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Western Meadowlark
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Found when I was lost
For a complete change of colour
Deer in Foxtails
The Avocet stretch
Juvenile Wilson's Phalarope
One of its favourite perches
Mourning Dove
Clouds over Frank Lake
Shades of brown
What big feet you have
The Kent (Superman) Farmhouse
I see a Sora
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Burrowing Owl, after the storm
Juvenile Red-winged Blackbird
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Magrath grain elevator
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A view from The Saskatoon Farm
The Viterra Calgary East grain terminal
The last bit of colour before winter
House Sparrow in the fall
Double-crested Cormorant
Always love a cow skull
Before harvest time
Decorated wall, Saskatoon Farm
Thankfully, not Mosquitoes
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Gorgeous iridescent feathers
Here today, maybe gone tomorrow
Into the great unknown
In contrast to pain and suffering
Juvenile European Starling
European Starling juvenile
Eared Grebe with young one
White-faced Ibis - very rare in Alberta
Driving in a sea of gold
I saw a Sora
Vesper Sparrow
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Dad on the pylon
Soon to crumble
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Eared Grebe
Clouds over Frank Lake
Our wonderful Alberta skies
Eared Grebe
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Pink and perfect
I love Dandelions
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A sky bursting with clouds
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I'm always delighted to see a Straw Flower (Strawflower), of any colour. Just fascinated by how perfect they usually are when I see them. Love their paper or silk-like "petals", though actually the petals aren’t true petals at all, but in fact are modified leaves called bracts, that come in many colours, including yellow, orange, cream, pink, white, and purple.
Photographed at The Saskatoon Farm on 24 May 2014, when my youngest daughter treated me to a great day out, SE of the city. In the morning, we were in the Frank Lake area looking for birds and barns. Afterwards, we went to the Saskatoon Farm for a delicious lunch and to wander the grounds with our cameras. Came across a couple of greenhouses full of colourful flowers, which felt so good after such a long (7 months), brutal winter. Thanks so much, Rachel, for such an enjoyable day, with so many treats!
"Xerochrysum bracteatum, commonly known as the golden everlasting or strawflower, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Australia." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerochrysum_bracteatum
Photographed at The Saskatoon Farm on 24 May 2014, when my youngest daughter treated me to a great day out, SE of the city. In the morning, we were in the Frank Lake area looking for birds and barns. Afterwards, we went to the Saskatoon Farm for a delicious lunch and to wander the grounds with our cameras. Came across a couple of greenhouses full of colourful flowers, which felt so good after such a long (7 months), brutal winter. Thanks so much, Rachel, for such an enjoyable day, with so many treats!
"Xerochrysum bracteatum, commonly known as the golden everlasting or strawflower, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Australia." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerochrysum_bracteatum
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