I tried to get photos of the wildlife when they were making eye contact with me . . . as long as they weren't looking at me as a food source. Maralee
Mountain Sheep
On our drive back from Jasper, we came across two groups of mountain sheep walking among the rocks by the road. Following is a short 8 second video of mountain sheep on the Columbia Icefields Parkway. https://youtu.be/TUOm5eI29CY Also, a few photos. Maralee
Black Bear #1
We encountered this black bear shortly after seeing the grizzly from yesterday's post. This time there were a dozen or more other people watching this bear with us. Maralee
American Kestrel aka Sparrow Hawk
I came across this bird on one of my walks this weekend. I thought it was a sparrow hawk. When I looked it up it identified it as an American Kestrel. Upon further reading, I found out they're one and the same. It's a fairly small bird - not much bigger than a scrub jay. …
Peek-a-Boo
This little fellow popped out from the rocks just long enough for me to get its photo. Maralee
