First Lake (two photos)

Posted by Steve Boer on November 18, 2020
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We made it out to Jasper National Park this past weekend. First Lake in the Valley of the Five Lakes might be even more beautiful when it’s frozen.


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Sleeping Porcupine

Posted by Steve Boer on November 16, 2020
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A porcupine sleeping high up in a tree. I don’t know how animals do stuff like this without falling.

Sleeping Porcupine
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/800, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 560mm

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Squirrel on a branch

Posted by Steve Boer on November 9, 2020
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Just a squirrel on a branch.

Squirrel on a branch
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/640, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 560mm

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Tundra Swans (three photos)

Posted by Steve Boer on November 7, 2020
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Some Tundra Swans – Cygnus columbianus from a couple weeks ago. They were just here for a few days during the migration.


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Bison in Autumn (five photos)

Posted by Steve Boer on October 10, 2020
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I drove out to Elk Island National Park pretty early a few Sundays ago and was rewarded with plenty of bison sightings.


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Full moon setting in St. Albert

Posted by Steve Boer on October 3, 2020
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Full moon setting in St. Albert
#moon #alberta #yeg

Moonset
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/8, Aperture: f/16, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 220mm

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Muskrat

Posted by Steve Boer on September 5, 2020
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Muskrat in Lois Hole Provincial Park⁠

Muskrat
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/320, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 125, Focal Length: 400mm

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St. Albert star trail

Posted by Steve Boer on August 15, 2020
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St. Albert star trail with Neowise (the cyan/turquoise one cutting down through the top right third) and someone’s drone in the bottom left I think. And possibly a UFO near the top middle.

St. Albert star trail with Neowise and someone's drone
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 248x20s, Aperture: f/1.6, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 50mm

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Common Loon on blue

Posted by Steve Boer on August 10, 2020
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I finally got a decent photo of a loon. Usually they are too far out in a lake to be able to get a good shot. This one was in a very small lake in Whitecourt’s Rotary Park, so I was able to zoom in fairly close, although I did still crop the image.

Common Loon
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/320, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 125, Focal Length: 400mm

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Hermitage Park, Edmonton (seven photos)

Posted by Steve Boer on August 7, 2020
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Took a nice walk around Hermitage Park recently. I’d known this place existed, but just hadn’t visited it before. There were a TON of Canada Geese in one area, eating the grass down to the level of a fast golf green. In the off-leash area there is a pond with lots of waterfowl including a bunch of pelicans and cormorants, which are not really the kind of birds you envision seeing in Edmonton. Anyway, it’s a nice place and I recommend a visit if you’re in the neighborhood and have the time.

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