A little burst of colour in the middle of winter. February 20th, 2017. Fish Creek Provincial Park, near Votier’s Flats.
Tag: Fish Creek Provincial Park
Common Redpolls in Lafarge Meadows
I headed to Lafarge Meadows yesterday because I’d never been to that part of Fish Creek Park before and a recent post on Birds Calgary had piqued my interest. American White Pelicans? Yes please! The post also mentions a lone Hooded Warbler. Hooded Warblers don’t usually visit Calgary; the theory is it got lost on […]
A tale of two birds
Somewhere in Fish Creek Park, tens of little sparrows were afluttering and atwittering in a stand of young balsam poplars. Two eyes scanned the leafless branches and fell upon a single clay-coloured sparrow. A moment later, a second clay-coloured sparrow came to share its perch. They chatted for a bit. Sparrow One whispered something to […]
