It's a new month and I was back at Carburn Park in SE Calgary on a field trip with Nature Calgary. It was a very nice day for a walk and we saw a good variety of birds and mammals. We saw four Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in total, two juveniles and two mature adults.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 800mm, ISO 2000, 1/1250, f/18. Feb 02, 2024, 10:50 am.
In the next picture two juvenile Bald Eagles were challenging for a dead Canada Goose - lunch.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 800mm, ISO 5000, 1/2000, f/13. Feb 02, 2024, 9:55 am.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 800mm, ISO 5000, 1/4000, f/13. Feb 02, 2024, 10:00 am.
All the mature Bald Eagles were some distance away, and this is the best shot that I could get of a mature eagle.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 800mm, ISO 5000, 1/5000, f/13. Feb 02, 2024, 10:00 am.
The prettiest bird of the day, and perhaps the most abundant, was the Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola). When the sun hits the drake's head just right, it really sparkles.
As we were headed toward the north end of the park, this Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) was making good headway upstream.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 280mm, ISO 5000, 1/1250, f/11. Feb 02, 2024, 10:15 am.
As we were leaving the park we swung by the porcupine den and were lucky to find a North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) sunning itself outside of its den. On the original pictures, you could find its eye peeking out (the tail is to the left).
All pictures photo-edited with On1 Photo Raw 2024
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