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Parry's Townsendia
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In the darkness of the forest
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Preening comes naturally
Invasive, but pretty
Little fungus cup
Can you believe it?
Spotted Coralroot
A little extra
I'm still drooling : )
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Rare Spotted Coralroot
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Western Toad
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Love me, love my warts
Oh, so cute
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Amongst the forest greens
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Enjoying a swim
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Striped Coralroot
It's all about the blue
Red Fox kit relaxing
American Avocet
The Morel of the story is ...
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Oh, so cute
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Hepatica
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Blue-eyed Grass
Eastern Kingbird
White Blue-eyed Grass
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Swallowtail
Purple spikes
Catching supper
Second best to sunshine
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Richness in every way
First taste of freedom
Taken from a canoe
This little light of mine
Clasping-leaved Twisted-stalk / Streptopus amplexi…
Mushroom mosaic
At the river's edge
Light in the forest
Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park
Great Gray Owl
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Columbian Ground Squirrel
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This little guy/gal let me get surprisingly close when I was on a hike along the Ptarmigan Cirque Trail (Kananaskis, Rocky Mountains) two days ago. I'd hoped (well, kind of!) for a Grizzly Bear, but had to make do with this little Columbian Ground Squirrel, LOL. However, we did see an area where a Grizzly had been digging up the ground - and it looked very recent : )
"This is the largest Alberta ground squirrel, similar in appearance to the Richardsons Ground Squirrel. A difference noted immediately, besides it usually slightly larger size, is the rusty orange colour around the nose which often extends to the throat and forelegs and sometimes to the undersides, although this area has more of a yellowing wash. It has a somewhat longer, more bushy, frosty, dark-tipped tail. The head and nape is a slate grey. The short, fine fur has three bands of colours, resulting in the back being a decidedly dappled yellowish grey.... Highwood Pass is a good area to find these animals." From talkaboutwildlife.ca.
"This is the largest Alberta ground squirrel, similar in appearance to the Richardsons Ground Squirrel. A difference noted immediately, besides it usually slightly larger size, is the rusty orange colour around the nose which often extends to the throat and forelegs and sometimes to the undersides, although this area has more of a yellowing wash. It has a somewhat longer, more bushy, frosty, dark-tipped tail. The head and nape is a slate grey. The short, fine fur has three bands of colours, resulting in the back being a decidedly dappled yellowish grey.... Highwood Pass is a good area to find these animals." From talkaboutwildlife.ca.
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