of this brilliant orange, but very nervous butterfly, and had to test out the new 300mm Tamron zoom lens to even get this…
Alberta’s Wild Rose
After only 3 years of living in, and exploring Alberta, I finally get to see Alberta’s Provincial Flower – the Wild Rose. Here this Bumble Bee works on the pollination of a few roses: I was quite surprised at the abundance of the Wild Rose here. I’ve covered thousands of…
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…
