Christopher Martin Photography On a snowy morning in Lake Louise, I found this Steller’s Jay up in the trees looking for breakfast along a trail that wound away from the water.  This one displayed the white markings around the eye which distinguish the Rocky Mountain subspecies from the other fifteen that are  present across North…Read more »

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Phillippe Bohstrom has written a fascinating and informative article about the discovery of a Roman inscription mentioning the province of Judea and a previously unknown Roman governor. This Marcus Paccius ruled Judea before the Bar Kochba Revolt (about A.D. 135). There were nearly 20 Roman prefects or governors…

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Coal tit is a small bird who does not have a comb. He never looks nicely set.

Christopher Martin Photography About a month ago, I was looking for one of the Great gray owls I sometimes find along the backroads in Bragg Creek.  The owl was nowhere to be found, but I did find a shock of red amidst the autumn yellows turned gold in the late afternoon. Descending from the trees, he…Read more »

Beauty naturally Christopher Martin Photography Last weekend I spent the morning looking for wildlife along the Bow Valley Parkway in Banff National Park.  I drove along, stopping several times for short hikes to get a view over the river valley or along a creek into the forest.  None of the animals graced me with their…Read more »

Christopher Martin Photography On the suggestion of a reader (thanks Jo Ann!), I hiked up to Boom Lake on the western edge of the Banff National Park near the British Columbia – Alberta border.  The trail is a gentle ~5km hike complicated only by a bit of snow, ice and mud given the time of…Read more »

You will need these ingredients: 4 cups miniature marshmallows 3 1/2 cups rice cereal 1/3 cup butter 1 1/3 cups M&M’s Melt marshmallows and butter together in a saucepan over low heat. Stir to prevent sticking. Meanwhile, line a cookie tray with waxed paper. Spread the cereal and candy on the prepared tray. Pour the…Read more »

A couple of weeks ago I spent a night under the stars on the shore of Lake Minnewanka.  On the way there, as I passed through Canmore, the full moon was lighting up the mountains that connect the t… Source: Canmore – clouds racing the moonlight

Great shots of owl Christopher Martin Photography A couple of weeks ago snow had fallen overnight and I went into Bragg Creek to see what I might be able to photograph in this prelude to winter.  I was thrilled when I spied this Great gray owl flying along an old fence line.  She looked amazing…Read more »

Christopher Martin Photography The headlights of a car driving on Highway 66 draw a line of light under the pre-dawn sky during a long exposure in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. View original post