Not interested in us Striped Coralroot A close look Yesterday's treat A fascinating mushroom cap Early Blue Violet Arrow-leaved coltsfoot / Petasites sagittatus Shootingstars / Dodecatheon Black Bear busy feeding The culprit Fascinating forest find Wild Strawberry Canada Violet One busy log A fancy outhouse door McDougall Church Gaillardia against weathered wood I'm in awe, no matter how many I see Rev. George McDougall Just playing .... Come into my parlour, said the spider to the (butt… Middle Lake, Bow Valley Provincial Park White Spiraea, aka Birchleaf Spiraea / Spiraea bet… Baby Barn Owl : ) Against the cabin wall Burrowing Owl A Black Bear sighting from May Spirit Reflected in the eye of an owl Yesterday's excitement Two small, orange butterflies - Northern Crescents Moth on Creeping Thistle Dwarf Dogwood A look of intelligence Now that's a whole lot of bull Harebell and tiny visitors McDougall Church on a sunny day Where I was, yesterday Looking a lot like fall Watching and waiting Burrowing Owl Delicate Forgetmenot Pond - one of my favourite places At the end of the path The beauty of low cloud Forgetmenot Pond Lenticular clouds over the mountains One of my favourite Lichens Between the trees Mountain view Like rays of sunshine Yesterday morning's sunrise Pine Grosbeak Moose in a winter wonderland Male Moose are judged by the size of their antler… Soaking up the incredible beauty Just in time Texture of burnt trees Heading into the sun A solitary Moose cow Free car wash, anyone? Light and darkness Short-eared Owl Details in black Coyote on the prowl After the fire On guard Near Morant's Curve Beyond the treetops Soft as velvet A quick glance in our direction Beauty in nature On the prowl Takes a lot of grass and leaves to fill a Bear Not missing a thing A disappearing act Totally at home Reflected beauty Columbian Ground Squirrel Happily feeding Added for colour Not dressed in their Sunday best Happiness is ... playing in a puddle Moth on a washroom window Through the Rocky Mountains Here one minute, gone the next Lavendula Through a fancy window Colourful lichen on a bridge railing Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) A real treat from the weekend Forgetmenot Pond Police Car Moth caterpillar Cascade Mt., Banff Nothing but fluff Lake Louise on a rainy day Summer joy Strawberries and cream fungus Mistaya Canyon, Icefields Parkway Impressive A view from Mt. Shark, Kananaskis Icy reflections Golden Eagle Short-eared Owl Peaks and clouds Columbian Ground Squirrel Suillus tomentosus - for mushroom soup Along the Smith-Dorrien / Spray Trail Lactarius rufus Feather finery Spiked beauty Bow Lake - Impressive Art Bolete sp. Pushing up through the mosses Bold and simple Coral Fungus sp The beginning of fall A splash of colour in the forest Silene sp Little alien at Lake Louise They always look so serious Fiery Fireweed in its fall colours Magnificent Peyto Lake Just for fun Great Horned Owl juvenile