Carburn's Colours October 2, 2026

Of course, I have another "autumn colours" story to share! These colours are fleeting so I am getting my fill fast and furiously!  Conditions were forecasted to be ideal to capture Carburn's colours. I answered the call! It was a cool start, no wind to contend with, clouds were how I like them, it was time to capture a multiple of beautiful seconds in time. Before delving deep into the woods, I found a perfect place where I could use my phone to take this panorama picture overlooking the pond facing west.    

Still before following the forest paths, I roamed along the route by the river.

The colours were calling, as were the clouds, so into the forest I went.  

The moon was still high in the sky!

I like how parts of the trees light up when the sun hits the colours!

I stood underneath to get a view looking up!

OH! What's that I see!

This is a close up of what I saw!  There's that Great Horned Owl again!  Oh and what to my wondering eyes should I see, another Great Horned Owl a few feet to the right.  Oh how special is this!  I had heard there was another Owl yet it was skittish and stayed hidden out of sight for the majority of the time.  

This is the Owl on the left facing me with one eye open!

This is the Owl on the right facing the other direction.

I was able to find an open spot through the leaves, zoom in and see that it saw me!

I wondered lots!

Is this the skittish one?

Is this a male or female?

Are they a couple?

After loads of admiring time of the Great Horned Owls, 

I moved on down the trail that follows the river.  

Black Squirrel feeding on seeds left by a local walker. 

A Double Crested Cormorant airing out its wings!

A Muskrat mixed in with the weeds! 

After catching all the colours, admiring the Great Horned Owls, following the trail along the Bow River, it was time to head back.  On the way back. I took the route where I could have a view of the reflection while facing in the opposite direction from when I first hit the trail awhile back.  I found a perfect place where I could use my phone to take this panorama picture overlooking the pond facing east.

No doubt, this is not the last of the autumn colours!  

I still have it in me to chase more!