Resting
A Barn Swallow displays it's beautiful plumage in the J Poole wetland in St Albert.
Fluffed Duck
A Blue-winged Teal fluffs and shakes in the J Poole wetland in St Albert.
On the rail
A female Bufflehead on the boardwalk rail in the J Poole wetland in St Albert. Before now I have only ever seen these swimming or flying.
Skittish
A Great Blue Heron displays its impressive wingspan as it takes off from the shoreline of Big Lake. St Albert.
Bug Juice
A female Red-Winged Blackbird perches above her nest site with a freshly caught bug in the J Poole Wetland. St Albert.
Stumped in the wetland
A Wilson's Snipe using a tree stump for a perch in the J Poole Wetland. St Albert.
Lucky
Sometimes you can be lucky to get a perfectly framed shot of a Barn Swallow taking flight from a cattail. J Poole Wetland, St Albert.
Role Reversal
An insect about to use a Barn Swallow as its food source. J Poole Wetland, St Albert.
Lucky 13
This Goldeneye female has her work cut out, Nadeau Pond, St Albert.
Blue on Grey
I used the gravel trail to provide a light grey background to the Tree Swallow at the J Poole wetland in St Albert.
Blue on Green
I used the fresh spring grass to provide a bright green background to this Tree Swallow at the J Poole Wetland in St Albert.
The moment
Barn Swallows finding the J Poole wetland boardwalk rail convenient for their purpose. St Albert.
Respite
A Barn Swallow rests briefly on a cattail during the mating frenzy in progress at the J Poole wetland in St Albert.
Dipping
A Western Grebe is reflected in the still morning waters of Big Lake. St Albert.
Spring Colour
A female American Widgeon cruises a still pool reflecting the spring growth in Sturgeon County.
On the Oxbo
In spring an old watercourse of the Sturgeon River fills with melt water to form an Oxbo lake that is attractive to passing waterfowl, and in this case, a pair of Northern Pintails.
Fly by
A Golden Eye flys up from the Sturgeon River in the early spring sunshine. Sturgeon County.
Starling Tree
Sturgeon County
Starlings
Vantage Point
A Kingfisher (one of two I have seen the area) uses one of the currently under-utilized bridge piers on the Sturgeon River for seeking something to eat. St Albert. (Slight crop)
The Drip
A Yellowlegs loses a drop of water from its beak while wading in the Sturgeon River. St Albert.
Sharing Space
A small duck shares space with a Yellowlegs at the boat launch on he Sturgeon River. St Albert.
Showing it's colours
A Belted Kingfisher does a tight turn over the Sturgeon River. St Albert
Blue on Blue
After spending some time fishing around the Ray Gibbon Drive bridge this Kingfisher flew up the river to Big Lake. St Albert.
