![]() ![]() Yesterday, I posted a photo of the storm that was approaching very fast, around 5:00 p.m. So, luck was on our side, giving us warm, sunny days - until the BIG STORM hit, lol! We drove eastwards from the park, hoping to see Yellow-bellied Marmots and, if we were really lucky, a Burrowing Owl. The weather forecast that I saw before we left Calgary said that we were in for three beautiful days of sunshine - too often, it can be rainy weather. Of course, we couldn't have had a more beautiful area to explore! Waterton Lakes National Park has amazing scenery and wildlife. Perhaps I will simply mention some of the things and then add more detail to each photo as I add them to my photostream. #CORINA MEYER REPAINTS FULL#This always happens when I go anywhere with Cathy and Terry - every day is a very long, fun-filled day, full of exciting finds. For years, I had longed to see a wild Burrowing Owl, but never thought it would actually happen! Same for Cathy and Terry, so all three of us are SO grateful for the help we received! I'm still on a natural high and I know I will be for some time yet : )ĭuring out three days away, we saw so many things, I hardly know where to start. Without the help of two friends (Ron and Joyce) who helped us know where we might find these birds, and friends Cathy and Terry who invited me to go with them on a wonderful three-day trip to Waterton Lakes National Park, I would never have had this amazing sighting. Such a great pity that this is an endangered species! Most of the time, though, they were mainly hidden in the grass, so my photos tend to be of "eyes". ![]() We saw two different individuals, possibly three, and for a brief moment both were perched on distant fence posts at the same time. They are a true delight when or if they are seen on a fence post, so that the whole of the bird can be seen, not just a bright yellow eye peering out between the blades of grass. ![]() To say that it was a thrill is an understatement! These endangered owls are tiny and so difficult to see, especially when they are down in the grasses. There are 35 images in my Burrowing Owl album - this photo shows one of the first and only Burrowing Owls that I have ever been fortunate enough to see in the wild. ![]()
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