Wild lives in the Canadian Rockies

Besides enjoying natural scenery, we like to observe wild lives as we travel.  Here we can share with you some photos of wild lives that we encountered during last trip to the Canadian Rockies.

a. Calypso bulbosa

We found such lovely wild orchid near the Athabasca Falls and Sunwapta Falls.  It is better to use telephoto for capturing the image.  Calypso bulbosa is rare and can be easily destroyed.  You should only watch it from a distance.

b. Mountain Goat

The white Mountain Goats are good climbers.  They like to eat grass on the hill slopes.  They usually go as a herd.  We saw this Mountain Goat in the Kootenay National Park.

c. Ground Squirrel

We met this cute Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel near the Pyramid Lake. It stayed near our car for more than ten minutes before leaving. Its image still stands as the screen saver in my computer.

d. Black Bear

We encountered this Black Bear near the Maligne Lake.  We took its picture with a telephoto len at a distance from our car.  Remember - do not come close or feed wild animals no matter how lovely they are.  

e. Bighorn Sheep

We saw these Bighorn Sheep near the Sunwapta Pass.  They were trying to find grass near the stream that was still covered with snow.

f. Red Fox

We met this Red Fox in the highway near the Medicine Lake.  We stayed in our car and followed it for more than five kilometers.  It kept walking along the highway with its catch in the mouth.  Its den might be quite far away.