“Did Someone Say Fish?” – American White Pelican in Springtime

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Every spring, before pelicans start nesting, they congregate in the creeks and shallow bays where fish are spawning, in order to replenish their energy stores. This image is a pelican landing on the water for “refuelling” after spring migration. Photo captured by Nikon D300 – Nikkor AF-S 18-200mm 1:3.5 –… [Continue Reading]

American White Pelican

I’m Onto You!

I snapped this image of a Great Horned Owl incubating eggs on a late March afternoon in Saskatchewan.  This particular site has had a successful brood for the past seven years. I suspect the coots, pocket gophers, and mice in the area are very nervous! Photo captured by Nikon D300 – AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G… [Continue Reading]

Great Horned Owl on its nest

Porcupine “Just Hangin’ Out”

  I spotted this porcupine just hangin’ out in a tree in my backyard.  I snapped this image as he was sunning himself on a warm winter afternoon. Like all of the local wildlife, he has had a pretty easy go of it this winter with minimal snowfall and mild temperatures. I left him to… [Continue Reading]

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Winter in Saskatchewan

The call for “The Look Of Winter” at Outdoor Blogger Network made me want to run outside and snap an image that captures the feeling of our cold harsh winters, in the ‘mostly’ treeless prairies, I call home. However, this winter in Saskatchewan has been unseasonably warm with little snow. So to give you a… [Continue Reading]

Prairie Snow Drift

Winter Impressions

I always enjoy finding fresh tracks in the field.  The sense that only minutes earlier a critter was moving through this spot where I’m standing, gives me a thrill. Such was the case when I happened upon these Sharp-tailed grouse marks in the snow. These markings were left by a sharp-tailed grouse whose home stomping… [Continue Reading]

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