Anne Belton Photography
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Bobcats are fairly common in the nearby provincial park, but not seen too often. One day I was amazed to find one sitting on the path in front of me. He was bird watching (!) and only looked at me twice.
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A month or two later I was sitting at my desk and one ran by the window - I quickly followed and managed 1 shot as he slinked away.
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4, 5, 6, 7 Coyotes are another very common animal in the park. This one ventured out on the ice in search of sleeping ducks. The are often seen in the distance and I don't worry about it unless there are 3 or 4 together. Close up shots were taken from a car.
8,9,10 Minks live along the river and the feeder creeks. The photos above and right are on the bow River in Calgary, the one below on the Saguenay River in Quebec.
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Mountain Sheep - the alpha male telling me to move on... by sticking his tongue out at me.
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Mule Deer in a field of canola.
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Red Fox - seems to be on a mission
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Snowshoe Hare
Raccoons are a nuisance but they sure are cute.
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16, 17, 18 Moose
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Mule Deer
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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
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22 - 26 In the Alberta foothills there are several small herds of wild horses.
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Prairie Dogs in Grasslands National Park.
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30, 31 Pronghorn, herds are to be seen when driving in the prairies.
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Badgers
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33, 34, 35, 36 Porcupines - nobody's favorite but the babies sure are cute!
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37, 38 Least Chipmunk - looks just like a regular chipmunk but significantly smaller
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39, 40, 41 Pica or Rock Rabbit, a small animal found in rock slides in the Rocky Mountains. They spend the summer collecting grasses and storing it in the rock crevices for the winter.
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42, 43 What Canadian website would be complete without a photo of a Beaver. This one continued eating grasses right beside the path as I walked by.
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43 - 49 This Weasel seemed surprised to see a heavy snow fall in April. He would disappear under the snow and then suddenly pop up far away from where he disappeared. I was never sure where he was going to come up and was lucky to get a few shots.
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51 Mule Deer twins
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51 Weasel in winter - white coat for camouflage
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62, 63. Vole - there was a small hole in the crusty snow that he tried to get in, but he didn't fit - luckily he found a bigger hole before a predator found him.
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