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A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 08:40 AM
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hogwart
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I thought I'd share a bit of my favorite hobby, photography. Specifically photographs of what I see in my neighborhood. Brown phase Black Bear Lynx on Notikewin river bank. Looking up the Peace River valley Junction Of the Smokey and Peace Rivers Two Bears in a Canola field Canola Field in the forest. All photos taken by me close to my home. Dating from 2015 to present.
Last edited by hogwart; 10/24/20 09:01 AM.
Do for yourself as much as you can, eat what nature provides as much as you can. This is the key to sleeping well and living long.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 08:50 AM
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Nice photos, thanks for sharing. Great looking country.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 09:09 AM
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hogwart
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Thanks. I'm glad you like them.
I'm not a professional, I only do this for fun, and to share what i see.
It makes my day when someone likes my photos, you could say, that is my pay.
Mmmmmm. could be a poem in there somewhere. LOL
Do for yourself as much as you can, eat what nature provides as much as you can. This is the key to sleeping well and living long.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 09:58 AM
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Alberta is awesome! People are great. I "worked" in Edmonton and Ft Sask. 2006-2014. A work friend hunted Peace River. I never got much further north than Redwater but did travel west on the Yellowhead toward BC. Unbelievably beautiful country. I hunted WTD south of the airport around Pigeon Lake.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 10:38 AM
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Neat pictures, thanks for sharing
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 10:56 AM
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Keep em coming.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 11:13 AM
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I hope to get up there and drive the backroads one day.....maybe after all this corona idiocy is over with....
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 12:25 PM
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More great pics, thanks for posting these also!!!
Was that canola planted or volunteer?
Never been to a camping world. I prefer Dick's to be honest.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 01:04 PM
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Nice photos, thanks for sharing. Great looking country.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 06:38 PM
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Alberta is awesome! People are great. I "worked" in Edmonton and Ft Sask. 2006-2014. A work friend hunted Peace River. I never got much further north than Redwater but did travel west on the Yellowhead toward BC. Unbelievably beautiful country. I hunted WTD south of the airport around Pigeon Lake. That's great Deer country down there. Pigeon Lake is about 8 hours south of me. I have a BIL who farms south of the lake, lovely rolling hilly country. He's right next to Mound Red Park, which is south of Ma-Me-O beach Were you hunting west of Millet or further south?
Do for yourself as much as you can, eat what nature provides as much as you can. This is the key to sleeping well and living long.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 06:43 PM
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I hope to get up there and drive the backroads one day.....maybe after all this corona idiocy is over with.... If you do, stop by for a visit. My wife is from Maryland, she'd love to have someone from her country stop for a visit and so would I. I worked as a big game guide years ago and made a lot of friends from south of the border through that. A couple keep in touch to this day. I live in Hawk Hills Alberta, which is about an hour north of Peace River town. We are in the heart of the boreal forest. Not a lot of farm land, but hundreds of thousands of square miles of forest and swamp.
Do for yourself as much as you can, eat what nature provides as much as you can. This is the key to sleeping well and living long.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 06:45 PM
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More great pics, thanks for posting these also!!!
Was that canola planted or volunteer? That was planted. Canola is bad for volunteering but most of the time farmers spray the volunteer growth so it won't compete with or contaminate the current crop.
Do for yourself as much as you can, eat what nature provides as much as you can. This is the key to sleeping well and living long.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 07:08 PM
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Yesterdays photos were from years past so today I'd like to add a few taken this year. I try to include photos that show the country around here but I don't have a lot that do. Most of my photos are of wildlife and don't show much background. Young Bear in my yard It's called a Mealy Primrose and it grows on damp ground. It's tiny so easy to miss, but awesome on close inspection. Red-wing harassing a crow near it's nest. The Blackbirds nest that is Raven Chasing an Eagle. A dangerous game. One mistake and that Eagle will take revenge. Bald Eagle. Here they scavenge and hunt Geese. On the west coast they specialize in fishing. Canada Goose family. This is nesting grounds for Canada Geese, Sandhill Crane and Trumpeter Swan. Plus hundreds of smaller birds.
Do for yourself as much as you can, eat what nature provides as much as you can. This is the key to sleeping well and living long.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 08:02 PM
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Great pictures. You live in a huge slice of Heaven. Thanks for posting them.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 08:07 PM
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Awesome pics! You've got a good eye for photography.
I was wrong...on anything technical. Fitz............. is right, ya know............
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 08:16 PM
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 08:39 PM
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Loved this one.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 08:59 PM
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Alberta is awesome! People are great. I "worked" in Edmonton and Ft Sask. 2006-2014. A work friend hunted Peace River. I never got much further north than Redwater but did travel west on the Yellowhead toward BC. Unbelievably beautiful country. I hunted WTD south of the airport around Pigeon Lake. That's great Deer country down there. Pigeon Lake is about 8 hours south of me. I have a BIL who farms south of the lake, lovely rolling hilly country. He's right next to Mound Red Park, which is south of Ma-Me-O beach Were you hunting west of Millet or further south? We were on/around hwy 13 to Winfield. We stayed at Hidden Springs off RR32. Not far from the lake.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 09:58 PM
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/24/20 10:04 PM
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Awesome pics. Makes me want to visit Canada....in the spring or summer
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/25/20 01:16 AM
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Wow it's like you live in a wildlife sanctuary!! Really nice photos!
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/25/20 03:24 AM
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hogwart
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We were on/around hwy 13 to Winfield. We stayed at Hidden Springs off RR32. Not far from the lake.
So you were west of Westerose. So you were only a few miles from my BIL then. He'd be east and south of where you hunted. I used to fish twin lakes quiet often. It's a few miles west of Hidden Springs and just south of the highway. There used to be some good sized pike in there. Hidden springs wasn't there when I lived in that area but I did have dinner there a few years ago, while visiting my BIL. Beautiful place.
Do for yourself as much as you can, eat what nature provides as much as you can. This is the key to sleeping well and living long.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/25/20 03:30 AM
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Wow it's like you live in a wildlife sanctuary!! Really nice photos!
It can seem that way at times. But it can also seem quiet baron of life. Especially in winter. Keep in mind, each photo represents many hours of searching and watching. And these days, a lot of driving. I can't walk far these days. My lungs are damaged, I have diabetes and I had a heart attack last winter that I am still recovering from. over 66 years of living here has given me an idea where to find subjects. That helps a lot.
Do for yourself as much as you can, eat what nature provides as much as you can. This is the key to sleeping well and living long.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/25/20 03:40 AM
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Awesome pics. Makes me want to visit Canada....in the spring or summer For wildlife viewing spring is always the best, but it can be chilly at times. We usually get at least one snow storm in May. July tends to be hot and dry, by our standards, you might find it very comfortable. A friend of mine runs a guest ranch just south of Peace River town. If that would interest you his web site is called Peace River Cabins & Outdoors.
Do for yourself as much as you can, eat what nature provides as much as you can. This is the key to sleeping well and living long.
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Re: A look at the Peace Country
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10/25/20 05:01 AM
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