Glorious splash of colour
Red Rock Canyon, Waterton Lakes National Park
Wood Lily
Red Rock Canyon, Waterton Lakes National Park
Eye-catching splash of colour
Fungus in the forest
Before the final split
First the flower, then the bokeh, then the bee
Golden-breasted Starling / Lamprotornis regius
Taveta Golden Weaver / Ploceus castaneiceps
I said NO more photos!
Halloween colour
Lest we forget
Painted Daisy / Chrysanthemum coccineum
Sunset over Great Falls, US
Golden-breasted Starling
Vibrant colour to warm us all up
Painted Tongue / Salpiglosis
Vibrant
Matching colours
Embracing the sun
Golden-breasted Starling / Lamprotornis regius
Purple Rain
Larch in fall colour
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Taveta Golden Weaver
Splash of colour
Western Wood Lily
Baltimore Oriole, The Tip, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Western Wood Lily
A much-needed change of colour
A splash of red
Like the sun on a grey, gloomy, rainy day
Slime Mold
Taveta Golden Weaver
Taveta Golden Weaver
Taveta Golden Weaver
Taveta Golden Weaver
Eye-catching Hibiscus
Richness in nature
Before harvest time
Driving in a sea of gold
Almost as good as sunshine
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To brighten my photostream
Colour for a dreary day
Vibrant rays
Dressed in gold
The classic Echinacea shot
Happy Thanksgiving weekend, everyone
Fiery Fireweed in its fall colours
Layers of colour
Orange Star
Vivid pink
Calgary was the 2nd coldest place on earth yesterd…
Glowing
Cardinal's Guard / Pachystachys coccinea
Two-coloured Tulip
Glorious rays
Spring versus yesterday's snow
Colour burst
Orange Star / Ornithogalum dubium
Beauty from below
A winter sunrise
The sky is on fire
Remembering the colours of summer
Creating my own sunshine - for me and for you : )
Sunset over Great Falls, Montana
Brightening up the forest
Colour for a rainy day
Orange Star / Ornithogalum dubium
Heliconia
Queen of the Lily Pad
Vibrant beauty
Gazing at a Gazania
Vibrant
Beauty on the tip of a petal
Fire and ice
Passionate pink - Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving colours
Illuminated
Glowing
Painted Tongue / Salpiglosis
Think pink
A splash of orange
Gorgeous splash of colour
Paintbrush / Castilleja miniata
A splash of colour
Sunny delight
Nooooo...!!!
Agate water
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A flower for Mother's Day
This is a quick, telemacro shot taken last night, of a chocolate flower from Purdy's that my daughter gave me for Mother's Day : ) In Canada, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. This happened to be 10 May 2015, and my daughter had asked if I wanted to spend the day out with our cameras, looking for birds and old barns and anything else that was interesting and/or beautiful. I couldn't imagine a nicer way to spend this special day : )
We started off locally, visiting a wetland in the SW of the city, where we had good or reasonable views of several different bird species, including Lesser Scaup, Redheads, Red-necked Grebe, a Killdeer, Savannah Sparrow, American Wigeon, and a Common Grackle (which I love to see).
From that location, we drove some of my familiar backroads SW of the city, where we saw a Snipe walking across a gravel road (it had such a cute way of walking), another pair of Red-breasted Grebe, a quick glimpse of a Mountain Bluebird, a pair of juvenile Swans (very distant, but I think they were Trumpeters).
Our drive then took us further south than I had ever driven before. We knew we wanted to see an old grain elevator at Azure (near Cayley) and we were able to find it. Drove a few of the country backroads in that whole area, eventually ending up at Silver Lake, where we watched some American Avocets and Black-necked Stilts.
From there, we drove backroads all the way north to Frank Lake, where we saw Eared Grebes, a Western Meadowlark, Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds, Coots, Canada Geese (of course!), and RAIN! A lot of the day, apart from when we first started the drive, was overcast and we did have a bit of rain on and off. There were some pretty black clouds seen from Frank Lake.
Managed to get a few photos of a couple of different Swainson's Hawks during the day. Twice, when we had a great opportunity to get photos, they were disturbed by another vehicle. The driver of one car thought it would be fun to drive past as noisily as he could, of course making the hawks fly.
We called in at the Saskatoon Farm on the way home, hoping to have a delicious meal there, or at least we drove as far as the entrance. The parking lots were full and overflowing and there was a constant stream of new arrivals. No idea if it was because it was Mother's Day, or perhaps there was a wedding being held there. Whatever the reason, we knew that there was no chance of ever getting a table in the restaurant. Thanks for the treat at Tim Horton's, Rachel : ) And thank you for spending the whole day with me - it made a lovely Mother's Day!
We started off locally, visiting a wetland in the SW of the city, where we had good or reasonable views of several different bird species, including Lesser Scaup, Redheads, Red-necked Grebe, a Killdeer, Savannah Sparrow, American Wigeon, and a Common Grackle (which I love to see).
From that location, we drove some of my familiar backroads SW of the city, where we saw a Snipe walking across a gravel road (it had such a cute way of walking), another pair of Red-breasted Grebe, a quick glimpse of a Mountain Bluebird, a pair of juvenile Swans (very distant, but I think they were Trumpeters).
Our drive then took us further south than I had ever driven before. We knew we wanted to see an old grain elevator at Azure (near Cayley) and we were able to find it. Drove a few of the country backroads in that whole area, eventually ending up at Silver Lake, where we watched some American Avocets and Black-necked Stilts.
From there, we drove backroads all the way north to Frank Lake, where we saw Eared Grebes, a Western Meadowlark, Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds, Coots, Canada Geese (of course!), and RAIN! A lot of the day, apart from when we first started the drive, was overcast and we did have a bit of rain on and off. There were some pretty black clouds seen from Frank Lake.
Managed to get a few photos of a couple of different Swainson's Hawks during the day. Twice, when we had a great opportunity to get photos, they were disturbed by another vehicle. The driver of one car thought it would be fun to drive past as noisily as he could, of course making the hawks fly.
We called in at the Saskatoon Farm on the way home, hoping to have a delicious meal there, or at least we drove as far as the entrance. The parking lots were full and overflowing and there was a constant stream of new arrivals. No idea if it was because it was Mother's Day, or perhaps there was a wedding being held there. Whatever the reason, we knew that there was no chance of ever getting a table in the restaurant. Thanks for the treat at Tim Horton's, Rachel : ) And thank you for spending the whole day with me - it made a lovely Mother's Day!
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