I love action photography and birds in-flight (BIF) are one of my favorite forms of this, especially birds of prey (hawks, eagles, owls & falcons). Seconds count in this type of fast action photography, grab the moment if you can, and you can if you practice. I shoot hand-held and like to hike, for me this is the ultimate form of photography. I...

Headed south east of Calgary this foggy wintery morning into the prairies to see the town of Mossleigh Alberta and some old buildings in and around the area. The fog was very thick so my landscape photos are limited to a few old abandoned farm buildings and one of the 3 Mossleigh silos (below) was photographed. Click to enlarge photos. Abandoned prairie...

These are full frame photos of the northern hawk owl, to the left shows the hawk owl sitting on a fence post in a snow storm, photo taken last week.

Perfect morning for photography in Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, clear skies and a few good looks at a large buck deer. In this kind of light you just have to photograph EVERYTHING including a few ducks spotted on the main pond. Male Deer - Buck Goldeneye Duck In-Flight Lots of mallard ducks, a few Canada geese and a dozen or so goldeneye ducks kept us...

I say owls, because I was lucky to spot two northern hawks within 100 yards of each other thanks to a tip on its location from a friend. To watch this fast flying hawk owl hunting was a thrill and only 40 min. from downtown Calgary made it even better The portrait of the owl on the left shows close-up what these owls look like. I lucked out and also...