Horsetail
Mighty Moose
Close encounter of the good kind
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Wood Frog
Hiding in the grass
Crab Spider on Richardson's Geranium
Drummond's Thistle
Tussock Moth caterpillar sp.
Spruce Grouse in all her finery
A look that needs to be shared : )
Swainson's Hawk
First day of adventure
If I just close my eyes, maybe she'll go away
I think I can ... I think I can ...
Thankful for archives
Love those legs
Time for a snack
Balance is a fine art
Love those ears
Indian Paintbrush
Good friends
A Swallowtail's tails
And they call this winter (in Alberta)?
Mountain view on an owl-less day
Meadow Creek area, Benchlands
Spotted Coralroot / Corallorhiza maculata
There WAS a fence between us
Mountain Death Camas / Zigadenus elegans
In the other direction ....
Driving the Wildcat Hills
Nature's tree decorations
Almost too perfect
Alone
A chunky little fungus
Forest goblets
Splash of blue
Lepturobosca chrysocoma (Cosmosalia chrysocoma) Be…
Deadly embrace
All in a row
Less is more
Blue-eyed Grass / Sisyrinchium montanum
She loves orange
There's nothing like a tasty Meadow Vole
Hey, you down there ...!
Focus - is the name of the game
Taken on a lovely spring day, ha
Portrait of a Northern Hawk Owl
A touch of sadness
Spruce Grouse female
Spruce Grouse female
Way, way up
Northern Hawk Owl
My little green alien
Hammered Shield Lichen
Three-banded Ladybug
White on white
Lack of taste
Fan tail
Enjoying the sun
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A breathtaking encounter
After finding no owls NW of Calgary two days ago, 21 May 2013, I turned around and started heading for home. If one is honest, it is always a little disappointing to drive for hours and find nothing - other than a couple of Ravens : ) As I rounded the first bend in the gravel road, I caught sight of a small bird, which turned out to be a Townsend's Solitaire (and its mate). After driving further, I could see an animal's rear end way down the road. As I got closer, I realized it was a Moose! Normally, if I see a Moose, it's way off in the distance and even then, it still turns and heads off in the opposite direction. However, this one stayed just where it was, feeding on the bushes at the edge of the road. I drove closer, expecting it to disappear into the trees, but it continued feeding and even moved closer to where I had pulled over, and ended up maybe 25' away, on the opposite side of the road. These animals seem mighty big when they are close, ha, and I began to feel rather uneasy, knowing that wildlife can be unpredictable. After 10 minutes or so, it jumped over the barbed-wire fence and continued feeding. I was surprised to see white hair/fur in places - do Moose normally have white on them like this?
I'm adding the link to my photostream on the ipernity website. Though I only joined yesterday, it was really just to find out what their layout was like. Actually, it looks very similar to the old Flickr. With almost 9,000 images posted on Flickr, Flickr will have to remain my main site, but I might just add a few photos to ipernity, if and when I have time : ) I've already found two of you there, which was such a welcome surprise!
www.ipernity.com/doc/293827
"Problems" already with the new Flickr! "Bad Panda" instead of "Hold your clicks..." Can't add to groups any more.
I'm adding the link to my photostream on the ipernity website. Though I only joined yesterday, it was really just to find out what their layout was like. Actually, it looks very similar to the old Flickr. With almost 9,000 images posted on Flickr, Flickr will have to remain my main site, but I might just add a few photos to ipernity, if and when I have time : ) I've already found two of you there, which was such a welcome surprise!
www.ipernity.com/doc/293827
"Problems" already with the new Flickr! "Bad Panda" instead of "Hold your clicks..." Can't add to groups any more.
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