Saturday, 8 February 2020: our temperature just before 11:00 am is -6C (windchill -14C). Sunrise is at 8:01 am, and sunset is at 5:39 pm. We had maybe three or four more inches of snow last night. So glad I went for a short drive yesterday, before this latest snow. Even happier that I don't have to go anywhere today.

Thought I would add these 7 photos taken yesterday. Then I can hopefully return to editing and posting more images from our great birding trip to South Texas in March 2019.

As you can tell, I had a wonderful photo opportunity yesterday afternoon, when I came across this handsome Bald Eagle. However .... my photos were taken from inside my car, stopped near an intersection with a main highway, hoping that no cars would be coming. I didn't turn off my car in case I needed to move quickly. The rising heat from my car ruined every single photo of the maybe 40 or so I took. I managed to kind of rescue two of the batch, though I did add a third shot that is even more blurry. That one is a vast improvement over all the remaining ones that have to be deleted. I can't believe how long this gorgeous Eagle stayed there. If only I could have got some decent images : )

On yesterday's drive, I found no owls at all, so my few photos are of sky, an old barn and an Eagle. I was just in time to call in at the Saskatoon Farm and have a meal there. This always makes a really good ending to a few hours out with my camera, especially if I haven't found much to photograph.

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Saturday, 8 February 2020: our temperature just before 11:00 am is -6C (windchill -14C). Sunrise is at 8:01 am, and sunset is at 5:39 pm. We had maybe three or four more inches of snow last night. So glad I went for a short drive yesterday, before this latest snow. Even happier that I don't have to go anywhere today.

Thought I would add these 7 photos taken yesterday. Then I can hopefully return to editing and posting more images from our great birding trip to South Texas in March 2019.

As you can tell, I had a wonderful photo opportunity yesterday afternoon, when I came across this handsome Bald Eagle. However .... my photos were taken from inside my car, stopped near an intersection with a main highway, hoping that no cars would be coming. I didn't turn off my car in case I needed to move quickly. The rising heat from my car ruined every single photo of the maybe 40 or so I took. I managed to kind of rescue two of the batch, though I did add a third shot that is even more blurry. That one is a vast improvement over all the remaining ones that have to be deleted. I can't believe how long this gorgeous Eagle stayed there. If only I could have got some decent images : )

On yesterday's drive, I found no owls at all, so my few photos are of sky, an old barn and an Eagle. I was just in time to call in at the Saskatoon Farm and have a meal there. This always makes a really good ending to a few hours out with my camera, especially if I haven't found much to photograph.

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Saturday, 8 February 2020: our temperature just before 11:00 am is -6C (windchill -14C). Sunrise is at 8:01 am, and sunset is at 5:39 pm. We had maybe three or four more inches of snow last night. So glad I went for a short drive yesterday, before this latest snow. Even happier that I don't have to go anywhere today.

Thought I would add these 7 photos taken yesterday. Then I can hopefully return to editing and posting more images from our great birding trip to South Texas in March 2019.

As you can tell, I had a wonderful photo opportunity yesterday afternoon, when I came across this handsome Bald Eagle. However .... my photos were taken from inside my car, stopped near an intersection with a main highway, hoping that no cars would be coming. I didn't turn off my car in case I needed to move quickly. The rising heat from my car ruined every single photo of the maybe 40 or so I took. I managed to kind of rescue two of the batch, though I did add a third shot that is even more blurry. That one is a vast improvement over all the remaining ones that have to be deleted. I can't believe how long this gorgeous Eagle stayed there. If only I could have got some decent images : )

On yesterday's drive, I found no owls at all, so my few photos are of sky, an old barn and an Eagle. I was just in time to call in at the Saskatoon Farm and have a meal there. This always makes a really good ending to a few hours out with my camera, especially if I haven't found much to photograph.

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Saturday, 8 February 2020: our temperature just before 11:00 am is -6C (windchill -14C). Sunrise is at 8:01 am, and sunset is at 5:39 pm. We had maybe three or four more inches of snow last night. So glad I went for a short drive yesterday, before this latest snow. Even happier that I don't have to go anywhere today.

Thought I would add these 7 photos taken yesterday. Then I can hopefully return to editing and posting more images from our great birding trip to South Texas in March 2019.

As you can tell, I had a wonderful photo opportunity yesterday afternoon, when I came across this handsome Bald Eagle. However .... my photos were taken from inside my car, stopped near an intersection with a main highway, hoping that no cars would be coming. I didn't turn off my car in case I needed to move quickly. The rising heat from my car ruined every single photo of the maybe 40 or so I took. I managed to kind of rescue two of the batch, though I did add a third shot that is even more blurry. That one is a vast improvement over all the remaining ones that have to be deleted. I can't believe how long this gorgeous Eagle stayed there. If only I could have got some decent images : )

On yesterday's drive, I found no owls at all, so my few photos are of sky, an old barn and an Eagle. I was just in time to call in at the Saskatoon Farm and have a meal there. This always makes a really good ending to a few hours out with my camera, especially if I haven't found much to photograph.

Tags:   Alberta Canada S of Calgary nature wildlife ornithology avian bird birds bird of prey raptor eagle Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Accipitridae Haliaeetus adult majestic perched power pole wooden pole insulator front view sky outdoor winter 7 February 2020 Canon SX60 Canon SX60 Powershot annkelliott Anne Elliott © Anne Elliott 2020 © All Rights Reserved

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Saturday, 8 February 2020: our temperature just before 11:00 am is -6C (windchill -14C). Sunrise is at 8:01 am, and sunset is at 5:39 pm. We had maybe three or four more inches of snow last night. So glad I went for a short drive yesterday, before this latest snow. Even happier that I don't have to go anywhere today.

Thought I would add these 7 photos taken yesterday. Then I can hopefully return to editing and posting more images from our great birding trip to South Texas in March 2019. I added a touch of filter in post-processing.

As you can tell, I had a wonderful photo opportunity yesterday afternoon, when I came across this handsome Bald Eagle. However .... my photos were taken from inside my car, stopped near an intersection with a main highway, hoping that no cars would be coming. I didn't turn off my car in case I needed to move quickly. The rising heat from my car ruined every single photo of the maybe 40 or so I took. I managed to kind of rescue two of the batch, though I did add a third shot that is even more blurry. That one is a vast improvement over all the remaining ones that have to be deleted. I can't believe how long this gorgeous Eagle stayed there. If only I could have got some decent images : )

On yesterday's drive, I found no owls at all, so my few photos are of sky, an old barn and an Eagle. I was just in time to call in at the Saskatoon Farm and have a meal there. This always makes a really good ending to a few hours out with my camera, especially if I haven't found much to photograph.

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