Well bright sun and the need for a walk was all I need to brave the -20 C temperature today. I found myself heading back to the unfindable to me Long-tailed Weasel haunt. I had forgot my 2.0 Teleconverter at home and luckily enough still had my 1.4 available to extend my reach today. First order of business; grab an image of this little White-breasted Nuthatch.
Did a pass by the "weasel spot" and came up empty. So I headed over to where the young GHO's have been hanging out and I wasn't disappointed. At first I only spied the lower bird, then all of a sudden I noticed that there were a pair!
Another pass by weasel land turned up nothing, but I couldn't resist this shot of a Nuthatch "hanging on"!
Next sighting wa a rare bird for this city park. I have spotted Rough-legged hawks around the city before, but this is a first for this area.
I hooked up with Rob and Bob who were also on the hunt for the little white ghost. This pileated flew in and kept us entertained for a while.
Here is another shot of this photogenic male. It was a pleasure to shoot him.
It was great to have super light and cooperative subjects. I had just decided to head home for lunch. As I approached Rob and Bob, I got the "wave" so I hustled over and managed to grab a couple of shots.
These are quick little critters and tough to find when they are white on white :)
I was ecstactic to be able to finally find this beautiful carnivore. I am very happy to bring this new to the Blog hunter to my viewers. Our encounter only lasted about 5 or 6 minutes and during that time the little target would disappear for up to a minute at a time.
I hope that everyone get some some wild in their life this week! If you are in Calgary look me up and we will do a track together.
Turbo

An accounting of outings taken with guests of Turbo's Track and Tour. All photo's on the site are copyrighted by the original poster, unless specifically mentioned in write up. I do not claim to be a photographer, the intent is to provide evidence of what I can find for you! I'd love to get comments on what is presented here. I'd like to thank Russell for finding the originator of the following quote: "There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing." -- Sir Rannulph Fiennes
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