Saturday, May 8, 2010

"American White Pelicans" - Project 365 - Day 128 of 365



American White Pelicans - Project 365 - Day 128 of 365
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"American White Pelicans"

Day 128 of 365

Went to the park today to take bird pics and found 2 pelicans...only in Alberta! LOL!

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"Two Ends and a Beginning..." - Photo of the Day - May 8th, 2010




Two Ends and a Beginning... - Photo of the Day - May 8th, 2010
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"Two Ends and a Beginning..."

A baby elephant stands quietly framed by two mature elephants at the Metro Toronto Zoo in Ontario, Canada.

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Friday, May 7, 2010

"Lunchtime" - Photo of the Day - May 7th, 2010




Lunchtime - Photo of the Day - May 7th, 2010
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"Lunchtime"

A red squirrel sits on a post eating nuts on a warm sunny day in Sauble Falls Provincial Park.

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"Curious Bovines" - Project 365 - Day 127 of 365



Curious Bovines - Project 365 - Day 127 of 365
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"Curious Bovines"

Day 127 of 365

Two curious beef cows watch me through the fence bordering their pasture..

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

"Orange Lily" - Project 365 - Day 126 of 365



Orange Lily - Project 365 - Day 126 of 365
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"Orange Lily"

Day 126 of 365

Testing the macro capabilities of my new P&S camera, a Canon Powershot SX200. I wanted something that I could have tucked away in a pocket or purse when one of my D-SLRs just wasn't appropriate.

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"Columbine" - Photo of the Day - May 6th, 2010




Columbine - Photo of the Day - May 6th, 2010
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"Columbine"

A close-up of the brightly red and yellow coloured flower of a wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis). Captured in late May 2009 near Thessalon in rural Ontario, Canada.

Also known as Canadian Columbine , or (ambiguously) called “Red Columbine”, wild columbine is a wildflower of the Ranunculaceae family. Leaves are both basal and cauline, lobed and divided. The distinctive flowers appear in late spring, above the foliage. Flowers consist of coloured sepals, and petals elongated into a spur.

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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

"Lounging Buffalo" - Photo of the Day - May 5th, 2010




Lounging Buffalo - Photo of the Day - May 5th, 2010
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"Lounging Buffalo"

A male bison, or buffalo, rests among the tall prairie grasses and wildflowers in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada.

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SNOW!!!" - Project 365 - Day 125 of 365



SNOW!!! - Project 365 - Day 125 of 365
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"SNOW!!!"

Day 125 of 365

It isn't fair...everyone is posting pics of beautiful flowers and I'm posting pics of snow...again. And yes, its May 5th!

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

"Magpie Out on a Limb" - Photo of the Day - May 4th, 2010




Magpie Out on a Limb - Photo of the Day - May 4th, 2010
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"Magpie Out on a Limb"

A black-billed magpie perches on the broken limb of a fallen tree, surveying the forest floor for food.

Captured in the woods of Indian Battle Park along the shores of the Oldman River in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi using a 70-300mm lens.

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The Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica) is a large black and white bird (20 inches), belonging to the crow family (Corvidae). It has a very long tail and dark bill. The bill, head, breast and underparts are black, with lustrous green iridescence on the wings and tail. The belly and shoulders are white, as well as the primaries that show as white wing patches in flight.

Magpies inhabit open woodlands, savannas or brush-covered country near streams from Alaska, through western Canada, south into California and east to the Great Plains.

"Lucky 13" - Project 365 - Day 124 of 365



Lucky 13 - Project 365 - Day 124 of 365
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"Lucky 13"

Day 124 of 365

A bleak day again today so not much outside to photograph. Today's photo is therefore my lucky 13 keychain, along with my Myrtle Beach keychain, just to remind me of warmer climates.

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"My Boys!" - Project 365 - Day 123 of 365



My Boys! - Project 365 - Day 123 of 365
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"My Boys!"

Day 12. of 365

My two cats sit together, though only one of them seems to be interested in posing for a photo shoot.

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Sunday, May 2, 2010

"Stormy Skies" - Photo of the Day - May 2nd, 2010




Stormy Skies - Photo of the Day - May 2nd, 2010
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"Stormy Skies"

The cold, brilliant blue glacial waters of Vermillion River (in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada) flow past dark green pine forests and lofty Rocky Mountains beneath a sky filled with dark, angry storm clouds.

Captured with a Canon Rebel XSi using an 18-55mm lens. Converted to HDR using Photomatix Pro 3.

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"Spring Buds" - Project 365 - Day 122 of 365



Spring Buds - Project 365 - Day 122 of 365
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"Spring Buds"

Day 122 of 365

Fresh spring buds on a tree, colours inverted using Tiffen DFX.

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