Rob McKay Photography Calgary Alberta

Some recent photos of rural Alberta taken east of Calgary in the badlands around Dorothy and Rowley Alberta Canada.

Another trip through Alberta’s Kananaskis Valley today, this time we took the dirt road from Canmore all the way down hwy 40. Around every corner was another amazing vista, I just cant get enough of the Kananaskis Valley!

I watched and photographed this eastern kingbird catching bugs late in the afternoon. Hovering over a pond, it seemed to be attracted to the dragonflies for some reason. Either it wanted one for lunch, or knew that the dragon was eating the same thing, so food was near.

These Alberta Badlands photographs are taken just outside the town of Drumheller and are from an earlier excursion to the ghost town of Dorothy located in Alberta’s Badlands.

A very calm female goldeneye duck did not seem to be bothered by my presence at all and let me get in close for a photograph.
The evening light was just right!

A few recent photos of dragonflies and damselflies, most photographed with the Nikon 300mm AFS f/4 lens handheld. I took over 200 mosquito bites taking these pictures, I hope you like them!

I cant help myself, every time I see a cedar waxing, I have to photograph it! Here are few recent photos from Calgary Alberta. Handheld, Nikon 300mm f/4 AFS and my old D1H.

Last weekend I visited the Alberta Badlands, toured through Drumheller, an old coal mine and ended up in Dorothy, EST 1895.

The Badlands of Alberta are impressive and in my opinion, a MUST see location. The landscape is surreal, rugged and desolate.

This is my fourth pair of great horned owls in less than three months, always fun to find and always difficult to photograph. These owls are always hiding in thick cover.

My second encounter with Alberta’s Yellow-headed Blackbirds. What a gourgous bird, and one I had never photographed before. These blackbirds and their amazingly bright yellow heads are new to me as they are not found in southern Ontario, so it was a real treat to see them here in Alberta.