August 3-5, Banff area

Aug 3: Black-Billed Magpie has adopted my car	Black-Billed Magpie, Calgary airport garage	Black-Billed Magpie, Calgary airport garage	Black-Billed Magpie, Calgary airport garage	On the road to Banff - mountains on the horizon	On the road to Banff - mountains on the horizon
On the road to Banff - mountains getting close	On the road to Banff	On the road to Banff	On the road to Banff	Banff National Park gate buildings	Banff National Park gate buildings
Cascade Mountain, Banff	Cascade Mountain	Columbian Ground-Squirrels near the highway	Mt Rundle, Banff	Aug 4: Banff Springs Hotel	Mt Norquay
View of Banff from Mt Norquay Road	Bighorn Sheep female	Bighorn Sheep juvenile	Bighorn Sheep juvenile	Bighorn Sheep juvenile	Bighorn Sheep juvenile
Bighorn Sheep juvenile	Bighorn Sheep female and juvenile	Bighorn Sheep female and juvenile	Bighorn Sheep environment	Bighorn Sheep female and juvenile	Bighorn Sheep female and juvenile
Bighorn Sheep female and juvenile	Columbian Ground-Squirrel	Columbian Ground-Squirrel	Castle Mountain from the Trans-Canada	Continental Divide	Stanley Peak (left) from the Tokumm Creek Trail
High peaks of the Kootenay ranges in the distance	Dark-Eyed Junco	Dark-Eyed Junco	Vermillion Peak from the Tokumm Creek Trail	cliffs along the Tokumm Creek Trail	Some kind of Admiral?
cliffs along the Tokumm Creek Trail	range southwest of the Tokumm Creek Trail	Looking southwest across Tokumm Creek	finally the trail descends to Tokumm Creek	Fireweed patch across the creek	Tokumm Creek through the fisheye lens
Photo equipment at Tokumm Creek	Pretty sure this flower is groundsel	I can't ID this flower from my guidebook	Fireweed!	Tokumm Creek Trail	Looking back downstream down Tokumm Creek
Coronis Fritillary	Quaking Aspen	Tokumm Creek Trail	fireweed along Tokumm Creek Trail	Tokumm Creek Trail	Mystery sparrow no. 1
Rufous Hummingbird	Rufous Hummingbird	Rufous Hummingbird	Black Twinberry	Mystery sparrow no. 2	Mystery sparrow no. 2
Dark-Eyed Junco	Stanley Peak (left) and Vermillion Peak (right) from Tokumm Creek Trail	Mystery thrush	Mystery thrush	Mystery thrush	Stanley Peak
Marble Canyon	Marble Canyon with nest	Possibly a black swift nest	Dark-Eyed Junco	Marble Canyon	Marble Canyon
Marble Canyon	Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel	Northeast to Vermillion Pass	Castle Mountain in the distance, across the valley	Castle Mountain from the Trans-Canada	Back at the Banff Springs Hotel
Aug 5: Banff Springs Hotel	Banff Springs Hotel	Banff Springs Hotel	Banff Springs Hotel	Banff Springs Hotel	golf course at Banff Springs Hotel
golf course at Banff Springs Hotel	Bow Falls, between the hotel and the golf course	Red-Winged Blackbird adult female and chicks	Red-Winged Blackbird adult female and chicks	Red-Winged Blackbird fledgling	Red-Winged Blackbird fledgling
Red-Winged Blackbird fledgling	Song Sparrow adult with food for chicks	Song Sparrow adult with food for chicks	Common Loon	Time to head to Jasper: Downtown Banff, morning of August 5	Castle Mountain again, heading north
Castle Mountain again, heading north