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St Albert and Area

The past year of nature and landscape photographs taken in St Albert and surrounding area.
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  • Winter light at sunset

    Winter light at sunset

    A colourful sky during sunset. Sturgeon County.

  • Winter Morning Sun

    Winter Morning Sun

    The morning sun casts a slight yellow hue onto this GHO as it basks on a chilly (-18C) morning. Sturgeon County.

  • Remarkable

    Remarkable

    This unremarkable photo of Bohemian Waxwings in a tree is actually quite remarkable when you take a close look at the tree and consider this photo was taken on January 6th. Spot it? Sturgeon County.

  • Patch of light

    Patch of light

    Winter afternoon sunshine on foliage. Sturgeon County.

  • In deep

    In deep

    A squirrel deep in the woods. Sturgeon County.

  • Winter Afternoon Sun

    Winter Afternoon Sun

    I returned to the same tree where I saw Grey Eyes during my morning walk with the dog. He was in the same spot taking in the late afternoon winter sun, and I took a longer focal length lens. Sturgeon County.

  • Grey Eyes

    Grey Eyes

    The second of a pair of Great Horned Owls makes his (?) first appearance since the spring (for me). Overlooking the Sturgeon River in Sturgeon County.

  • Spiky seed pods

    Spiky seed pods

    Hanging in the dogwood shrubs on the banks of the Sturgeon River. Sturgeon County.

  • Mop head

    Mop head

    This lichen looks a bit like my covid-19 induced hairstyle

  • Lichen

    Lichen

    In the woods of Sturgeon County.

  • Winter Leaf

    Winter Leaf

    A single leaf suspended in the woods in Sturgeon County.

  • Shining through

    Shining through

    Sunlight reaches into the forest to illuminate a squirrel chomping on a pine cone. Sturgeon County.

  • Two planets and four moons

    Two planets and four moons

    A fairly good crop of a shot of Jupiter and Saturn a day after their 400 year interval conjunction, showing the moons of Jupiter and the elliptical shape of the rings of Saturn . Sturgeon County.

  • A day late

    A day late

    The conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, a 400 year event, occurred 24 hours before I took this shot across the moonlit river, it was cloudy yesterday (enough said!). Sturgeon County.

  • Inconspicuous

    Inconspicuous

    This Great Horned Owl is often seen roosting on this tree stump, not hard to see why. Sturgeon County.

  • The elusive buck

    The elusive buck

    This white tailed buck has been playing hide a seek with me for a few days now, making it tough to get a clear view. Sturgeon County.

  • Moose

    Moose

    A cow in the moose browsing in the bush on a sunny winter morning. Sturgeon County.

  • Browse break

    Browse break

    A female moose pauses her browsing in the morning sunshine to check me out. Sturgeon County.

  • Taking over

    Taking over

    The Bald Eagle has been hanging around, and this morning was seen on the owl tree (sans owl). Sturgeon County.

  • Shelter

    Shelter

    This GHO had returned to this tree to roost, a Bald Eagle flew off as I approached, I think it kind of snuggled into this position for protection. Sturgeon County.

  • My Blue Sky

    My Blue Sky

    The old ELO song came to mind when I came across this Bald Eagle while picking my way down the partly frozen Sturgeon River in Sturgeon County.

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    Lichen
    Winter Leaf
    Shining through