Happy Holidays!!!!!!!!!!!!       Hope everyone is  having a cozy winter. (Above is a Veridian Flycatcher, phone photo of the back of my camera.)

My computer died the slow death. It was very old. Surprised it lasted 13 yrs.  So I will be posting phone photos til I get it replaced. Who knows when that will be. I am in Tuscon Az area and yes had some freezing nights. A little more south east, while I was photographing cranes, the nights there were 15 degrees! A bit hard on the water lines. I was camped in a few areas where the jaguar has been seen but alas I have not. (Parker Lake) I did meet someone who has seen 3 adults and one youngster. Lucky man!

 

Fox

The Fox withthe  Jaw issue. This fox was relocated as it was begging in town. I met it at a rest stop…still begging. I wonder how it got its jaw issue. Did someone kick it in the mouth? was it born this way? Fight? Guess I will never know. He tried to act like a youngster, wooing me to feed him.

Foxes n Hare

This fox had a jaw issue. Broken at one time?

Another fox another day

Snow Shoe Hare

dang mosquitoes!

Varied Thrush

All through out the north west I heard these birds in the deep woods. Sounds like a whistle at a basketball game. Each a bit different.  Again…I hope I haven’t publised this already. Was really hard to get one up close. Taken near Squamish, British Colombia.

Dog # 1

I can’t remember if I have posted this. She is getting very old. Almost 16 .

Chilkoot Lake, Haines, Alaska

Campground is above to the left out of scene. Hard place to leave! That is Speedy’s youngster bottom next to rock. Phone photo. Weather has been 64 to 70. Sorry for all you in the 100’s.

Meet Speedy the griz

She is about 300 maybe 350 lbs has big feet, not a large bear

She is pretty complacient

Sports jewlery used to wear a tracking collar 

Thinks she is the sexy Queen of the Chilkoot river which is only 1.5 miles long. She will clear out every fisherman or other bear on it but doesn’t seem to mind anyone with out a fishing pole or fishing gear

But this is her true self……at least to me…not to anyone else, lol. She has walked through my camp everyday. Has seen me with my dogs talking to others with their dogs. she has been 30 ft or closer to many people.  Well mannered knows the rules. Unlike her kicked off trouble maker twins who were seen ripping apart a bunch of life jackets this morning. Or the nervous and very dangerous mom with new this year cub.

Haines, Alaska

Beautiful place. Winters not to bad. I could easily live here. Anyone want to be my patron? LOL.  Food and fuel is pricey! But it is a bit remote and most things come in by ferry than by road. Good coffee. Behiind these mountians are bigger mountians and larger glaciers. Be a good small plane vlight to view.

Going for a swim

Hey! Water in the eye!

Sleeping Bear

Cry Babies

These fledglings where pretty noisy about wanting to get fed

Lake

This was in the Rockies north east of Jasper. Maligne Lake.

Birds with Masks

Stitching

Blue and white stitching on border. Looks cool.

Shawdows

Big one

Oyster Catchers

Bonding Pair

Hairy

Hairy Wood pecker. Don’t think it is a downy.

Unknown Bird

Julie, or anyone , this was seen on the coast during migratory season.  It it some common bird? I just overlooked? British Colombia Coast.

Happy 4th

and also Happy Canada Day

Coastal Black Bear cub, or shadows as I call them.

Ruffed Grouse