A golden gift
A male goldfinch courting a female in the wetland.
Duck Scattering Heron
The mallards scatter as a GBH chooses their spot on the lake to land.
Coyote in the woods at sunset
This coyote is hit by the golden hour light streaming into the woods.
In the woods at sundown
A coyote backlit by the setting sun in the woods of Sturgeon County.
Face in the forest
A Coyote takes an interest as I walk by with the dog just before sunset. See here for what happened next: https://www.wildstalbert.com/A-year-in-the-wild/Coyote-Encounter/
Snipe on the rail
This shot was taken after several minutes of posing for the several photographers present.
Peering down
Or up? this Snipe presented a great opportunity for the many photographers present on the boardwalk.
On the rails
A pair of Black Terns watching the world go by on the boardwalk,. A long way from the aggressiveness that caused the boardwalk to be shut down several years ago!
Kingbird
Taken in Lois Hole park
Sunset over the Sturgeon
A calm Sturgeon River reflecting the muted colours of a sunset.
Pause
This buck paused for a moment before running off into the bush as I walked the dog in the late evening.
Twin Towers
Edmonton in the background
Mating routine on the rail (2)
Mating routine on the rail
Flight of the snipe
In the yellow
This woodpecker was chipping grubs out of a stump in our back yard. The dandelions were gone the day after!
End game
The male flies off after completion.
Anticipation
Tree swallows make convenient use of the boardwalk rail for their mating routine which involved several "runs".
The mating perch
One of several attempts made using the boardwalk rail as a perch.
In a huddle
Pelicans hunkering down in the smoke on Big Lake.
