With vacation time winding down, I asked Len "where do you want to go for your final run", his response was "the chicken road". I new exactly where he meant. On the drive out to get into "position", we spotted the Northern Lights, we stopped and watched them for 15 mintes. They were "strobing" and dancing, mostly green with a dash of red from time to time. It was a terrific display, one of the best that I have ever seen. We found this buck, well before sun up and grabbed a quick shot. The truck lights helped out a bit.
Then just up the road, we found this early morning bird.
Still before sun up we found this very cooperative 8 point Whitetail buck.
We spotted a long distance bull moose, but had no way to get closer. We made a third pass by Old Grey's territory and finally spotted a cow and calf deep in the aspens. Here is a shot of brother Len being vigilant of watching for an opportunity to grab a shot of them, should they present.
Heading out toward the "chicken road" we found these three youngsters waiting to cross the road.
Couldn't resist posting this little girl as she strutted across the road.
We grabbed some shots of a Northern Shrike, so they are starting to migrate through the area. Continuing our track we found this coyote that for once, didn't just turn tail in run.
For the Landscape guys out there, I thought I would throw in a little colour.
Our next opportunity was this not too shy coyote.
We finished up our day with some Redtails, and Mountain Sheep. overall another great outing for Len. I think he has a new healthy respect for the beauty available in Alberta. I hope that everyone has a great wildlife week!
Turbo
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