Memories of Grande Prairie Alberta

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Red-Winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus — **Red-Winged Blackbird**
*(Agelaius phoeniceus)*

**Description:**
Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.
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**Date Taken:** 2005:06:04 17:55

**Location:**

Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie East, Alberta
Canada
2227.11 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 420 mm, f/5.6, 1/90

**File Name:** JCD3481RedWingedBlackbird

© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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Pin It — **Red-Winged Blackbird**
*(Agelaius phoeniceus)*

**Description:**
Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.
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**Date Taken:** 2005:06:04 17:55

**Location:**

Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie East, Alberta
Canada
2227.11 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 420 mm, f/5.6, 1/90

**File Name:** JCD3481RedWingedBlackbird

© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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Eared Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis — **Eared Grebe**
*(Podiceps nigricollis)*

**Description:**
Crystal Lake near Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada 2005-06-04.
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**Date Taken:** 2005:06:04 18:32

**Location:**

Crystal Lake
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Canada
2227.80 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 460 mm, f/5.6, 1/160

**File Name:** JCD3603EaredGrebe

© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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Trumpeter Swan - Cygnus buccinator — **Trumpeter Swan**
*(Cygnus buccinator)*

**Description:**
Crystal Lake near Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.
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**Date Taken:** 2005:06:04 18:38

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/125

**File Name:** JCD3609TrumpeterSwan

© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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American Coot - Fulica americana — **American Coot**
*(Fulica americana)*

**Description:**
Perhaps only hours out of the egg. Crystal Lake near Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.
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**Date Taken:** 2005:06:04 18:47

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/15

**File Name:** JCD3637Am.CootYoung

© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis — **Ruddy Duck**
*(Oxyura jamaicensis)*

**Description:**
Crystal Lake near Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.
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**Date Taken:** 2005:06:04 18:50

**Location:**

Crystal Lake
Grande Prairie East, Alberta
Canada
2227.11 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/100

**File Name:** JCD3640RuddyDuck

Â© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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Black-Billed Magpie - Pica hudsonia — **Black-Billed Magpie**
*(Pica hudsonia)*

**Description:**
The woods along the shore of Crystal Lake provided meetings with birds such as Black-Billed Magpies.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:05:31 15:13

**Location:**

Crystal Lake
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Canada
2250.77 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** BlackBilledMagpie_8505271-CrystalLake.GrandePrairie

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Canada Goose - Branta canadensis — **Canada Goose**
*(Branta canadensis)*

**Description:**
The Canada Geese I met at Crystal Lake were most assuredly “Canadian Geese”.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:05:31 13:59

**Location:**

Crystal Lake
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Canada
2250.77 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** CanadaGoose_8504948-CrystalLake.GrandePrairie

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula — **Common Grackle**
*(Quiscalus quiscula)*

**Description:**
Not all the ‘blackbirds’ I met at Crystal Lake were Red-Winged. Common Grackles share the marshy edges too.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:05:31 13:28

**Location:**

Crystal Lake
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Canada
2250.77 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200

**File Name:** CommonGrackle_8504807-CrystalLake.GrandePrairie

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Franklin's Gull - Leucophaeus pipixcan — **Franklin's Gull**
*(Leucophaeus pipixcan)*

**Description:**
I don’t meet Franklin’s Gulls nearly often enough. Today I enjoyed capturing airborne images of them.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:05:31 13:36

**Location:**

Crystal Lake
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Canada
2250.77 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** FranklinsGull_8504824-CrystalLake.GrandePrairie

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Gadwall - Mareca strepera — **Gadwall**
*(Mareca strepera)*

**Description:**
Most of the dabbling ducks on Crystal Lake were Mallards. Occasionally, a Gadwall would fly by and treat me to an opportunity to capture an image.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:05:31 15:39

**Location:**

Crystal Lake
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Canada
2250.77 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** Gadwall_8505405-CrystalLake.GrandePrairie

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis — **Lesser Scaup**
*(Aythya affinis)*

**Description:**
The Lesser Scaup on Crystal Lake seem to have formed pair-bonds.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:05:31 15:50

**Location:**

Crystal Lake
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Canada
2250.77 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** LesserScaup_8505435-CrystalLake.GrandePrairie

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos — **Mallard**
*(Anas platyrhynchos)*

**Description:**
All the Mallards on Crystal Lake were competing for mates. Their antics involved many take-offs and landings, and I enjoyed chasing the action through my lens.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:05:31 13:39

**Location:**

Crystal Lake
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Canada
2250.77 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** Mallard_8504841-CrystalLake.GrandePrairie

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus — **Northern Flicker**
*(Colaptes auratus)*

**Description:**
The woods along the shore of Crystal Lake provided meetings with Yellow-Shafted Northern Flickers.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:05:31 14:46

**Location:**

Crystal Lake
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Canada
2250.77 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** NorthernFlicker_8505096-CrystalLake.GrandePrairie

