pontiac1940
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Post by pontiac1940 on May 9, 2023 4:12:31 GMT
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Post by jackscrap on May 9, 2023 5:52:52 GMT
They are all so wonderful, but those owl babies are too cute and growing up so fast.
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Post by Howard on May 9, 2023 6:01:44 GMT
Brilliant shots.
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Post by BuckSkin on May 9, 2023 6:25:39 GMT
Excellent photography !Bumble bee and buffalo bean flowers
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Post by cats4jan on May 9, 2023 11:43:48 GMT
Clive - fun and beautiful photos - as usual. Thanks for labeling your photos. For me it's not enough to enjoy the photos, I always want to know the name of the critter.
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Post by pontiac1940 on May 9, 2023 13:23:03 GMT
Thank you for you kind comments. It was a good walk and I was pleased with the photos. I don't think our Bumble Bees have that orange band on them - just black and yellow. You are observant. I never gave bumble bees much thought so looked up some info. Turns out that there are 46 species if bumble bees in North America of which 28 live in the province of Alberta. Some are described here including more than one with an orange band. I always want to know the name of the critter. Although I did not know the name of the bumble bee, I agree. I want to know the name of critters. |
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Post by BuckSkin on May 9, 2023 15:19:38 GMT
I always want to know the name of the critter. Although I did not know the name of the bumble bee, I agree. I want to know the name of critters. |
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Post by hmca on May 10, 2023 0:07:52 GMT
I agree with Jacki....and love the last one of the bird in flight.
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Post by dandc on May 10, 2023 6:44:50 GMT
Beautiful shots Clive - didn't realize the coloring Grackles had . . thanks for sharing!
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Post by VickiD on May 10, 2023 16:23:11 GMT
Beautiful photos, Clive! Hard to pick my faves, but I'm partial to the bumblebee, the Robin, and the yellow-headed blackbird (I've never seen one of these before!).
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Post by pontiac1940 on May 11, 2023 2:26:32 GMT
Thanks for your kind words. Taking photos is most enjoyble and gets me out. Frank --- his name is Frank. HA HA! Good one. didn't realize the coloring Grackles had Normally they are just a noisy black bird but when the sun hits them just right they get nice iridescent colors. One was parked high in our aspen tree this evening and was also pretty. I took photos but I am hundreds behind in reviewing pix. I'll see if I can get at them this evening. Newsflash. This evening two of the owlets left the nest. They were sitting on the rim earlier this afternoon. I went over at 7 PM and they were all up high and as I watching, the biggest owlet flapped its wing and hopped out in a limb. One other also ventured out in a limb. Dad was calling in a tree about 50 meters away. He was not hooting but squawking. They will all be flying in 2 or 3 days. |
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