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I have always enjoyed watching birds and in 2014 I started to photograph them.  This blog is my space to display some of pictures I have taken.

The blog is divided into two sections, the first is the year & holiday tabs, they contain pictures taken in those years and locations.  The second is a collection of posts containing my life list pictures of birds that have been recorded in the Calgary birding area, in accordance with the 2024 version of the eBird Checklist of Birds of the World. 

The posts are arranged using the order and family names.  Below each photograph is the date and location where the picture was taken.  Click on the location link to see a Google map of the area.
My current total is photos of 327 species.

Goose, Swan, Duck, & Merganser (Anseriformes)

 

Anatidae


Snow Goose

Photo taken June 2021      Location: Western Irrigation Canal Pathway


Canada Goose

Photo taken February 2024     Location: Carburn Park

Photo taken March 2023     Location: Carburn Park

Photo taken January 2024     Location: Carburn Park

Photo taken April 2018     Location: Bowmont Park Natural Area

Leucistic Canada Goose

Photo taken December 2017      Location: Bowmont Park Natural Area
Photo taken February 2024      Location: Carburn Park

Photo taken January 2022     Location: Carburn Park

Wood Duck

Photo taken June 2021         Location: Fish Creek Wastewater Ponds

Photo taken June 2022       Location: Dale Hodges Park

Mallard

Photo taken February 2024      Location: Bowmont Park

Photo taken July 2021         Location: Bowmont Park Natural Area

Photo taken July 2021         Location: Bowmont Park Natural Area

Photo taken December 2019         Location: Bowmont Park Natural Area

(intersex)

Leucistic Mallard

Photo taken January 2015         Location:: Douglasbank Park



Photo taken March 2024      Location: Dale Hodges Park

 Green-winged Teal


Photo taken March 2024      Location: Bowmont Park

Photo taken April 2018          Location: Bowmont Park Natural Area

Surf Scoter

Photo taken April 2022     Location: White Rock Pier

Photo taken April 2023       Location: White Rock Promenade

Photo taken April 2022     Location: White Rock Pier

Photo taken April 2022     Location: White Rock Pier

Photo taken April 2022     Location: White Rock Pier
Photo taken July 2023      Location: Bowmont Park Natural Area

Photo taken April 2015         Location: Carburn Park
Photo taken November 2021         Location: Carburn Park

Photo taken November 2021         Location: Carburn Park

Photo taken February 2023      Location: Carburn Park

Barrow's/Common Goldeneye Hybrid

Hooded Merganser

Photo taken February 2021         Location: Carburn Park

Photo taken April 2022         Location: Bowmont Park Natural Area

Photo taken April 2022         Location: Bowmont Park Natural Area

Photo taken July 2018         Location: Baker Park

Photo taken July 2023      Location: Nose Creek Pathway

Photo taken July 2021     Location: Frank Lake

Photo taken June 2024     Location: 68 St. Wetlands

Photo taken August 2018     Location: Irricana Sloughs