Despite (or possibly because of) the snow and cold weather on Saturday, Tony LePrieur got some great shots of spring birds in Carburn Park and Fish Creek Park in SE Calgary, and some resident birds and mammals as well.

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle), Carburn Park, April 26, 2014

Franklin’s Gulls, Carburn Park, April 26, 2014

American Robin, male, Carburn Park, April 26, 2014

Resident White-tailed Deer, Carburn Park, April 26, 2014

Common Loon, Carburn Park, April 26, 2014

A resident bird in Fish Creek Park, male Ring-necked Pheasant, April 26, 2014

Ring-necked Pheasant, male, Fish Creek Park, April 26, 2014

Osprey with nesting material, Carburn Park, April 26, 2014

Tony returned to Carburn Park in the better weather on Sunday and got another shot of a Common Loon on the pond there.

Common Loon, Carburn Park, April 27, 2014