We have been getting more snow in April, many of times waking up with the mountains and as well the bottom of the valley covered with it. Few weeks back before looking for and taking pictures of birds, I decided to get few pictures of the sunrise at 3rd Vermilion Lake. It was a great morning, not only in the direction where the sun was rising but as will in the opposite direction.
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Amar
Mount Rundle is one of the most photographed mountain in Banff National Park, throughout the day and during the nights. Pictures are taken from few different location, but most are from the Vermilion Lakes, which are easily accessible by foot, bike and by a vehicle. Summer is the season when the mountain gets the most attention, but lately more and more during the other seasons as well. My favourite time to take pictures of the mountain is when there is drama in the sky and the water is still during sunrises and sunsets. But every now and then a great opportunity presents it self during the middle of the day.
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Amar
The calf still enjoying the safety of its mom, if the mother is pregnant, the calf will be pushed away in few months. For now life is good and with warmer weather better food is on its way.
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Amar
The birds have been migrating back for a while, but now its full on. It seems everyday another bird is heard calling out, on the water, in the forest and in the sky. Even if you are not a birder, its great to hear all those calls. Every chance I get I'm out there, looking for those who nest in the park and those who are just passing by. The Banff Community Birdwalk kicks of tomorrow, let the fun begin.
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Amar
Calm water has to be a friend when taking landscape pictures. It played a large role making this picture stand out. Almost as if the water was not calm, half the beauty would not be in the picture. The sun was rising behind me, giving light to the sky, clouds and some of the peaks. All that reflected in the calm water.
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Amar
On a cold morning I was walking through deep snow, on a tail that was not well used, following my own tracks from the day before to same energy. Soon after I noticed tracks crisscrossing mine, belonging to a coyote from that morning. Being lesser in weight, it was able to walk on the snow crust, saving energy as it searched for food. After about hundred meters, the coyote tracks went off into the woods, but five minutes later well ahead of me I spot a coyote, thinking it must be the same one as he walked over a small bridge. In no hurry, I placed my camera in my hands and crossed the same bridge I was headed for. My plans was to go straight but not before looking toward the slow moving coyote to the left of me, who was listening for sounds underneath the snow before giving me a quick look. He easily moved across the snow and was soon out of sight, I continued on the trail.
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Amar
It had been few months since I took my last picture of Castle Mtn, I was there few days back. Snow and ice is melting and slowly the water level is rising.
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Amar
How time flies, in 2006 I took my first picture of a mammal, a pair of least chipmunks. In 2010 I took my very first picture of a grizzly bear, I was taking pictures of waterfowls when an adult female grizzly came into view. After few pictures she was gone. Since then I have seen many grizzlies and taken many more pictures. I can still remember if it was just yesterday, taking that very first picture of a grizzly, being aware of my surrounding and being cautious as the beautiful bear let me share her space. That feeling was still there, heat beating little faster, when I took this picture of the first bear spotted up from deep sleep this year in Banff National Park.
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Amar
For the members of the deer family, life will become easier in few weeks with snow melting and green grass to follow.
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Amar
Dead organic matter falls into the water and sinks to the bottom to the delight of the waiting bacteria. The hungry bacteria feeds on this matter, in turn releasing methane gas. Which floats upward, coming in contact with frozen water, forming the various frozen ice bubbles.
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Amar
March has been a rollercoaster of weather, winter to spring to winter and now we are having spring again. This picture was taken during the winter part of the month, all covered by snow again. But by end of that day, we were back into spring.
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Amar
On a cold morning this young female moose was busy getting few calories from the willow shrubs.
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Amar
Over the years I have taken many pictures while walking to and from work. Being addicted to nature photography, it`s hard not to carry a camera at all times, being ready when the opportunity arises. In this case it was in the morning and I was half way to work when I looked toward the Massive Range, about 15 Kilometers away from me. The peaks I see most morning were lit up with the first light and I only had few minutes before the low clouds above would block the light. More than enough time to get the picture and another reason to keep carrying my camera.
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Amar
It was just few days ago when it was and as well felt like winter, how things have changed so fast. It was during one of those winter days I came across this red squirrel perched on a branch and eating the seeds from a spruce cone.
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Amar
Picture taken few hours before warmer weather arrived to push away wintery march. The trees were still holding the snow before spring like weather took over and start changing the look of the valley.
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Amar
The Three-toed Woodpecker is the most often spotted woodpecker here in Banff National Park, found year around. Boreal forests and montane coniferous forests is their preferred habitat. Diet preference are insects, dominated by wood-boring beetle larvae, also happy to eat fruits and feed on tree sap. So the nest time you are in their habitat and hear a soft chipping sound, stop, locate the direction of the sound and step over to watch the woodpecker scale off flakes of bark to get at insects.
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Amar
There was a small spot where the water was open and calm, reflecting the top of Mount Rundle. Grabbed the picture and decided to turn the image into back and white, providing more drama in the sky.
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Amar
I have been enjoying the winter and the way things are looking it's not going away too soon. Cooler weather with snow arrived in March, it's back to winter wonderland in Banff National Park.
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Amar
It was a cold morning when I came across four male elk, the other two are just outside the frame. It had been a very cold night, so as soon as the sunshine hit the valley, they moved into it. Every bit helps.
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Amar
It was late afternoon when I took this picture of Mount Rundle from the vermilion lakes. It was the different blues that attracted me to take the picture and the foreground ice on top of the wood helped make it a better picture.
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Amar
