Another shot during our Saturday adventure.
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Another shot during our Saturday adventure.
This Warbler was having a great time in the tree right next to my RV so I lifted the screen and stuck my camera out my window to get a few shots of this beauty.
Below is a Ruby-crowned Kinglet (I spotted several of these guys as I walked around the lake) They are fast and stay mostly in the shadows. Hope to get one with the crown showing one of these days!
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A rare close-up sighting! So happy when my husband doubled back so I could take this photo.
He was the first to spot these two gorgeous mountain goats munching on the sparse grass on the side of the mountain highway between the Kicking Horse Pass and the Banff National Park,
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The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), also known as the Rocky Mountain goat, is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. [...].
General appearance and characteristics
Both male and female mountain goats have beards, short tails, and long black horns, 15–28 cm (5.9–11 in) in length, which contain yearly growth rings. They are protected from the elements by their woolly white double coats. The fine, dense wool of their undercoats is covered by an outer layer of longer, hollow hairs. In spring, mountain goats moult by rubbing against rocks and trees, with the adult bucks (males) shedding their extra wool first and the pregnant does (females) shedding last. In the winter, their coats help them to withstand temperatures as low as −50 °F (−46 °C) and winds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h).
A buck stands about 1 m (3.3 ft) at the shoulder to the waist and can weigh considerably more than the female (around 30% more in some cases). Male goats also have longer horns and longer beards than females. Mountain goats can weigh between 45 and 140 kg (99 and 310 lb), though even males will often weigh less than 82 kg (180 lb). The head-and-body length can range from 120–179 cm (47–70 in), with a small tail adding 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 in).[2][3][4]
The mountain goat's feet are well-suited for climbing steep, rocky slopes, sometimes with pitches of 60° or more, with inner pads that provide traction and cloven hooves that can be spread apart as needed. Also, the tips of their feet have dewclaws that are sharp to keep them from slipping.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_goat
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Have a great day and thanks for dropping by.
While I was waiting for everyone to arrive I spotted this sparrow sitting in the morning light. These were always my favorite visitors to my bird feeder.
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This is perhaps the most famous view in our beautiful Canadian Rockies!
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Spirit Island is a tiny island in Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park. This landmark is the destination of boat trips across Maligne Lake,[1] a view many people associate with the Canadian Rockies. Spirit Island enjoys worldwide reputation.[1] This landmark is one of the most famous views of the Canadian Rockies.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_Island
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Have a wonderful Thursday and thanks for dropping by.
These Godwits were so pretty in the late afternoon light...this was the afternoon that a trucker from Oregon with two trailers full of hay got lost on Elkhorn Rd and ran out of gas right near where I was photographing these birds. it took 2 1/2 hours for him to finally get some help!
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... no, this is a stranded jellyfish illuminated by the golden light of the setting sun on Praia dos Ingleses, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Hope you are enjoying your weekend and thanks as always for visiting.
this is me in the midnigthsun in Akureyri july 2010.. cold, yes ;o)
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I took this photograph while visiting Florida, I was in a swamp area when this was taken.
This photograph was taken back in 1992, and I scanned this photograph in with my Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner.
I was using my Minolta 8000i film camera at the time.
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...right before the lock and dam down from the Uniontown river port....
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The exposed roots have almost become part of the rock surface. They look to be clinging on for dear life - and I guess they are.
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