Photographer, Retired Software Developer

Living in Calgary AB and sharing my journey through pictures.

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Today an adult Bald Eagle was perched in the tree where we saw the juvenile yesterday. The white head, wicked hooked beak and intense stare was pretty dramatic.

Photos taken on March 22, 2026 at Crescent Beach BC, Canada

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A fun day at Crescent Beach, BC bird watching. Saw 4 juvenile Bald Eagles on the sand while the tide was out and a pair of Great Blue Herons wading in the shallow waters of Boundary Bay.

Photos taken on March 21, 2026

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Rocky Mountain Goat. Alberta, Canada

2026/02/06

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Watching the Humpback Whales in the Gulf of California from Hacienda Encantada in Cabo San Lucas.

January 19, 2026

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A moody silhouette on a cloudy day in Fish Creek Park. Photo taken on December 3, 2025 at Shannon Terrace in Calgary.

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It's starting to look like Christmas at Cafe Martini.

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A great dive on the Great Mayan Reef

Diving with Dive Balam near Playa Del Carmen at the Pared Verde and Chun Zumbul reefs. Great visibility and some good photo opportunities.

Photos taken on November 4, 2025

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Blue skies and high surf on the Mayan Riviera. Looking south towards the Royal Haciendas. Beautiful Snowy Egret out fishing.

Photos taken from 2025-10-26 to 2025-10-31 at Xcalacoco Beach

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It was a beautiful fall day for a visit to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in Calgary. It is in the heart of the city but you wouldn't know it. Saw a Merlin for the first time. He was eating something. Maybe a mouse? The Wood Ducks and Mallards were swimming in the lagoon.

Photos taken on Tuesday Oct 21, 2025

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Bumblebees at Cafe Martini

It's August and the Oregano is in full bloom at Cafe Martini. The Bumblebees were out in force today swarming the Oregano blossoms. Their wings beat so fast that they are a just a shimmer when the bumblebees are in flight.

Photos taken in Calgary, Canada, August 6, 2025

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Sailboats on the Glenmore Reservoir

Photos take on July 25, 2025 in Calgary, Canada

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Photos from the Haliburton Sculpture Forest

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The ponds at Marshall Springs in Fish Creek always provide some opportunities for spotting birds. Today is was a Green-Winged Teal and a Common Merganser. I didn't see any beavers but there was a large beaver lodge and evidence of the poplar trees that they were harvesting.

Photos taken in Calgary, Canada. May 13, 2025

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The flowering Almond bush is in bloom at Cafe Martini.

Photo taken on May 15, 2025 in Calgary, Canada

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A pair of Tricoloured Bumblebees were out feasting on the nectar of the Nanjing Cherry blossoms. The trees are blossoming early this year.

Photos taken at Cafe Martini in Calgary, Canada on May 5, 2025.

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I was riding my bike in Fish Creek Park looking to capture reflections. I managed to photograph a few birds as well. Photos taken at Marshal Springs and Bebo Grove, Fish Creek Park, Calgary Canada.

April 26, 2025