Canadian Lynx

A single, quick shot of a stuffed Lynx, part of a display at a visitor's centre at Bow Valley Provincial Park the day before yesterday, 18 June 2013. At least, I'm pretty sure it's a Lynx - I think we only have the Lynx and Bobcat, and this animal does have the long, black tufts on the ear tips. I've never seen one in the wild, but would love to - same with a Bobcat. This park is west of Calgary, on the very eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains and is a well-known location for birds and especially wildflowers. Unfortunately, it rained for almost the whole time we were out there, while we walked all round Middle Lake (seen in my photo above), then walked to and around Many Springs and then back to the cars at Middle Lake. From there, we drove down to the River and, as the sun was now out, we did just a short, very slow-paced, very enjoyable walk through the trees along the river's edge. Lol, I was totally exhausted by the time I got home - I'm used to slow-paced walks/hikes, stopping all the time to take photos. This was (for me) a fast-paced hike, apart from the river walk, which my body can't cope with, ha.

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