Friday, June 5, 2026

under an Alberta sky June 5, 2026



This morning I spent a tad over three hours covering a bit short of fifteen kilometres hiking under a most gorgeous Alberta sky.  I started hiking at 5:44am from the parking lot at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park which was a thirty minute drive from home.  It was the sky that captured my attention and held it for the entire hike. I am sharing various views witnessed while I wandered.




I ended up along the trail by the Bow River, the river was running high and fast. 

When I managed to veer my eyes away from the sky, many sights were to be seen.  A section of the park was closed due to calving season.  The trail followed along side a fence.  The Cows and their Calves were on the other side.  Here is a Mom and her big baby checking me out.  

Most calves were still asleep, anywhere and everywhere!

This coyote quickly dashed off into the dense bush a split second after I snapped this shot.

The Mother Ground Squirrel is in amongst her babies there somewhere!

Approximately two dozen deer were roaming about here and there under the gorgeous Alberta sky. Lots of birds decorated the sky, the trees and bushes. Many I heard but could not spot.  Lots took off as I focused in.  I had success with capturing photos of many Sparrows of various species. This Brewer's Blackbird stayed still long enough, as did.....

.....this Goldfinch.

The Sparrows I spotted!

Of course, I would not have these sweet sights to share 
if I had not wandered under this wonderful Alberta sky!




14 comments:

  1. Beautiful indeed! Given the past few days, nice to see those big, blue sky photos. ❤️Norma

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    1. Always grateful when I can wander under a sky like that!

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  2. Hello Alexandra,
    I am happy to follow you on your wanders and adventures. Great collection of Sparrows and I love the Goldfinch. The ground squirrels are cute and I love the cows and calves. The scenery and skies are looking beautiful too. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great day and a happy weekend! PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

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    1. Recently Calgary changed its brand and slogan to "Blue Sky City"! It's very fitting!

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  3. What a great morning. Early morning is the best time to be out and about.

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    1. I enjoy starting the day early in this way, it gets my heart, mind and soul all off on the right track!

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  4. What a lovely morning walk! The sky certainly stole the show, but I also enjoyed the wildlife encounters.

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    1. Other people had seen other types of wildlife on days prior but I was not as lucky in that sense but lucky just the same!

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  5. A vast, glorious, Alberta sky!

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  6. WOW! Stunning photos!
    Love those little encounters-- the calves, the coyote, the sparrows...
    A morning well spent under that glorious Alberta sky.

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    1. The little encounters were the icing on the big Alberta sky cake!

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  7. I envy your ability so hike so far and so freely. It is beautiful, your Alberta. And oh, what wonderful creatures you encountered. Your photos are terrific and those squirrels pretty darned cute!

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    1. At this point in my life, I need to keep going distances if I want to keep going distances!

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