Wandering Coyote Family Member

Not more than 1 km and 5 minutes away from the coyote family of 5, I came around the corner on the road and met this young, single coyote. It was the same size as the younger coyotes in the family pack and I am surmising this youngster was part of the pack out on a solo jaunt. It was on top of the furrow of the freshly bull-dozed country road and was eye level to me. I stopped the car and rolled the window down thinking it would instantly vanish and instead it stared at me and then came down to the road level. It was unsure and skittish but definitely curious. After a couple of minutes I told it "you better get off the road and you are supposed to be afraid of humans!"....as soon as I spoke it was gone like a flash! :)

Wandering Coyote Family Member

Not more than 1 km and 5 minutes away from the coyote family of 5, I came around the corner on the road and met this young, single coyote. It was the same size as the younger coyotes in the family pack and I am surmising this youngster was part of the pack out on a solo jaunt. It was on top of the furrow of the freshly bull-dozed country road and was eye level to me. I stopped the car and rolled the window down thinking it would instantly vanish and instead it stared at me and then came down to the road level. It was unsure and skittish but definitely curious. After a couple of minutes I told it "you better get off the road and you are supposed to be afraid of humans!"....as soon as I spoke it was gone like a flash! :)

Wandering Coyote Family Member

Not more than 1 km and 5 minutes away from the coyote family of 5, I came around the corner on the road and met this young, single coyote. It was the same size as the younger coyotes in the family pack and I am surmising this youngster was part of the pack out on a solo jaunt. It was on top of the furrow of the freshly bull-dozed country road and was eye level to me. I stopped the car and rolled the window down thinking it would instantly vanish and instead it stared at me and then came down to the road level. It was unsure and skittish but definitely curious. After a couple of minutes I told it "you better get off the road and you are supposed to be afraid of humans!"....as soon as I spoke it was gone like a flash! :)

Wandering Coyote Family Member

Not more than 1 km and 5 minutes away from the coyote family of 5, I came around the corner on the road and met this young, single coyote. It was the same size as the younger coyotes in the family pack and I am surmising this youngster was part of the pack out on a solo jaunt. It was on top of the furrow of the freshly bull-dozed country road and was eye level to me. I stopped the car and rolled the window down thinking it would instantly vanish and instead it stared at me and then came down to the road level. It was unsure and skittish but definitely curious. After a couple of minutes I told it "you better get off the road and you are supposed to be afraid of humans!"....as soon as I spoke it was gone like a flash! :)

Wandering Coyote Family Member

Not more than 1 km and 5 minutes away from the coyote family of 5, I came around the corner on the road and met this young, single coyote. It was the same size as the younger coyotes in the family pack and I am surmising this youngster was part of the pack out on a solo jaunt. It was on top of the furrow of the freshly bull-dozed country road and was eye level to me. I stopped the car and rolled the window down thinking it would instantly vanish and instead it stared at me and then came down to the road level. It was unsure and skittish but definitely curious. After a couple of minutes I told it "you better get off the road and you are supposed to be afraid of humans!"....as soon as I spoke it was gone like a flash! :)

Wandering Coyote Family Member

Not more than 1 km and 5 minutes away from the coyote family of 5, I came around the corner on the road and met this young, single coyote. It was the same size as the younger coyotes in the family pack and I am surmising this youngster was part of the pack out on a solo jaunt. It was on top of the furrow of the freshly bull-dozed country road and was eye level to me. I stopped the car and rolled the window down thinking it would instantly vanish and instead it stared at me and then came down to the road level. It was unsure and skittish but definitely curious. After a couple of minutes I told it "you better get off the road and you are supposed to be afraid of humans!"....as soon as I spoke it was gone like a flash! :)

Coyote family in the shadows...

What a privilege to view this family of coyotes (Canis latrans)! I found them in the shadows on the edge of a forested area looking out over the openness. They were very aware of my presence and I waited motionless trying to get all 5 of them into the same frame (which I did not manage). It was obvious my presence made them uneasy so I rapid fired the camera and then left them in peace.

Coyote family in the shadows...

