Eriogonum species (flavum?)
A reward for facing my fears : )
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Picklejar Lakes trail, Kananaskis
At the river's edge
Another birdwatcher
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Ice sculpting
Yesterday's treat : )
Circumzenithal arc
Unidentified
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See my nasal tufts?
Happy Valentine's Day
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Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park
One-flowered Wintergreen / Moneses uniflora
Before the plunge
Gyrfalcon - what a treat!
Yellow Mountain-avens / Dryas drummondii
Concentration
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
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Common Merganser
Arethusa Cirque, Kananaskis
Orange Star / Ornithogalum dubium
Watch out for its stranglehold
Tired Mom
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Snowy Owl
"At Risk" Swift Fox
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Six little siblings
Yellow Bells / Fritillaria pudica
Elephant Ears / Bergenia cordifolia
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Determined to be seen
Forget-me-not
Junior, showing off
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Hound's-tongue
Me and my shadow
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Viceroy
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Daisy
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Orange trio
In the light
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Am I a Ladybug?
Slime mold
Possibly Laccaria proxima?
Little pink bells
Avian perfection
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The definition of cuteness
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Afternoon sun at Gap Lake
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Fragile frost formation
West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone
Little bird, big world
Winter magic down by the creek
Glorious Gazania - and tiny friend
Spring delight
Three's a crowd
Banded Orange, Dryadula phaetusa
Wilson's Snipe
Red Panda
Such a treat
Mountain Bluebird
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The magic of ice
Alone
Happy Birthday, Rachel, 12-12-12
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Yellow-headed Blackbird from the archives
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Santa's on his way
Can't beat a red barn
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Funny look? I'll give you funny look!
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Impressive old barn
Glacier National Park, Montana, US
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park
Long-tailed Duck / Clangula hyemalis
A fancy fungus
Gentoo Penguin - Near Threatened
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I promised colour and warmth : )
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Bad feather day
This Ostrich at the Calgary Zoo looks rather like s/he got up on the wrong side of the bed - though I guess, in reality, that is what Ostriches always look like, ha. Taken on17 October 2009, and found while trying to save a few more of my old photos this week. I really need to make a lot more space on my hard drive before spring arrives and along with it, all the upcoming botanizing photos. This is getting done ridiculously slowly.
"The ostrich shares the order Struthioniformes with the kiwis, emus, rheas, and cassowaries. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs, and can run at up to about 70 km/h (43 mph),[3] the fastest land speed of any bird.[4] The ostrich is the largest living species of bird and lays the largest eggs of any living bird (extinct elephant birds of Madagascar and the giant moa of New Zealand laid larger eggs).
The ostrich's diet consists mainly of plant matter, though it also eats invertebrates. It lives in nomadic groups of 5 to 50 birds. When threatened, the ostrich will either hide itself by lying flat against the ground, or run away. If cornered, it can attack with a kick of its powerful legs. Mating patterns differ by geographical region, but territorial males fight for a harem of two to seven females.
The ostrich is farmed around the world, particularly for its feathers, which are decorative and are also used as feather dusters. Its skin is used for leather products and its meat is marketed commercially." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrich
Funny to even think about wildflowers and insects, as we are having a winter storm today, with heavy, blowing snow! Visibility is really bad, but the temperature is only -3C. Drive carefully if you HAVE to go out, everyone - me, I'm staying home : )
"The ostrich shares the order Struthioniformes with the kiwis, emus, rheas, and cassowaries. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs, and can run at up to about 70 km/h (43 mph),[3] the fastest land speed of any bird.[4] The ostrich is the largest living species of bird and lays the largest eggs of any living bird (extinct elephant birds of Madagascar and the giant moa of New Zealand laid larger eggs).
The ostrich's diet consists mainly of plant matter, though it also eats invertebrates. It lives in nomadic groups of 5 to 50 birds. When threatened, the ostrich will either hide itself by lying flat against the ground, or run away. If cornered, it can attack with a kick of its powerful legs. Mating patterns differ by geographical region, but territorial males fight for a harem of two to seven females.
The ostrich is farmed around the world, particularly for its feathers, which are decorative and are also used as feather dusters. Its skin is used for leather products and its meat is marketed commercially." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrich
Funny to even think about wildflowers and insects, as we are having a winter storm today, with heavy, blowing snow! Visibility is really bad, but the temperature is only -3C. Drive carefully if you HAVE to go out, everyone - me, I'm staying home : )
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