Alexa Briggs 🇨🇦 🍁 🦫

A late departure. Someone's procrastinating on their trip south.

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Time to kick back & relax on one of Nature's recliners.

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#porcupine #Mammal #🦊 @ripfriattfro.bsky.social @briggsalexa.bsky.social #nature #wildlifephotography #Autumn @goingwild.bsky.social #Alberta #wildlife

Get it while you can. Winter is fast approaching in the mountains.

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It's that time when porcupines are looking for a companion for a very brief period.

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It's not only human families that like to play in a pool! 🐻

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This time, not the journey - it's the destination!
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It goes without saying, Bald Eagles only have beautiful children. 🦅
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Definite but gentle push back from Mum beaver - no, you can't eat from my "plate" & a family portrait.

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Do you need help with a carry out? Not!

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A young Mule Deer fawn that I named "Bambo", Bambi X Rambo. Sprinted passed Mum into a huge meadow, up to where I was standing. Real heart stopper. Too bold for one so young.

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Mom always did love you best!

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One Great Blue Heron with a great big White Sucker fish.

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Fawn finds welcome mat to nap on in Okotoks Westmount Hill resident almost stumbles over baby deer relaxing on her front step.

NEWS: Fawn finds welcome mat to nap on in Okotoks

Jeff is a very talented photographer! And that is the best dog park in the city.

Only the finest silk for the dog park! This was so much fun and the photos are treasures.

'Multiple hikers' injured or killed in rock slide near Bow Lake in Banff National Park | CBC News Numerous hikers have been caught in a rock slide north of Lake Louise with multiple people injured or killed, according to the RCMP.

Details are sketchy right now but this sounds very bad:

Even beaver mothers need a moment or two just to relax.

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Alberta releases its pension survey results, 63% opposed to leaving CPP After a more than 21-month wait, the Alberta government has released to Postmedia the results of its 2023 provincial pension plan survey.

It took 21 months but, this morning I received the results of the Alberta government's pension plan engagement survey:
*63% opposed to Alberta Pension Plan (APP)
*10% pro-APP
*12% undecided/unsure
*15% other responses
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
#ableg #abpoli

An adult Bald Eagle 🦅 seen through Nature's smoky filter.

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Measles cases in Alberta on 2025-06-16:
• Total cases: 932 (+53)
• South cases: 647 (+35)
• North cases: 155 (+16)
• Central cases: 105 (+1)
• Calgary cases: 19 (+1)

Guess who has new antlers??? 🦌

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Two fox kits at play. One appears ready to take a large chomp our of a sibling.

You've gotta love the playful spirit of fox kits! #wildlife #fox #foxes

Today in Alberta - June 9: Alberta’s total measles count hits 809 cases. Dr. Sam Wong, president of the Alberta Medical Association’s section of pediatrics, says Alberta could end up with more cases than the entire US (which has 1,168 cases as of June 6).
#ABpoli #ABleg #Vaccines #CanPoli

Examining Homelessness in Calgary Podcast Episode · Let's Talk Poverty · 2024-08-28 · 35m

Over the past year I have spoken to a few mayoral candidates about their plans to address homelessness and safety issues. This podcast episode covers a lot of what was said. #yyc #yyccc podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/l...

A young deer walking in grass by the bow river.

A cormorant spreading its wings in a tree by the bow river.

Beauty of a bike ride this morning around Fish Creek with @albertaadrienne.bsky.social and we saw so much wildlife.

I love my city. #yyc

normalize not having an opinion about everything that trends for 12 hours

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Men. Just too emotional for politics.

Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation takes in rare silver fox kit Young foxes seen without parents for 24-hours taken in by the Alberta Institute for Wildlife conservation have rare genetic mutation.

I mostly clicked on this article for the photos, turns out it was also very informative!

An eagle's talons have multiple uses, particularly with regard to those hard to reach places. 🦅

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