A beauty from mushroom season
Osprey on the hunt
Shingled/Scaly Hedgehog fungus / Sarcodon imbricat…
Hiding in the shadows
Two winters ago
Exshaw Legion memorial
False Morel fungus
Small fungi growing among the mosses
Winter in Kananaskis
Moose from the archives
Moose in the mountains
Picked for demonstration
Upper Kananaskis Lake
Colour among the mosses and lichens
Strawberries and cream fungus / Hydnellum peckii
Kananaskis - a winter wonderland
Forgetmenot Pond, Kananaskis
Shooting stars / Dodecatheon sp. (and Dandelions)
American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
White-crowned Sparrow / Zonotrichia leucophrys
Elbow Falls, Kananaskis
Tall Lungwort
Elbow Falls, Kananaskis
(Yellow?) Morel mushroom
Forgetmenot Pond, Kananaskis
Dandelion perfection
Forgetmenot Pond, Kananaskis
A splash of much-needed colour
Arnica sp.
Hearts at the Rusty Bucket Ranch
Sheep at the Rusty Bucket Ranch
Watch dog : )
Garden flowers at the Rusty Bucket Ranch
Wolf's Milk slime mold, Rusty Bucket Ranch
Purple/Water Avens seedhead / Geum rivale
Indian Paintbrush
Greenish-flowered Wintergreen / Pyrola chlorantha
Western Wood Lily
Star-flowered Solomon's Seal / Maianthemum stellat…
Little green hearts of White Camas
Patiently waiting
Red-tailed Hawk?
The colours of fall
A new-to-me old barn
Happy Halloween!
Lichens on nature trail at KOAC
Kinetic sculptures by Katie Ohe, KOAC
Pileated Woodpecker seen in Canmore
Bighorn Sheep mom and youngster
Twice the beauty
On the way to Canmore - seven Swans a-swimming :)
Pileated Woodpecker
Sedge
Beautiful Peyto Lake
Lichen at Peyto Lake
Wildflowers at Peyto Lake
Spruce Grouse / Falcipennis canadensis
Fungi on a log
Most likely a Ground Pholiota / Pholiota terrestri…
Let the light shine in
Forgetmenot Pond, Elbow Falls Trail
Beauty of winter (well, late fall)
Kananaskis, through the windshield
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches / Leucosticte tephrocoti…
Gap Lake
Trumpeter Swan
Strap/Coral Club / Clavariadelphus ligula
Comb/Branched Hericium / Hericium ramosum
McDougall Memorial United Church
Why I would never eat wild mushrooms : )
An odd colour in nature
False Morel fungus
Texture
Aspen Roughstem Bolete / Leccinum insigne
Picked for demonstration purposes - Honey Mushroom…
Fine 'threads' of a mushroom veil
Exploring the forest
Mushroom in a wonderfully lush setting
One of my favourite meadows
Northern Gentian
Northern Willowherb / Epilobium ciliatum
Mt. Buller, Buller Pond, Kananaskis
A view from Mt. Shark
Strawberries and Cream fungus / Hydnellum peckii
A joy to behold
Slightly patterned
Treasures of the forest floor
Unidentified fungus
Wind-blown Osprey
Mt Lorette Ponds, Kananaskis
Paintbrush - green flowers, red bracts
Strawberries and cream fungus / Hydnellum peckii
Osprey take-off
Now they can't see me
01 Middle Lake, Bow Valley Provincial Park
02 Colourful Dock sp.
Little mystery bird - juvenile Yellow-rumped Warbl…
Brown-headed Cowbird juvenile
Ram's Horn Snail shell
Kalm's Lobelia / Lobelia kalmii
Fleabane
Willow Flycatcher
Middle Lake, Bow Valley Provincial Park
Mountain Death Camas / Zigadenus elegans
Gaillardia
Flycatcher sp. - Willow or Alder Flycatcher
Spotted Sandpiper
One of my favourite views
Yellow lady's-slipper
Yellow Warbler male
McDougall Memorial United Church
A day in the mountains
Tucked away near the creek
McDougall Memorial United Church
McDougall Memorial United Church
Little church in the valley
Moose cow looking for salt
When winter really was winter
The beauty of Lake Louise
A winter walk
Winter beauty
Snow, snow and more snow
Licking the salt
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Love the little one's expression
Two days ago, on 23 October 2016, I couldn't resist taking a photo or two of this little cow family. They were far away in a field next to the Jumpingpound Pond, where we stopped to check for birds and to watch several Swans. I think the smallest calf has such a cute expression on its face.
