Dythemis:
Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) near Casselman, ON. Just a portion of a massive flock that's been in this area for weeks and has been helping to hide a much sought after Pink-footed Goose.
Dythemis:
Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) near Jenner, AB. Unfortunately, this is the fate of most of the coolest species I come across...
Dythemis:
Arboreal prairie dog (Urocitellus richardsonii) near Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park, AB.
Dythemis:
Red-necked (Phalaropus lobatus) and Wilson's Phalaropes (phalaropus tricolor) at Pakowki Lake, AB.
Dythemis:
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). Easiest way to see a horned owl on the prairies is to check out every abandoned barn.
Dythemis:
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). Easiest way to see a horned owl on the prairies is to check out every abandoned barn.
Dythemis:
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) at Great Sand Hills, south of Sceptre, SK.
Dythemis:
Late Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) and Dunlin ( Calidris alpina) at Shirley's Bay, Ottawa, ON.
Dythemis:
Female Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra) at Shirley's Bay, Ottawa, ON. Not a stellar shot, but hard to get close to this species at the best of times.)
Dythemis:
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) nests at Writing-on_Stone Provincial Park, Alberta.
Dythemis:
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) nests at Writing-on_Stone Provincial Park, Alberta.
Dythemis:
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) nests at Writing-on_Stone Provincial Park, Alberta.
Dythemis:
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta.
