nature Photography

Snowy Owls Flight Photos

The last set of the snowy owls in flight, Moving on to other birds and beasts but I hope you enjoyed this series of the snowy owl in flight from Alberta Canada

Mountain Sheep Jumping Guard Rail Kananaskis Valley

I took a drive into the Kananaskis Valley Alberta on the weekend looking for, well anything that moved! I found a small heard of mountain sheep crossing a road and jumping over a roadside guard rail. It was fun as I test driving the Nikon 200-400mm f/4 VR lens on these sheep in action.

Birds Of Prey, Nature & Wildlife Photography by Mark Williams

A good friend of mine and fellow photog Mark Williams has finally put together a web site showcasing Birds of prey, nature and wildlife photography.

Summer Bucks Velvet

From a quick outing tonight, some good light and a summer buck deer with velvet antlers at sunset.
Other beasts seen include a male oriole feeding two female fledglings, kingbirds, a mule deer mom looking after her two fawns, an american goldfinch and a kestrel hoisting a young starling off and being chased by the family.

Birds & Beasts

No, that beast on the left looking over the branches is not a samsquanch, a.k.a. bigfoot or sasquatch, it is the tree eating porcupine, in this case a very cute baby porcupine!

Pond Life - Beavers, Ducks & Canada Geese

A quick visit to a nearby pond was worth it as I had lots of time to photograph this beaver munching on some assorted branches. He didn’t mind me watching him at all, the evening light was perfect but it was still cold outside.

Bucks & Ducks in Morning Light

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.

Alberta’s Great Gray Owls

Yes, more photos of the wild great gray owls that roam the forests of Alberta Canada! These are not fresh photos, but are a few weeks old from other owl outings, some posted here on the site.
A friend of mine, and fellow photog David Lilly went looking for the owls again today, second time in a row and we got skunked, again! Nothing, not even a glimpse of the gray ghost. Oh well, better luck next time.

Northern Hawk Owl In-Flight

I photographed this Northern Hawk Owl in-flight last winter and met a few new friends while at it, in fact, they pointed me in the right direction for this northern hawk owl. Here is a sequence of photos of the owl hunting and capturing his dinner, in this case a mouse!

Inglewood Bald Eagles

I dropped by Inglewood Bird Sanctuary and noticed on the main pond there are 100’s of ducks, I also noticed that something has been eating them! On the ice over the pond are a few explosions of duck feathers! Now it could be coyotes, ravens or magpies eating the ducks, or maybe eagles.

Great Horned Owl

I saw a total of three great horned owls the other day, here is a photo of one found along the banks of the Bow River in Calgary. I also viewed plenty of eagles roosting in trees, at one point there must have been 20 or so in one tree, but too far off for a photo.

Great Gray Owls, Alberta

Finally, I got a chance to see and photograph the great gray owl! Today I went looking for the great gray and found two of these owls hunting along a fence line north west of Calgary, what a thrill!.

Snowy Owl Alberta

Reports of snowy owls was enough for me to take the drive, we found 8 snowy owls there. Not the best day for photography as it was dark, overcast with light snow, but to watch these snowy owls made my day.

Another Great Horned Owl

This great horned owl was photographed last Sunday just south of Calgary Alberta. I was actually looking for rough-legged hawks and came across this owl hiding in a tree.

Calgary Zoo

A visit to the Calgary Zoo on Saturday, camera in hand I decided to take a few photos. This was my second visit to the Calgary Zoo and I was delighted to see this Tigers up and roaming around. Not easy taking pictures through the wire fence, but I did get a couple clean shots.

Scary Halloween Owl

Just for fun, here is one scary looking halloween owl picture, actually it is a great horned owl photographed in Calgary, Alberta!

Wood Ducks In-Flight

Late September wood ducks photographed in flight in evening light, the fall colours are in full swing now making the backgrounds rich and full of colour!

Swainson’s Hawks In Flight Alberta

The Alberta Swainson’s Hawks will start there migration soon, but last week I photographed an adult Swainson’s hawk in-flight hunting the prairie for anything that moved! I did notice one Swainson’s hawk dive at what looked like a quail. The hawk dropped out of the sky like a rock, but the prey was too fast and flew off.

Female Goldeneye Duck

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!

Cedar Waxwings

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.

Great Horned Owls, Calgary Alberta

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.

Yellow-headed Blackbirds

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.

Calgary’s Bald Eagles

Late this after noon I found a nesting pair of bald eagles. I found the adult pair, then I found the nest, I saw the two young in the nest ( I think two) with mom, then the adult male found me!

Red Fox

After hearing the news of the red fox & young, my 6 year old daughter and I went out after dinner in hopes of spotting her. I thought the den was in the gardens so we wandered around the north edge, eyes peeled! With or without a fox we had a great time, but after about 20min. we had a bonus!