John Krampl Photography

05/31/2026

'Mom Time'
Mama Black Bear ~ May 21, 2026
7 pm - after the cubs have gone to bed, mom can have some time to herself
Waterton Lakes National Park, Parks Canada
Waterton Tourism

05/29/2026

'In the wild breath of nature feel the hush of presence'~ Angie Weiland-Crosby
When you feel something watching you and you look around and see what you felt.
Lethbridge, Alberta May 2026

05/29/2026

Morning light, green grass, and two sandhill cranes walking the edge of the wild.
Police Lake area, May 21st, 2026
Southern Alberta
Nature Conservancy of Canada / Conservation de la nature Canada

05/28/2026

A great day visiting the Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation with our grandchildren in Coaldale, Alberta on May 24, 2026 Even the wild great horned owls nesting nearby love visiting this place!

05/28/2026

Vanished. This picture was taken in 2019. This old house east of Milk River, near the Weir Bridge is no longer there. I am glad I took these photos when I did (see more in my vanishing album).

East of Milk River, Alberta 2019
Now Vanished. This picture was taken in 2019. This old house east of Milk River, near the Weir Bridge is no longer there. I am glad I took these photos when I did (see more in my vanishing album). Ray and Anne Haffner Homestead in 1909

05/28/2026

Amazing what a touch of blue can do for an old prairie fence.

05/27/2026

'Nature Works- if we let it'
Lots of Gophers = Lots of Hawks. We saw many many hawks on our trip to Police Lake and Waterton last week. These are all Swainson's Hawks - the most common in our area.

05/26/2026

'Easy there, little cub.'
Waterton Lakes National Park, Parks Canada Waterton Tourism Waterton Park
May 21, 2026- Taken from our truck at 200 yards away. Thanks to a 500 prime lens with a 1.4 extender which made it 700 courtesy of McBain Camera - Lethbridge and cropped in editing

05/25/2026

Gayle's Story~
Early morning on the Red Rock Canyon Road, we spotted the cutest little duckling waddling right down the middle of the road. We slowed right down to pull over at the next available opportunity. Just then, a wildlife officer came flying up behind us, and I thought for sure he’d stop to help - but he drove straight through. My heart nearly stopped thinking the little duck was going to get hit, but thankfully it made it through unharmed.

We pulled over, walked back up the road, and gently scooted the tiny duckling off to safety near an area where we thought it may have come from. Then we waited in the truck for a while, hoping to see its mother return. Later, when we checked again, the little one was gone. We’re hoping mom came to collect it, or that it safely waddled its way home.

We didn’t see any birds of prey nearby while we waited, so we’re choosing to believe the story had a happy ending. It was unbelievably cute. We think it may have been a Barrow’s Goldeneye duckling, but we’re waiting for confirmation on iNaturalist.

05/24/2026

Well, this is 'Embearassing'. . .

'A little behind-the-scenes look at motherhood.'
Mama of 3 cubs
Waterton Lakes National Park, Parks Canada Waterton Tourism