Horses near Smoky Butte

Five handsome horses by a big slough...

...surrounded by tall yellow clover.

Photographed near Smoky Butte, North Dakota on June 22, 2023.

Buck

First thing in the morning...

I was walking into the backyard at Pat's place where I needed to do some pruning and there was this handsome buck.  Bambi all grown up.

Photographed in Medicine Hat, Alberta on July 22, 2023.

Butterfly

Close-ups of a delicate and colourful creature.  

Photographed in Medicine Hat, Alberta on July 13, 2023.

Five in a Row

Early morning sunlight on what look like some brand-spanking-new grain hopper bins.  They look rather regal out there in the prairie landscape.

Photographed near Schuler, Alberta on September 16, 2019.

Grasshoppers for Breakfast

Yesterday morning I was working in Riverside where a pair of hawks (or maybe they're falcons?) have moved into the neighbourhood.  I was busy pruning a large ninebark when I noticed this one in the backyard devouring grasshoppers....mmmm, grasshoppers for breakfast!

A little later I talked to Dave, the next-door neighbour, and he said that just a few days ago two of them were enjoying a shower under his oscillating sprinkler while feasting on grasshoppers.  That's the life!

Photographed in Medicine Hat, Alberta on July 22, 2023.