Sometimes it’s easy to miss the obvious. As I wandered around the countryside these past few weeks, I enjoyed viewing the wildlife activity around the ponds and sloughs. Typically there were a few ducks paddling on the water, some birds flying around the cattails and, if I waited a while, a muskrat often appeared from… Continue Reading
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Canadian prairie skies are an intriguing canvas all on their own. But there’s more to our skies than fluffy clouds during the day and spectacular sunsets at dusk. This vast, beautiful canopy is home to a magnificent creature that effortlessly soars through its expanse. I never tire of watching hawks glide through the air.… Continue Reading
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Sometimes people get in awkward or uncomfortable situations … and it can also happen to birds. The thing with the birds is that you never get to hear their story or find out what they were thinking. So today I’m adding captions to a few photos I took this week to give potential scenarios.
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Bang, bang! What on earth is that noise? Bang, bang, bang! After some artful sleuthing, I figured out that a heavy-set Robin was repeatedly flattening its beak on our living room window. It was taking multiple hits on the same flight. It has happened before, but this was different. Other birds quickly came to the… Continue Reading
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In a perfect world I would be showing off these remarkable pictures of dolphins somersaulting through the air in Hawaii. Now we did see them and I got an airborne photo but there was a little problem. The image in my head must have been from some National Geographic show with crystal clear dolphins almost… Continue Reading

