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My last post had a glaring typo. For some reason I type “Common Loon” instead of “Common Coot”. I am not sure if the edited version got re-sent to people. Apologies for the senior moment!!

Neither of these birds are unusual for this part of the country. But they are not often found in such close proximity. There is a Common Gallinule on the left and a Common Coot (munching on some vegetation) to the right. [Edited the original post to correctly name the bird on the right as aContinue reading “Snapshot – Unusual Pair”

We spotted a Northern Harrier flying low over the marsh as it hunted for small mammals. It dropped down before I could photograph it so we moved past some scrub to see if we could find where it landed. This is what we saw in the distance. The Harrier was in a staring contest withContinue reading “Snapshot – Standoff”

These are some photos I took of a very large flock of Green-winged Teal with a few Northern Pintails mixed in. The flock numbered at least 200 individuals. The entire flock took flight, circled the waterway and landed again twice, giving me an opportunity to catch them in flight. The first photo shows a portionContinue reading “Ducks. Lots of Ducks.”

A Mallard seems to be watching a Great Egret landing with some interest. The duck has to land like a seaplane but the Egret can do it with a little flair.

Two photographs of Peregrine Falcons… The first is an in-flight shot on a bright autumn morning: The second is more action than art. Another Falcon made a pass at a large number of shorebirds, most of whom took to the air and flew in a group evasive pattern called a murmuration. However, some birds diveContinue reading “Snapshot(s) – Peregrine Falcon”

Great Egrets, like their cousins the Great Blue Heron, are stalkers. They stand still or move slowly and wait for something to come into range for a quick lunge. This one was hunting for small fish in shallow water.

This is a Downy Woodpecker taking seeds from an end-of-the-season sunflower plant. Why bang your head digging out grubs from a tree when you can just nibble on some nice sunflower seeds?

My last post was a photograph of a Swainson’s Hawk that I took in Alberta Canada. This is one of a darker morph with a dark gray head that I took the same morning. Photographed near Craigdhu, Alberta about 25 km NE of Calgary in August 2017.

I was in Calgary, Alberta for a conference and did some photography after it was over. This is a Swainson’s Hawk soaring over the open prairie near Keoma, AB about 25 km NE of Calgary in August 2017. It glanced at me just as I took the photo.