I'm back in the Canadian Rockies to spend a few days with my sister. Yesterday we hiked Sulpher Mountain-a 5.5 km uphill hike with a 2300 foot elevation gain. Whew!! But it was with it for the view. We took the gondola down. We haven't seen much wildlife yet-just some deer and mountain sheep. Hopefully …
Brewer’s Blackbird – Day 139 – A Year of Wildlife
A very noisy Brewer's Blackbird. Maralee
Pine Mountain Observatory
Last night I went out with the local photography meet up group to photograph the Milky Way over the Pine Mountain Observatory. It was a crystal clear evening when we arrived and hoped that we would get some nice photos. The Milky way was to start appearing over one of the domes around 11:30 p.m. …
Lesser Goldfinch – Day 138 – A Year of Wildlife
The Lesser Goldfinches have returned to the feeders. I enjoy watching these colorful little birds. Maralee
Squirrel – Day 137 – A Year of Wildlife
This is one of several squirrels we have at the office who clean up the bird seed that has fallen on the ground. This one wandered away from its siblings to check out our planter. Maralee
