American Avocets with Spring Snow

I can only imagine the rude awakening these Avocets felt as the weather suddenly switched and the temperature dropped from 20 °C one day to below -7 °C the next. And a significant dump of snow to go with it! Fortunately it warms back up above freezing temperatures during the afternoon on most days…

Closeup on a White Feather on a Sandy Beach

I found this feather standing upright on the beach while I was in Kelowna a couple of weeks ago. I had been trying to make some nice images of the sandy beach at Waterfront Park in downtown Kelowna, but the light wasn’t cooperating and I really wasn’t all that inspired. When I saw this feather I thought it had some potential and so I switched to my macro lens. I laid right down on the beach beside it to get some closeup images from an interesting angle.

At the time I was out for an early morning walk with my Dad, but he was further off down the beach and nowhere in sight. When I was finished with the feather I stood up and saw him walking towards me. From the look on his face I think he thought I was crazy!

I hope the Easter Bunny helps make your Easter Weekend great!

These are all images of some of the White-tailed Jackrabbits that run wild (literally) around this part of Alberta. These little critters are pretty confused at this time of year and they don’t know whether they should be white or brown, and so sometimes they’re both. We’ve had some beautiful spring weather lately and so I expect that they will all be morphing into their brown summer fur very soon!

White-tailed Jackrabbit in Spring

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White-tailed Jackrabbit in Summer Colors

White on White

White-tailed Jackrabbit nestled in a bed of snow

White-tailed Jackrabbit nestled in Winter

We went for a walk at Weaselhead Provincial Park today and found several groups of very friendly Chickadees. These inquisitive birds are always curious and quick to make an appearance when walkers pass by. They are used to getting handouts from park visitors and as a result they are easily enticed to land on an outstretched hand. One of them even briefly landed on my camera before it realized there was no food there…

Black-capped Chickadee at Weaselhead

Black-capped Chickadee at Weaselhead

A Black-capped Chickadee perching on Melanie's outstretched hand

Black-capped Chickadee at Weaselhead

Black-capped Chickadee at Weaselhead

Sometimes you make the image you plan to make. Sometimes you get the butt…

White-tailed Deer Butts