3 x deer
Tall stork/heron thingy x2 by brook, mostly white- great blue heron
Eagle? Fingers on wings, white head, white band on tail- decided on bald eagle for this one having done lots of image comparisons!
3 x goats
Big bird – White underside, dark on top, large wings small head and tail, seen at bridge- not sure, could be osprey as near water but wasn’t too big so could have been the red tailed hawk
2 ravens- noisy buggers! One adult one begging juvenile, in the car park at a rest stop
1 deer
1 male elk – 5 tines, caused our only traffic jam in the parkway as tourists stopped to take photos.
8 female elk plus one juvenile- right outside Jasper
Very pleased to have finally spotted some raptors!
The big shock of today was the amount of fire damage evident during the last part of our journey. The lady at the front desk of the hotel reckons the temporary accommodation (they are shipping containers essentially) will be in place for another 5 years while they rebuild. Her mum is living in one and she said the major issue is the restriction on water supply as struck delivers once a week!!