Alberta Archives - Paterson Photography

Canada Geese

February 6, 2019January 26, 2019 by Mike

Canada Geese on ice. Chilling out

There is always one trying strike up the band!!!

Reminds me of a conductor at the height of a major movement, unfortunately the band is asleep on this one.

A cold January morning finds the gees flocking to the last open ice on the lake. I would rather be someplace warmer but they seemed to like the cold water. A hot tub would have been my first choice!

Stafford Lake, Alberta

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My photographic bucket list – The Marmot

February 6, 2019August 13, 2018 by Mike

The Yellow-bellied Marmot another subject on my bucket list

I have never written down a bucket list but I do have one or should I say two. Today I found something on one of those lists – a Yellow-bellied Marmot. Some days they seem to get longer as I hear of new subjects that I would like to shoot. The reason that I have two bucket lists is that one list I try to keep realistic. Items on that list are accessible to me in western Canada, like the Yellow-bellied Marmot. On the second list I have items that are crazier like a lion in Africa, Penguins, Tigers, etc.

Waterton Summer 2018

February 6, 2019August 8, 2018 by Mike

From my last trip July 23 2018 to Waterton summer 2018 – Red Rock Canyon

The parks started to allow foot and bike traffic on Red Rock Parkway so I wanted to take a trip to see what it looked like. I am a fan of fires and how nature rebuilds and to me this is amazing. I wish that the fire was not as large as it was but the damage is done so we need to live with the results.

With only a few months of regrowth the park looks amazing.

Waterton summer 2018 - The beaver pond — Waterton summer 2018 – The beaver pond

Waterton summer 2018 - The road — The road

Waterton Summer 2018 New life — Life in one of the heavier burnt areas

Waterton Summer 2018 new food sources — Seeds and more seeds