The paths at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary are obviously not made just for animals of the human kind! These Mule Deer looked almost Christmasy in the distance.
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In a moment of madness, I decided I would go on a birding walk this morning at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. When I left home around 7:45 a.m., the temperature was -19C and much colder than that with the wind chill. Every branch was covered in frost and mist was rising from the icy waters of the lagoon. The Bow River was mainly frozen over with just the odd patch of open water. Lots of Canada Geese and ducks (mainly Mallards, but some Goldeneye, Bufflehead and Barrow's Goldeneye). We saw two Bald Eagles today, always a treat.
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Yesterday, we saw a total of seven Muskrats down at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. The light happened to be beautiful as this one nibbled on the bunch of greens clutched tightly in its tiny hands. I was tempted to crop it even closer, but I liked the tree reflections in the small hole of water that had melted in the thin layer of ice. Thanks, Randy - you two guys were so pleasant, allowing me to "intrude" on you, while you clicked away. Thinking about this just now, it made me chuckle to think that WE could have been the subject for someone with a camera. Me with my little point-and-shoot camera, with a guy with a 600 mm on one side and a guy on the other side with a 500 mm, LOL!!!
"An adult muskrat is about 40 to 60 cm (16 to 24 inches) long, almost half of that tail, and weighs from 0.7 to 1.8 kg (1.5 to 4 lb). Muskrats are much smaller than beavers (Castor canadensis), with whom they often share their habitat." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskrat
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This photo was taken about 10 days ago at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. I'm sure that most of the autumn leaves now lie on the ground, but it was so pretty to see on this particular day.
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Also known as Common Bearberry. A very small, low growing wildflower. Seen at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.
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