Mid October 2022, Various - Calgary, AB

2022 - October 13 - October 19

A 16:9 panoramic Sunset image overlooking the Marshall Springs ponds of Fish Creek Provincial Park on October 13th, 2022 :)

16:9 panoramic (5 shot) Sunset image overlooking the Marshall Springs ponds of Fish Creek Provincial Park, Calgary, AB - October 13th (7:04 PM, 109 Mp)

This was definitely one of the best sunrises I had the privilege of witnessing in 2022 thus far. The colour was quite vibrant, and it was desirably widespread across the sky in the direction I needed it to be. I was able to capture it over the main subject of the photos, the Downtown Calgary skyline, at various stages throughout, from 6:57 AM to 7:48 AM. The actual sunrise was at 7:59 AM on the morning of October 14th, 2022. Here's some of my favorite images from the morning :)

3:1 panoramic (5 shot) image of the Downtown Calgary skyline (62 minutes before Sunrise), from Edworthy Park, Calgary, AB - October 14th (6:57 AM, 87 Mp)

16:9 panoramic (5 shot) image of the Downtown Calgary skyline (50 minutes before Sunrise), from Edworthy Park, Calgary, AB - October 14th (7:09 AM, 119 Mp)

16:9 panoramic (5 shot) image of the Downtown Calgary skyline (43 minutes before Sunrise), from Edworthy Park, Calgary, AB - October 14th (7:16 AM, 98 Mp)

16:9 panoramic (5 shot) image of the Downtown Calgary skyline (38 minutes before Sunrise), from Edworthy Park, Calgary, AB - October 14th (7:21 AM, 100 Mp)

An image of the Downtown Calgary skyline (21 minutes before Sunrise), from Edworthy Park, Calgary, AB - October 14th (7:38 AM, 38 Mp)

16:9 panoramic (5 shot) image of the Downtown Calgary skyline (15 minutes before Sunrise), from Edworthy Park, Calgary, AB - October 14th (7:44 AM, 87 Mp)

16:9 panoramic (5 shot) image of the Downtown Calgary skyline (14 minutes before Sunrise), from Edworthy Park, Calgary, AB - October 14th (7:45 AM, 126 Mp)

An image of the Downtown Calgary skyline (11 minutes before Sunrise), from Edworthy Park, Calgary, AB - October 14th (7:48 AM, 33 Mp)

Here's some bird photos captured during a visit to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary on the morning of October 19th, 2022. There's a fairly wide variety of bird species to be seen (and heard) at the Sanctuary..this is just a few of them that I'm showing here..Great Blue Heron, Wood Ducks, European Starling, Eagle, American Crow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee. If you haven't ever been there, it's a wonderful place to go for a stroll. They're currently making upgrades to the grounds, which will eventually make it even better :)

Great Blue Heron, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, AB - October 19th

Young Wood Duck drake, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, AB - October 19th

This was cute to observe (below). What appeared to be a Wood Duck pair, were grooming/preening each other..at least the parts of them that they couldn't reach themselves, like their faces shown here :)

Wood Duck pair, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, AB - October 19th

European Starling, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, AB - October 19th

Mallard pair (in flight), Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, AB - October 19th

You know how during Autumn, when you're raking up the leaves from the lawn, the leaves just seem to annoyingly get stuck in/on the rake. Well, it appeared as though this same sort of thing happened to this Eagle (below). As I watched it flying upstream, it simply made a plunge into the Bow River, appearing to clean the leaves from being stuck in its claws. That's the only reason I can think of as to why it did what it did anyway. Who knew they'd have to deal with such things? :)

Eagle (in flight), Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, AB - October 19th

Eagle emerging from a dip in the Bow River, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, AB - October 19th

Eagle (in flight), Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, AB - October 19th

American Crow (in flight), Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, AB - October 19th

American Crow found a golf ball, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, AB - October 19th

A photo of a White-breasted Nuthatch (below) up to its usual routine..just appearing to defy gravity is all, as it forages headfirst down the branch of a tree :)

White-breasted Nuthatch, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, AB - October 19th

This was a bit of a lucky shot (below). Chickadees move very rapidly when they decide to move. There's been so many times over the past couple of years I've been taking photos of them while they're foraging on the branch of tree, and in the blink of an eye they move to somewhere else nearby. Those photos, of that initial movement, have always turned out to be out of focus in the face and eye area of the bird. It's because they move closer or farther away from the camera, putting them out of the plane of focus. But not this time, it appears as though the bird must have moved straight upward in this shot, keeping its face/eye acceptably sharp :)

Black-capped Chickadee, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, AB - October 19th

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