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ring-Billed Gull - Larus delawarensis — **Ring-Billed Gull**
*(Larus delawarensis)*

**Description:**
While Franklin’s Gulls were clearly in the majority of the gull census, there were a few Ring-Billed Gulls to spice up the action.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:05:31 15:42

**Location:**

Crystal Lake
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Canada
2250.77 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** RingBilledGull_8505416-CrystalLake.GrandePrairie

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana — **Western Tanager**
*(Piranga ludoviciana)*

**Description:**
The woods along the shore of Crystal Lake provided meetings with songbirds, such as this female Western Tanager.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:05:31 15:23

**Location:**

Crystal Lake
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Canada
2250.77 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** WesternTanager_8505372-CrystalLake.GrandePrairie

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Western Wood-Pewee - Contopus sordidulus — **Western Wood-Pewee**
*(Contopus sordidulus)*

**Description:**
The woods along the shore of Crystal Lake provided meetings with songbirds, such as this Western Wood-Pewee.
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**Date Taken:** 2022:05:31 14:58

**Location:**

Crystal Lake
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Canada
2250.77 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** WesternWoodPewee_8505221-CrystalLake.GrandePrairie

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Red-Winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.

Red-Winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.

Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Crystal Lake near Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada 2005-06-04.

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

Crystal Lake near Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.

American Coot

Fulica americana

Perhaps only hours out of the egg. Crystal Lake near Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

Crystal Lake near Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.

Black-Billed Magpie

Pica hudsonia

The woods along the shore of Crystal Lake provided meetings with birds such as Black-Billed Magpies.

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

The Canada Geese I met at Crystal Lake were most assuredly “Canadian Geese”.

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

Not all the ‘blackbirds’ I met at Crystal Lake were Red-Winged. Common Grackles share the marshy edges too.

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

Not all the ‘blackbirds’ I met at Crystal Lake were Red-Winged. Common Grackles share the marshy edges too.

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

I don’t meet Franklin’s Gulls nearly often enough. Today I enjoyed capturing airborne images of them.

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

I don’t meet Franklin’s Gulls nearly often enough. Today I enjoyed capturing airborne images of them.

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

I don’t meet Franklin’s Gulls nearly often enough. Today I enjoyed capturing airborne images of them.

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Franklin’s Gulls were numerous at Crystal Lake on my third visit to Grande Prairie. It came on January Third, as I was driving from Dawson Creek to Slave Lake.

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Franklin’s Gulls were numerous at Crystal Lake on my third visit to Grande Prairie. It came on January Third, as I was driving from Dawson Creek to Slave Lake.

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Most of the dabbling ducks on Crystal Lake were Mallards. Occasionally, a Gadwall would fly by and treat me to an opportunity to capture an image.

Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

The Lesser Scaup on Crystal Lake seem to have formed pair-bonds.

Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

The Lesser Scaup on Crystal Lake seem to have formed pair-bonds.

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

All the Mallards on Crystal Lake were competing for mates. Their antics involved many take-offs and landings, and I enjoyed chasing the action through my lens.

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

All the Mallards on Crystal Lake were competing for mates. Their antics involved many take-offs and landings, and I enjoyed chasing the action through my lens.

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

All the Mallards on Crystal Lake were competing for mates. Their antics involved many take-offs and landings, and I enjoyed chasing the action through my lens.

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

The woods along the shore of Crystal Lake provided meetings with Yellow-Shafted Northern Flickers.

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

The woods along the shore of Crystal Lake provided meetings with Yellow-Shafted Northern Flickers.

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

The woods along the shore of Crystal Lake provided meetings with Yellow-Shafted Northern Flickers, and there was love in the air.

Red-Winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

I met many Red-Winged Blackbirds at Crystal Lake. The hens were setting up nests, while the boys continued posing.

Red-Winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Red-Winged Blackbirds were feeding large juveniles at Crystal Lake on my third visit to Grande Prairie. It came on January Third, as I was driving from Dawson Creek to Slave Lake.

Ring-Billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

While Franklin’s Gulls were clearly in the majority of the gull census, there were a few Ring-Billed Gulls to spice up the action.

Ring-Billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

There were only a few Ring-Billed Gulls at Crystal Lake on my third visit to Grande Prairie. It came on January Third, as I was driving from Dawson Creek to Slave Lake.

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

Trumpeter swans have been nesting in Crystal Lake for decades at least. I met them here in 2005.

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

The Trumpeter Swans at Crystal Lake were showing off their babies on my third visit to Grande Prairie. It came on January Third, as I was driving from Dawson Creek to Slave Lake.

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

The Trumpeter Swans at Crystal Lake were showing off their babies on my third visit to Grande Prairie. It came on January Third, as I was driving from Dawson Creek to Slave Lake.

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

The woods along the shore of Crystal Lake provided meetings with songbirds, such as this female Western Tanager.

Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus

The woods along the shore of Crystal Lake provided meetings with songbirds, such as this Western Wood-Pewee.

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