Two Canada geese (Branta canadensis) facing off on a pond of the Columbia Wetlands, near Golden, B.C.

Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) amidst Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) widlflowers, Waterton Nat'l Park

Hiker at a canyon overlooking the Athabasca River, Jasper Park, Canadian Rockies

A fern growing on a bounder, with the Enlesss Chain in background, Jasper Park

A couple kissing at Peyto Lake viewpoint, Banff Park, Canadian Rockies

Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) neaer a mountain stream, Banff Park, Canadian Rockies

Morning sun peaks above Crowfoot Mountain, as seen from a glacial cave, Canadian Rockies

A full moon (supermoon) above the Dogtooth Range, Purcell Mountains, near golden, B.c.

A full moon (supermoon) above the Dogtooth Range, Purcell Mountains, near Golden, B.c.

Winter mist over the Columbia Wetlands near Golden, B.C.

Winter mist over a goose nexting box in the Columbia Wetlands near Golden, B.C.

Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), above the Columbia Wetlands near Golden, B.C.

A Great Egret (Ardea alba) at the Columbia wetlands, near Golden, B.C.

New green leaves reach out to the sun. A trembling aspen forest in Waterton Park.

New green leaves reach out to the sun. A trembling aspen forest in Waterton Park.

Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga douglasii) along the Athabasca River, Jasper Park

Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) ewe and lamb, Jasper Park

Sunbeams above the Columbia Icefields area, Jasper Park

Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) ewe and lambs entering a snowfield, Jasper Park

Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) ewe and lambs entering a snowfield, Jasper Park

Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) ewe and lambs running through a snowfield, Jasper Park

Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) ewe and lambs above a snowfield, Jasper Park

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A bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) and snowy mountain slope, Jasper Park