What a privilege to view this family of coyotes (Canis latrans)! I found them in the shadows on the edge of a forested area looking out over the openness. They were very aware of my presence and I waited motionless trying to get all 5 of them into the same frame (which I did not manage). It was obvious my presence made them uneasy so I rapid fired the camera and then left them in peace.

Coyote family in the shadows...

What a privilege to view this family of coyotes (Canis latrans)! I found them in the shadows on the edge of a forested area looking out over the openness. They were very aware of my presence and I waited motionless trying to get all 5 of them into the same frame (which I did not manage). It was obvious my presence made them uneasy so I rapid fired the camera and then left them in peace.

1 vs 6

At first, the northern hawk owl felt too far - a tiny silhouette even at 600mm, perched high and untouchable. Then the sky shifted. Caws erupted. Six crows swarmed in, filling the frame. Dive-bombing, testing, harassing. The owl didn't flinch. No panic. No retreat. Just calm, locked-in focus. One by one, the crows gave up and peeled away.

Deer Portrait

Found this deer just off trail. Seemed unphased as it was eating, so I grabbed my camera out of my bag and snapped a couple headshots

Deer Portrait

Found this deer just off trail. Seemed unphased as it was eating, so I grabbed my camera out of my bag and snapped a couple headshots

Deer Portrait

Found this deer just off trail. Seemed unphased as it was eating, so I grabbed my camera out of my bag and snapped a couple headshots

Deer Portrait

Found this deer just off trail. Seemed unphased as it was eating, so I grabbed my camera out of my bag and snapped a couple headshots

Magical Moment

Morning calm settles over the Alberta prairie as hoar frost meets the climbing sun in a small grove of trees, creating a scene that borders on the surreal.

Fox in snow

After hrs I finally came across this beautiful Fox in the snow

White-Tailed Deer

Beautiful

Wood Duck

This Wood Duck came in so close, and then basically posed. Couldn’t resist this shot.

Winter

An Ocean Theme

A piece of ceramic and glass artwork near the beach reflecting the Colours and Creatures of The Sea

Wandering Coyote Family Member

Not more than 1 km and 5 minutes away from the coyote family of 5, I came around the corner on the road and met this young, single coyote. It was the same size as the younger coyotes in the family pack and I am surmising this youngster was part of the pack out on a solo jaunt. It was on top of the furrow of the freshly bull-dozed country road and was eye level to me. I stopped the car and rolled the window down thinking it would instantly vanish and instead it stared at me and then came down to the road level. It was unsure and skittish but definitely curious. After a couple of minutes I told it "you better get off the road and you are supposed to be afraid of humans!"....as soon as I spoke it was gone like a flash! :)

Wandering Coyote Family Member

Not more than 1 km and 5 minutes away from the coyote family of 5, I came around the corner on the road and met this young, single coyote. It was the same size as the younger coyotes in the family pack and I am surmising this youngster was part of the pack out on a solo jaunt. It was on top of the furrow of the freshly bull-dozed country road and was eye level to me. I stopped the car and rolled the window down thinking it would instantly vanish and instead it stared at me and then came down to the road level. It was unsure and skittish but definitely curious. After a couple of minutes I told it "you better get off the road and you are supposed to be afraid of humans!"....as soon as I spoke it was gone like a flash! :)

Wandering Coyote Family Member

Not more than 1 km and 5 minutes away from the coyote family of 5, I came around the corner on the road and met this young, single coyote. It was the same size as the younger coyotes in the family pack and I am surmising this youngster was part of the pack out on a solo jaunt. It was on top of the furrow of the freshly bull-dozed country road and was eye level to me. I stopped the car and rolled the window down thinking it would instantly vanish and instead it stared at me and then came down to the road level. It was unsure and skittish but definitely curious. After a couple of minutes I told it "you better get off the road and you are supposed to be afraid of humans!"....as soon as I spoke it was gone like a flash! :)

