Winter sky at sunset

Frost

Frost and shadows

Jupiter, Saturn and the Sturgeon River

Jupiter and Saturn

Moon rise over St Albert

Illuminated by the sun that has just dropped below the western horizon, the moon rises in the east. Sturgeon County.

Open Water

Muskrats enjoying the opportunity of feeding from the edge of open water on Big Lake, I think the first I have seen this at this time of year. Lois Hole Park.

Frost (1)

Frosty morning in Sturgeon County.

Frost (2)

Frosty morning in Sturgeon County

Frost (3)

Frosty morning in the Sturgeon River valley in Sturgeon County

The drift

Snow on he banks of the Sturgeon River on a snowy day. Sturgeon County.

A splash of colour

Winter in Alberta can be a very muted experience colour-wise, lots of whites, greys, browns, blacks...but with an occasional Mountain Ash Tree to brighten up the place, taken in Sturgeon County during perfect golden light in the hour before sunset.

Snowy scene

Xmas day snowfall in Sturgeon County.

Rowan Tree

Near Big Lake

First tracks

Well human ones anyway, our snow shoe tracks disturb the pristine snow on the Sturgeon River after a major snow fall. the moose, deer, coyotes, weasels and rabbits actually got here first!

Hoarfrost

Hoarfrost on the trees adjacent to the J Poole wetland, Lois Hole Park

Cool flight

A chilly morning in early November, Big Lake has frozen over and I am able to walk on the edge of the lake to the bluffs overlooking the narrows where I found a pair of Bald Eagles "hanging out". I was too exposed to approach them but was able to get some long range shots with the trees providing an interesting background as they flew off.

The launch

A Bald Eagle launches from its perch on the bluffs overlooking the narrows of Big Lake

On the edge

Cattails on the edge of Big Lake after a snow fall