"hmmmm weird looking thing on the other side of the fence."
Friend or Foe? #yyc #yycnature

A common loon swimming in a storm pond

Last month I saw a common loon in an uncommon place--a storm pond!

This common loon hung out for about a week--and thanks to my birding friends, I had a chance to see it on its layover :-)

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A male wood duck looking right thru me #birds #bird #yycnature #birdphotography

Hybrid duck between a hooded merganser and gold eye
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This is 1 of about 10 double crested comorants that were perched high up in this dead tree overlooking the bow river in Calgary #birds #birding #yycnature