Wandering Coyote Family Member

Not more than 1 km and 5 minutes away from the coyote family of 5, I came around the corner on the road and met this young, single coyote. It was the same size as the younger coyotes in the family pack and I am surmising this youngster was part of the pack out on a solo jaunt. It was on top of the furrow of the freshly bull-dozed country road and was eye level to me. I stopped the car and rolled the window down thinking it would instantly vanish and instead it stared at me and then came down to the road level. It was unsure and skittish but definitely curious. After a couple of minutes I told it "you better get off the road and you are supposed to be afraid of humans!"....as soon as I spoke it was gone like a flash! :)

Wandering Coyote Family Member

Not more than 1 km and 5 minutes away from the coyote family of 5, I came around the corner on the road and met this young, single coyote. It was the same size as the younger coyotes in the family pack and I am surmising this youngster was part of the pack out on a solo jaunt. It was on top of the furrow of the freshly bull-dozed country road and was eye level to me. I stopped the car and rolled the window down thinking it would instantly vanish and instead it stared at me and then came down to the road level. It was unsure and skittish but definitely curious. After a couple of minutes I told it "you better get off the road and you are supposed to be afraid of humans!"....as soon as I spoke it was gone like a flash! :)

Wandering Coyote Family Member

Not more than 1 km and 5 minutes away from the coyote family of 5, I came around the corner on the road and met this young, single coyote. It was the same size as the younger coyotes in the family pack and I am surmising this youngster was part of the pack out on a solo jaunt. It was on top of the furrow of the freshly bull-dozed country road and was eye level to me. I stopped the car and rolled the window down thinking it would instantly vanish and instead it stared at me and then came down to the road level. It was unsure and skittish but definitely curious. After a couple of minutes I told it "you better get off the road and you are supposed to be afraid of humans!"....as soon as I spoke it was gone like a flash! :)

Coyote family in the shadows...

What a privilege to view this family of coyotes (Canis latrans)! I found them in the shadows on the edge of a forested area looking out over the openness. They were very aware of my presence and I waited motionless trying to get all 5 of them into the same frame (which I did not manage). It was obvious my presence made them uneasy so I rapid fired the camera and then left them in peace.

Coyote family in the shadows...

What a privilege to view this family of coyotes (Canis latrans)! I found them in the shadows on the edge of a forested area looking out over the openness. They were very aware of my presence and I waited motionless trying to get all 5 of them into the same frame (which I did not manage). It was obvious my presence made them uneasy so I rapid fired the camera and then left them in peace.

Coyote family in the shadows...

What a privilege to view this family of coyotes (Canis latrans)! I found them in the shadows on the edge of a forested area looking out over the openness. They were very aware of my presence and I waited motionless trying to get all 5 of them into the same frame (which I did not manage). It was obvious my presence made them uneasy so I rapid fired the camera and then left them in peace.

1 vs 6

At first, the northern hawk owl felt too far - a tiny silhouette even at 600mm, perched high and untouchable. Then the sky shifted. Caws erupted. Six crows swarmed in, filling the frame. Dive-bombing, testing, harassing. The owl didn't flinch. No panic. No retreat. Just calm, locked-in focus. One by one, the crows gave up and peeled away.

Deer Portrait

Found this deer just off trail. Seemed unphased as it was eating, so I grabbed my camera out of my bag and snapped a couple headshots

Deer Portrait

Found this deer just off trail. Seemed unphased as it was eating, so I grabbed my camera out of my bag and snapped a couple headshots

Deer Portrait

Found this deer just off trail. Seemed unphased as it was eating, so I grabbed my camera out of my bag and snapped a couple headshots

Deer Portrait

Found this deer just off trail. Seemed unphased as it was eating, so I grabbed my camera out of my bag and snapped a couple headshots

Magical Moment

Morning calm settles over the Alberta prairie as hoar frost meets the climbing sun in a small grove of trees, creating a scene that borders on the surreal.

Fox in snow

After hrs I finally came across this beautiful Fox in the snow

White-Tailed Deer

Beautiful

Wood Duck

This Wood Duck came in so close, and then basically posed. Couldn’t resist this shot.

Winter

An Ocean Theme

A piece of ceramic and glass artwork near the beach reflecting the Colours and Creatures of The Sea