There are only two or three consistent flocks of Redpolls in Canmore right now. Here’s one from Policeman’s Creek.
Feathers on Friday
Category: Feathers on Friday
Feathers on Friday
Not much to photograph recently! Here’s on of our ever-present Black-capped Chickadees from Policeman’s Creek.
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Feathers on Friday
Canada Goose in the sun at Carburn Park in Calgary. My first trip there this year, I saw over 200, and the second, just the one!
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Feathers on Friday
Snow Buntings are true masters of camouflage – their patterned plumage fits in with the snow, the dead grass and rocks with which they surround themselves. There are six in the above photo, part of a flock of 500 odd I found this morning. And, just for reference, here is the original shot, at full zoom on my camera:
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Feathers on Friday
With both the kids (Dec. 9th) and the adult (Dec. 16th) Christmas Bird Counts fast approaching, I chose this Mallard hen from the 2016 Bird Count as this week’s Feathers on Friday. Let me know if you are in Canmore and want to come to either!
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Feathers on Friday – Back with the Berries
Sticking to a ‘winter bird’ theme, here’s a Bohemian Waxwing. They are back in town and feeding rapaciously on mountain ash berries. This one was part of a 50+ flock in Canmore, with a hungry Northern Shrike watching on….
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Feathers on Friday
Here’s another of the winter finches, a male Pine Grosbeak. This species can come to Canmore in numbers of over 200, or under 5, each year different from the next.