No matter how many times I see American White Pelicans, they’re always impressive

Some ducks: Canvasback, Redhead, Bufflehead, and (I think) Greater Scaup

Red-breasted Mergansers, a species I’ve seen several times but usually from far-off, and one I haven’t been able to get terribly great photos of

Greater Yellowlegs

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Some lousy photos of a Brant - a coastal goose that’s rare inland, and my first one ever

Snow Geese at Beaverhill Lake. Can you spot the smaller Ross’s Goose among them?

Hooded Merganser, in my opinion one of our coolest ducks

Western Meadowlark

The toothy head of the leptocleidid plesiosaur Nichollssaura. This marine reptile lived in what’s now northeastern Alberta during the Early Cretaceous when that region was under an inland sea #FossilFriday

A Cinnamon Teal, probably my favourite duck, on the river today

Edmonton’s early Black-necked Stilt

Long-tailed Weasel still in its winter coat

Finally visited Frank Lake for the first time this weekend and right at the entrance spotted a lovely Mountain Bluebird

Trumpeter Swans - if you zoom in you might see the individual in front as a faint dash of yellow in front of the eye. Wonder what’s up with that.

Northern Shrike, probably not long for this region

The Sights and Sounds of Spring | Royal Alberta Museum

An article I wrote for the Royal Alberta Museum on nature in spring royalalbertamuseum.ca/blog/sights-...

Some early Snow Goose arrivals coming in with the hoards of Canada Geese. I believe the individual in the first photo is a Snow Goose X Ross’s Goose hybrid, as supported by a few other knowledgeable folks

Title slide of a presentation by Chris Fisher titled Same, but Different.

Thanks again to NatureAlberta and @naturenickpics.bsky.social for organizing & hosting my recent presentation "Same, but Different" comparing & contrasting the NA grasslands and the African Serengeti.
If interested, it can now be viewed online:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyH8...

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Throwback I took eight years ago (!) on this day. Still the best look at a porcupine I’ve ever gotten

An odd Northern Flicker I saw in Calgary recently, with just a hint of a moustache

Glaucous Gull bathing with some ducks on the Bow River

Winter waterfowl

Bald Eagle making off with a Mallard

Nice hybrid Northern Flicker that's been hanging around my place this afternoon.

Nice little Golden-crowned Kinglet sighting this morning

Head-on with Smilodon at the Natural History Museum in London. Where do you stand on the ‘exposed canines/lip-covered canines’ debate? #FossilFriday

When the sunset gets low and the light gets purple, look for Short-eared Owls at the open wetlands

One day I might get a nice close-up shot of a Short-eared Owl, but today wasn’t it