Banff’s Wildlife

The frozen lake was only inhabited by one bird: the American dipper. It was constantly stalking, diving and catching small fish in the small area of open water.

Dusk was moving in and the day was nearly at an end. I came across this coyote making its way towards the forest in search of prey.

While walking in the forest on this bitter morning I came across a group of white tailed deer. They were keeping an eye out for danger while eating any vegetation that could be found.

I came across this elk herd a couple days back. The mountains behind provided a great shot to capture.

A half frozen lake with a snowy mountain behind.

It was only two weeks back when I came across my first American Marten of the year. This one I came across investigating an old birds nest well being harassed by the magpies.

Nuthatches are mostly seen scampering up and down trees in search of food. This one was perched on a small branch for around half a minute giving ample time to take its photo.

The morning sunlight gave a great opportunity to take a photo of Mt. Rundle with the frosted creek in the foreground.

This chickadee gave me a split second to take a photo, it then flew away.

Although we see many marten tracks when out on a walk in the woods, one could wonder why we see the marten itself so infrequently. Today, I was out photographing blue jays when I heard the calls of at least 10 magpies concentrated in one area. I went to investigate Read more…

Near to the town of Banff, we have two Bighorn Sheep herds: one on the road stretch from Two Jack Lake Campground to Lake Minnewanka and one in the Norquay road area. These photos are of the latter herd.

The frost on trees and their branches is a beautiful sight in the bleak mid-winter.

A flock of pine grosbeaks came my way and I grabbed a few photos of the males with their bright red feathers.

This large raven was cawing on the ground and in the tree. Although common, the raven is impressive up close.

Common Goldeneye along the Vermilion Lakes road in Banff National Park. Was constantly diving in order to catch a meal.

The Full Moon from the Vermilion Lakes road in Banff National Park