this bald eagle was drinking from the creek in their enclosure, and walked right up to the fence. We were maybe 2 feet away from the bird at one point, when it opened its wings to move, freaking The Boy out pretty solidly.
Tag: bird
breakfast club
I stopped by the duck pond to shed my jacket before getting to campus. These little guys were sure I had some breakfast to share with them. They’re certainly less shy than they were in the spring. Also, a little bigger…
speedy mcduck
hungry ducks coming to check me out while I pause by the pond to shed some rain gear before getting to campus.
lake of ghosts
we went out to Ghost Lake with some friends, who were dropping a bike off for tomorrow’s Ironman race.
surrounded
At the frozen pond in Bowness Park, Evan fed the birds some bread. They wanted more. Always, more.
seen
an owl watches me inside the enclosure, letting me get within 5 feet of it to get this shot with my 50mm prime lens.
perched
a red-winged blackbird perches overlooking a neighbourhood pond, protecting its turf from the others in the area.
poplar duckie reflections
a family of ducks swims in the pond in the University of Calgary Research Park. The baby ducks are not very old, but are growing very quickly.
spy hill landfill
The Boy and I had a manly man errand this afternoon, taking a load of stuff to the city landfill.
reflection bench
a bench along the pathway at one end of the duck pond near campus. this pond is now the home to nearly a dozen resident ducks, and many other birds have moved back into the trees surrounding it. campus sounds alive again.