On our way to Thunder Bay early the other day, we spotted this pair of sandhill cranes grazing along the train track that runs parallel to the TransCanada highway just east of Upsala. We aren’t on their typical migratory path so this was an unusual sight. We were on our way to catch a flight of our own (to the west coast) so my capture time was limited. 
Category: bird
February desktop
Here you are – month 2 desktop. Don’t you love the touch of pink for the month in which Valentine’s Day falls? To download the appropriate screen size, go to the ‘free calendar’ tab at the top of the page. Enjoy!
A splash of colour
Pine Grosbeak
And…they’re off
See ya in the spring!Swan sighting
Driving the area this time of year is such a treat. The brilliant yellows of birch and poplar leaves burst from behind vibrant greens of the pine, spruce and cedar. The hillsides and marshes along the Trans Canada highway are spectacular. With camera bag along on my most recent road trip to Dryden and Kenora, I had my eyes peeled for a perfect fall landscape to capture. As I passed the marsh where Highways 17 and 72 intersect, I caught an unmistakable flash of white among the golden reeds. I pulled over, grabbed the camera and zoomed in … to find a trumpeter swan.
Crouched along the roadside, I watched as it’s mate appeared along with something much less obvious in the grasses!
Seven full grown but still brown young!
Lucky Duckies
Heading out for a Sunday evening drive, we chanced upon some eagles with dinner plans. At least three where circling and swooping over a couple of ducklings just off Mameigwiess Road.
Every time an eagle decsended to skim across the water, the ducks.. ducked.
Our presence was enough to scare the predators off.
Karen Greaves Photography & Fibre Art 
