They mounted up and crossed the vega and entered the woods on the far side of the cattletrail up along the edge of the draw. The boy watched the ravens. After a while they dropped down out of the tree and flew silently back to the dead calf.

Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing, Vintage, 1995.

#FabPhotoFriday: Do you know the nickname for the Sprague's Pipit? Find us @calgarystampede #CattleTrail to find out!

Burrowing Owls, a species at risk in native grasslands, love cattle! Visit us to learn why #CattleTrail @stampedeag

Think you know Alberta's #grasslands? Come challenge our trivia wheel in the #CattleTrail!

We're all ready for another fun day @calgarystampede #CattleTrail!

A little muddy and rainy, but we've got our native prairie for #CattleTrail! Come see what lives in the grasslands!

Are you guys ready for some more #CattleTrail fun?! @OGC_AB @CowsandFish @MULTISAR @ducanada @CanCattlemen 1 more week until set-up!

Yahoo! Just two more weeks until the @calgarystampede #CattleTrail! Come visit us and get up close with #grassland #biodiversity

Learn about #AB #grasslands @calgarystampede #CattleTrail @MULTISAR @OGC_AB @CowsandFish @ducanada @CanCattlemen

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#FabPhotoFriday Come visit us in the @calgarystampede #CattleTrail! We might even have a treat for you ;

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The green machine! We brought real native prairie to @calgarystampede #CattleTrail for you to see up close. Join us!

Friendly neighbour @calgarystampede #CattleTrail :) plus @OGC_AB @CowsandFish @MULTISAR @AENV_SRD @ConserveAlberta !!

ABMI staff from the @RoyalAlberta are @calgarystampede #CattleTrail today! They ID new species like Oribatella abmi!

Another fun day ahead @calgarystampede #CattleTrail filled with Mammals, mites and 'moos'!!

Come visit us (and our hundreds of soil mites) @calgarystampede #CattleTrail!!

Only 1 more week 'til @calgarystampede #CattleTrail! @AENV_SRD @CowsandFish @OGC_AB @ConserveAlberta @MULTISAR