Found a few fledgling cedar waxwings the other evening, total of 5 in this late season brood. Even at this young age, these cedar waxwings have plenty of colour, just look at that bright yellow tail. These fledglings come late in the year and will no...

I love these fast flying colorful little birds, the tree swallow that compete for nesting locations with the mountain blue birds are so much fun to photograph, like trying to shoot bats in flight. These small iridescent birds are best photographed on...

June 30th I photographed this great grey owl in flight in southern Alberta Canada as it flew out of the darkness of the forest into a small beam of light. I usually see them in the winter, I had no idea that these birds of prey stayed in this area year...

Found in both large and small sloughs (or ponds) here in southern Alberta, the american coot is an interesting bird, especially there specialty developed feet! A few photos of a very cool bird. An american coot close-up Cruising a slough on a calm evening...

Some recent photos of rural Alberta taken east of Calgary in the badlands around Dorothy and Rowley Alberta Canada. Lots to explore and see here in Alberta and I am just touching the surface. The badlands, old ghost towns, prairies, mountains and foothills...

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 desolate landscape, the Alberta Badlands are a photographers dream...

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. A...