February 29, 2020 - Pictures of the day

Canada Goose coming in for a landing





 Male and Female Mallards
 Two White Tail Deer
A lonely Canada Goose on the river bank

February 28, 2020 - Pictures of the day

 Bald Eagle surveying the river from the top of a power pole
 Bald Eagle surveying the river from the top of a power pole
 Hairy Woodpecker bolted just as I was taking his picture
Canada Geese soaking up the morning sun

February 27, 2020 - Pictures of the day

Started off with my walk along the river. After lunch we drove to Fish Creek Park, Bow Valley Ranch, to seek out the Great Horned Owl.

 Male Goldeneye in flight
 Female Goldeneye
 Male and Female Mallards
 Great Horned Owl
 Great Horned Owl
 Porcupine in a tree
Neat looking knots in a tree

February 25, 2020 - Pictures of the day

Lots of pics today. I started off with the birding group in Fish Creek Park across the Bow River where I normally walk. While processing all the pics in the afternoon a Blue Jay showed up in the back yard.

 Lots of frost on the trees this morning
 Northern Flicker
 Barrow"s Goldeneye, my first sighting
 Upside down Hairy Woodpecker
 White-breasted Nuthatch
 White Tail Deer
 Great Horned Owl
 In my back yard, House Sparrow
 Blue Jay
 Blue Jay
And he's off.......a little out of focus.

February 23, 2020 - Pictures of the day

Fish Creek Park, McKenzie Meadows

 Northern Flicker
 Canada Goose with White Brow, Giant Canada Goose
 Canada Goose with White Brow, Giant Canada Goose
Canada Goose


February 22, 2020 - Pictures of the day

Started out the day with a walk along the Bow River, then went for a drive in the country NE of Strathmore looking for the elusive Snowy Owl ( not to be found today )

 Black-capped Chickadee
 Bufflehead
 Male Goldeneye
 White-breasted Nuthatch
 mallards
 Old Barn along Hwy 564
 Herd of deer along Hwy 21
Closeup of three of the deer

February 21, 2020 - Pictures of the day

Today I went on my usual stroll along the Bow River by the McKenzie Meadows Golf Course

 Bufflehead Ducks
 Bald Eagle
 Bald Eagle
 Bald Eagle
 Bald Eagle
Goldeneye Ducks and a Canada Goose

February 20, 2020 - Pictures of the day

I went birding today at Shannon Terrace in Fish Creek Park.

 Mountain Chickadee
 Hairy Woodpecker
 Hairy Woodpecker
 Hairy Woodpecker
 Brown Creeper , my first sighting
Red Squirrel