Deciduous yellow
Sparkles on Forgetmenot Pond
Travelling the Cobble Flats road
Morning awakes
Sunlight on the low cloud
Licking the salt
Moose cow looking for salt
Pika / Ochonta princeps
A day in the mountains
Yellow Warbler male
Yellow lady's-slipper
One of my favourite views
Spotted Sandpiper
Flycatcher sp. - Willow or Alder Flycatcher
Middle Lake, Bow Valley Provincial Park
Willow Flycatcher
Fleabane
Kalm's Lobelia / Lobelia kalmii
Now they can't see me
Osprey take-off
Strawberries and cream fungus / Hydnellum peckii
Paintbrush - green flowers, red bracts
Mt Lorette Ponds, Kananaskis
Wind-blown Osprey
Unidentified fungus
Treasures of the forest floor
Slightly patterned
A joy to behold
Strawberries and Cream fungus / Hydnellum peckii
Green jelly mass on Buller Pond
Above the tree line
Unexpected closeness
A view from Mt. Shark
Tiny Hummingbird at Highwood House
Female Spruce Grouse with one of her young
The cutest little furball
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Mt. Buller, Buller Pond, Kananaskis
Bighorn Sheep - she's a beauty
A bright splash of blue in August
Northern Willowherb / Epilobium ciliatum
Young Spruce Grouse
Northern Gentian
A gathering of female Bighorn Sheep
One of my favourite meadows
Looking beautiful
Mushroom in a wonderfully lush setting
Young Spruce Grouse
A brief moment's rest
Chipmunk with a yummy snack
Peninsular, Lower Kananaskis Lake
A brief moment of rest
Quite a typical view
Lower Kananaskis Lake at Peninsular
Lichens and moss at Rock Glacier
Between a rock and a hard place
The long road south
Lichen at Rock Glacier
Push!
Our beautiful foothills on an overcast day
Spruce Grouse, adult female
Light-coloured Pika
The beauty of Kananaskis along Highway 40
The joy of peace and quiet
Forgetmenot Pond
Pika, up close
Young bull Moose
Love a Pika's ears
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Licking salt off its lips
A young male Moose
Mountain splendour
Moose portrait
Love those big ears and big feet
Sunshine on a mighty peak
Such a cute little thing
Gathering food for the winter
A patchwork of lichens
Sitting in the middle of the lake
Another car gets a licking
A moment of closeness
Set from the movie, The Revenant
From shadow to light
Such a fun Moose
Time for another Pika shot
Coyote relaxing in the sun
Gentle and curious
How did he get there?
Our mountains in winter
Ice as far as the eye can see
One sweet, curious female
Red Fox in a mountain location
Sunlit peaks
A final goodbye
No equipment needed - just a tongue
Sunbathed mountain slopes
A place of peace and beauty
Happy New Year, everyone!
Time to rest
Light and darkness
Free car wash, anyone?
A solitary Moose cow
Heading into the sun
Texture of burnt trees
Just in time
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Male Moose are judged by the size of their antler…
Moose in a winter wonderland
Pine Grosbeak
Yesterday morning's sunrise
Stocking up on food for the winter
Between the trees
Purple Club Coral / alloclavaria purpurea
Pika storing food for the winter in its cave
Just a small mouthful
Forgetmenot Pond
Living in a rocky world
A moment to ponder
Cedar Waxwing with mountain bokeh
Forgetmenot Pond - one of my favourite places
Watching and waiting
Looking a lot like fall
Where I was, yesterday
A change from Marmots
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Fence line in the fall
On 1 October 2015, I finally managed, for the first time this year, to get out to the mountains as far as Forgetmenot Pond - really an on the spur of the moment decision. The weather called for some sun and some cloud, which sounded good. I knew I had better not leave it any longer to get out there - as it was, we had a light dusting of snow the following night. You really need good, clear reflections to get the best photos at the Pond, but it wasn't quite calm enough for that and it was quite hazy for much of the drive.
Forgetmenot Pond is actually a man-made pond, left over from the excavation of a gravel pit. The water is crystal clear. It's just a short walk around the pond, but enjoyable to do. The main road this far into Kananaskis only opens in June each year, as a winter gate at Elbow Falls closes in December for the winter months, to protect the wildlife in the area.
Forgetmenot Pond is the only mountain drive I will do on my own and it's one of my favourite places. It only takes about 50 minutes to an hour to get from home to the Pond, so makes a very pleasant half-day trip.
On the return drive, I called in at a place not far from Forgetmenot Pond, where I have found a few mushrooms in previous years, but found nothing this time. I didn't see a whole lot of anything during the few hours I was out, other than the spectacular mountain scenery. The fall colours were beautiful - a mix of Aspen yellows and the dark greens of the coniferous trees. I was comparing it with a photo I took on the same drive on 24 September 2007. The mountains above the tree line were all covered in snow, unlike this fall.
Forgetmenot Pond is actually a man-made pond, left over from the excavation of a gravel pit. The water is crystal clear. It's just a short walk around the pond, but enjoyable to do. The main road this far into Kananaskis only opens in June each year, as a winter gate at Elbow Falls closes in December for the winter months, to protect the wildlife in the area.
Forgetmenot Pond is the only mountain drive I will do on my own and it's one of my favourite places. It only takes about 50 minutes to an hour to get from home to the Pond, so makes a very pleasant half-day trip.
On the return drive, I called in at a place not far from Forgetmenot Pond, where I have found a few mushrooms in previous years, but found nothing this time. I didn't see a whole lot of anything during the few hours I was out, other than the spectacular mountain scenery. The fall colours were beautiful - a mix of Aspen yellows and the dark greens of the coniferous trees. I was comparing it with a photo I took on the same drive on 24 September 2007. The mountains above the tree line were all covered in snow, unlike this fall.
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