Below, I will add the helpful, detailed report from our leader, Howard Heffler, and the eBird list compiled by Nimali S., with thanks to both of them! Thanks, too, Gail, for the ride all day long - greatly appreciated and enjoyed!
"Thirteen participants met at Assumption School at 8:30 AM and spent the day birding several locations west of Calgary. We first stopped at Jumping Pound pond. There were both species of swan and a few puddle ducks. We made another quick stop at Sibbald ponds where there were six swans. It appeared to be a family of five Trumpeters and one lonely Tundra.
The (apparent) Tundra was all white but had a mostly pink bill. It was being harassed by the others so we concluded (speculated) was a second year bird that still had a pink bill (or maybe a first year bird that had turned white prematurely??). It was smaller than the others and was obviously an outcast. If anyone has any thoughts they would be most welcome.
It was cold and windy at Bow Valley Park and a quick walk on Flowing Waters trail proved fruitless so we moved to the Seebe dam. Again there were a few swans and ducks but the cold winds seemed unfriendly to birds and birders alike. In Exshaw it was still cold and windy and there were few birds. However, a flock of about 45 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch was the highlight of the day. These are such active birds and their feeding habits are fun to watch as the flock seems to roll forward along the ground as the birds in the back leap-frog the leaders.
The Canmore Visitor Center was an excellent (warm and comfortable) bathroom and lunch stop. Harvie Heights offered a few boreal birds but not as many as hoped for. An interesting note for future planning is that the community prohibits bird feeders until November 1st in an effort to reduce conflicts with bears or cougars.
Thanks to Nimali Seneviratne for keeping track of species and doing the eBird postings. The combined list for the day (including species seen while driving) was:
Snow Goose 1
Canada Goose 63
Trumpeter Swan 37
Tundra Swan 30
American Wigeon 3
Mallard 40
Common Merganser 1
Common Loon 2
Western Grebe 1
Rough-legged Hawk 2
Rock Pigeon 9
Downy Woodpecker 1
Gray Jay 2
Clark's Nutcracker 3
Black-billed Magpie 6
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Mountain Chickadee 7
Boreal Chickadee 1 (heard only)
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 45
White-winged Crossbill 1
House Sparrow 2
Howard Heffler
Calgary"
Below, I will add the helpful, detailed report from our leader, Howard Heffler, and the eBird list compiled by Nimali S., with thanks to both of them! Thanks, too, Gail, for the ride all day long - greatly appreciated and enjoyed!
"Thirteen participants met at Assumption School at 8:30 AM and spent the day birding several locations west of Calgary. We first stopped at Jumping Pound pond. There were both species of swan and a few puddle ducks. We made another quick stop at Sibbald ponds where there were six swans. It appeared to be a family of five Trumpeters and one lonely Tundra.
The (apparent) Tundra was all white but had a mostly pink bill. It was being harassed by the others so we concluded (speculated) was a second year bird that still had a pink bill (or maybe a first year bird that had turned white prematurely??). It was smaller than the others and was obviously an outcast. If anyone has any thoughts they would be most welcome.
It was cold and windy at Bow Valley Park and a quick walk on Flowing Waters trail proved fruitless so we moved to the Seebe dam. Again there were a few swans and ducks but the cold winds seemed unfriendly to birds and birders alike. In Exshaw it was still cold and windy and there were few birds. However, a flock of about 45 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch was the highlight of the day. These are such active birds and their feeding habits are fun to watch as the flock seems to roll forward along the ground as the birds in the back leap-frog the leaders.
The Canmore Visitor Center was an excellent (warm and comfortable) bathroom and lunch stop. Harvie Heights offered a few boreal birds but not as many as hoped for. An interesting note for future planning is that the community prohibits bird feeders until November 1st in an effort to reduce conflicts with bears or cougars.
Thanks to Nimali Seneviratne for keeping track of species and doing the eBird postings. The combined list for the day (including species seen while driving) was:
Snow Goose 1
Canada Goose 63
Trumpeter Swan 37
Tundra Swan 30
American Wigeon 3
Mallard 40
Common Merganser 1
Common Loon 2
Western Grebe 1
Rough-legged Hawk 2
Rock Pigeon 9
Downy Woodpecker 1
Gray Jay 2
Clark's Nutcracker 3
Black-billed Magpie 6
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Mountain Chickadee 7
Boreal Chickadee 1 (heard only)
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 45
White-winged Crossbill 1
House Sparrow 2
Howard Heffler
Calgary"
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