Gray Wolf ❖ Loup gris by blue_iris

The gray wolf, also called timber wolf, it is the largest of canids in North America (66 to 97 cm at the shoulder). As its name suggests, its fur is ash-gray but can vary from white to black. The gray wolf is a sociable animal that lives in highly hierarchical packs. Once covering North America, the excessive hunting and the destruction of his habitat has now caused him to live in northern Canada.
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Le loup gris, aussi appelé loup des bois, il est le plus gros de la famille des canidés en Amérique du Nord (66 à 97 cm à l’épaule). Comme son nom l’indique, il possède généralement une fourrure gris-cendré, mais celle-ci peut varier du blanc au noir. Le loup des bois est un animal sociable qui vit en une meute hautement hiérarchisée. Autrefois très présente partout en Amérique du Nord, la chasse excessive et la destruction de son habitat ont diminué son nombre au Canada. Néanmoins, le loup est présent dans tout le Québec à l’exception de l’extrême sud.

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Winter ❖ L’hiver by blue_iris

Love your neighbor as yourself; but don’t take down the fence.
– Carl Sandburg

❖ We don’t have any snow yet. December has been unusually warm. So I was going through my archives and found this minimalist winter picture. Hope you like it.

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Foggy Morning ❖ Matin brumeux by blue_iris

Can’t say that I like the new galleries! When will they leave the settings alone for a while!!! Grrrr!

Have a wonderful day and evening and thank you for all your kind words.

Bonne journée et soirée à tous et merci de vos mots gentils.

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Don’t you even try to grab my nuts! by blue_iris

100% natural picture of a chipmunk taken in a natural pose and setting. No props! No artifical settings!

Have a wonderful day and stay out of trouble!!!

Bonne journée à tous!

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❖ Merci de vos visites et commentaires.

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Autumn sunset ❖ Coucher de soleil d’automne by blue_iris

There may not be a lot of colours around here these days with the leaves gone from the trees, but at least we have had a few beautiful sunrises and sunsets.

Wishing you all a great week-end!

Même si les couleurs sont disparues de notre quotidien ces temps-ci, au moins nous avons droit à quelques couchers ou levers de soleil haut en couleur.

Bon week-end à tous!

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Pileated woodpecker ❖ Grand pic by blue_iris

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All in all, I had a great week-end. Yesterday I went out to observe snow geese migrating. There were possibly 150,000 to 200,000 of them out in a field!!!

And this morning I went out exploring in the woods and amongst other birds, I encountered this pileated wookpecker, making loud noises as he was whacking at a tree in search of insects. The Pileated Woodpecker is a very large woodpecker with a long neck and a triangular flamin-red crest that sweeps off the back of the head. It is nearly the size of a crow.

Wishing you all a great week ahead.

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Autumn Sunset ❖ Coucher de soleil d’automne by blue_iris

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Most of the leaves are gone from the trees, and I missed the fall colours, but one thing I do like is to see the tree skeletons. I love to see the essence of the trees, without any adornment.

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Moose ❖ Orignal by blue_iris

This picture was taken at Omega Park, a safari park near Montebello, Quebec, featuring Canadian wildlife. You go through the park in your car and cannot step out of the car to get a better angle for a photo.

Photo prise au parc safari Omega, près de Montebello, au Québec.

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Tenderness ✿Tendresse by blue_iris

A tender moment in a wood duck couple’s life

Un moment de tendresse chez un couple de canards branchus

Wishing you all a great week-end.

Bon week-end à tous

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