Productive Wetland Important to Hundreds of Bird Species Frank Lake is a restored wetland located 6 km east of High River, Alberta, 50 km south of Calgary. The lake is controlled by Ducks Unlimited Canada for wildlife management purposes, and is an Important Bird Area and Key Biodiversity Area. I recently made two visits, accompanied…
Category: Wildlife
Late Discoveries
I have continued to work on the editing of photos from our travels to the East Coast in June. As is often the case, I find photos that had not caught my attention in the first scan through the many that I took. I’m including some of those “late discoveries” today, along with some shots…
Wild Horses
I recently went on a photo excursion in search of wild horses. I went with Kevin McCormick, who in addition to being a fine photographer is very knowledgeable about wildlife and these horses in particular. They are known to range in an area north of Canmore and east of the Rockies, along Highway 40. The…
Fledgling Owls
If it is a young owlet with a fuzzy head and body but has fully grown wing feathers and a stubby tail, it is a fledgling just learning to fly. Great Horned Owls reach the fledgling stage at 9-10 weeks after hatching. The time for fledging has arrived for this owl family and I had the opportunity…
Oldies from the Archives
As part of my Covid-19 driven activities, I’ve been culling my photography archives. This is a long overdue task, one that never proceeds when there are more interesting things to do. I’m making progress and hope to cut the number of photographs I have in storage in half. One of the positive aspects of this…