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Birder, not a Conservative. Jays, Oilers, Seahawks #birds #fuckTrump #nevervoteconservative If you look out the 49ers' Super Bowl window all you see is the past Red Deer , Alberta
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#Birds #Cobrachickens One of our local parks replaced some old wood bridges with new concrete/metal. job is not finished ( landscaping and pathway remediaton yet to be done. The construction company brought in some 24 hour security to enforce the rules. 🤣
3 days later I returned to a very foggy environment but still prevailed
Went back with my daughter … fog was a challenge but see what she spotted just after we arrived
#Birds #RareBirds #Birdingfail So new rule … always go a little bit further 😀 See alt text
Look what’s listed on FB here … $20 cdn .. need some pathway lights ?? Oh and enjoy that vacation !!
on a " Mother Nature can be hard" note. The above photo is today June 20, here is yesterday ...note there are TWO fledglings yesterday, today only one. 😢 I think its likely in this pic the left young one has already passed. I watched them for a good 10 minutes and it didn't move at all. #Birds
Harlan's Red-Tailed Hawk with maybe some Krider's genes. Stettler County, Alberta June 5 2026
#Birds #WrenBusiness The project has commenced … some streamlining of the process might be in order …
#Birds #AlbertaBirds #Mammals Wilsons Phalaropes I frequently see spinning away on ponds and sloughs, but Red-necked I rarely see and usually at a distance, this loner was 10 feet from pavement in a tiny pond...Sora, are just great hiders usually and the twins..well they're stinkin cute!
#Birds Ruddy Duck pair, Male resting and mid display (that bill is a blur) female looking on .
Last years new arrivals May 13-20 looks like a good week ahead. ( That Piping Plover might be a challenge to find )
#Birds First Warbling Vireo of the year. I eBirded as a Eastern/Western . after some analysis of spectrograms vs Sibleys breakdown of the differences I settled on Western . Thanks @davidrscott.bsky.social for the heads up to the Sibleys breakdown. I'll add the link to Sibleys in comments
#Birds #Migration #AlbertaBirds some ducks have a "yeah, I'm freaking handsome, I know it" look in their eye....case in point :
#birds Squirrels , better keep an eye out . Hunting lessons are starting now Three healthy juveniles in this family