Cedar Waxwing / Bombycilla cedrorum
American Goldfinch male
Love an old, red barn
Purple Martin male
Coral Fungus
Purple Avens / Water Avens / Geum rivale
Tiny spider with a death wish
Hibiscus beauty
Calgary's special guests
Water Lily
Common Raven at Bow Lake
Black Bear seen from the bus
Bow Lake on a cloudy day
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rondeau PP
Resting on a window
Chameleon
Glorious Canola
Ruddy Duck male
Black-crowned Night-heron
Himalayan monal / Lophophorus impejanus male
Mountain Bluebird with food for his babies
Invasive Yellow Clematis
Botanizing Beagles - Ben and Maggie
Nodding Thistle / Musk Thistle / Carduus nutans
A beautiful catch
Baneberry, white berries
Baneberry, red berries
Alfalfa
Magpie juvenile
Magpie Inky Cap / Coprinus picaceus?
Magpie Inky Cap / Coprinus picaceus?
Scaly Pholiota / Pholiota squarrosa
European Skipper
Hard working Dad
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Puffballs / Calvatia sp.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, adult male
Himalayan Monal female
Succulent beauty
Cracker sp.
Between the cracks
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker male
Creeping Thistle / Cirsium arvense, pure white, no…
Common Wood-Nymph / Cercyonis pegala
Peony seedpods
Hollyhock
American Coot
American Goldfinch juvenile / Spinus tristis
American Coot
Downy Woodpecker and American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Jackie's squirrel - Red or Eastern Gray?
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Pine Siskin taking a bath
Pine Siskin
Spruce Grouse / Falcipennis canadensis
Vesper Sparrow
Impressive creature
Enjoying a good meal
Ferruginous Hawk
Ferruginous Hawks - now safely grown and gone
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Many-plume moth / Alucita sp.
One Eyed Sphinx Moth / Smerinthus cerisyi
Purple Martin in its gourd nest box
Purple Martin, Ellis Bird Farm, Alberta
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Wildflowers at Peyto Lake
Disappearing
Lichen at Peyto Lake
Black Bear seen through the bus window
Beautiful Peyto Lake
Yellow Penstemon with wildflower bokeh
Friends at Bow Lake
On the way home from Cartwright bio-blitz
On the way home from Cartwrights' land
Always a treat to see
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Great Orange Tip / Hebomoia glaucippe
Western Wood Lily
The start of a great day
Happy Canada Day
Swainson's Hawk take-off
Blue Himalayan Poppy
Bamboo means happy Panda
Victoria Water Lily / Victoria amazonica
Bow Lake
Clark's Nutcracker / Nucifraga columbiana
Bow Lake, Alberta
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Blue Flax / Linum lewisii
Sparrow's-egg Orchid / Cypripedium passerinum
Horsetail strobilus
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Eastern Kingbird
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Fungus (Dryad's Saddle?), Pt Pelee, Ontario
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Yellow Warbler female, Pt Pelee, Ontario
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Great Horned Owlet
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American Goldfinch male, Tadoussac, Quebec
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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel munching on Yellow Columbine
Wow, thunder, lightning and rain right now - going to turn off my computer!
Yesterday, 9 July 2018, I went for a trip to Kananaskis with friends Shirley and Pam. This was planned as a bear hunt - but not a single bear was to be seen : ) As usual, when it comes to wildlife, it's all about timing. You can be lucky or unlucky, and I guess yesterday was not our lucky day, at least not as far as bears were concerned.
We left the city at 7:00 am to give ourselves the best chance. Within just a matter of minutes, we came upon a Great Blue Heron and a couple of Black-crowned Night-Herons, which was wonderful. Couldn't get good photos of them, just shots for the record. Our day was certainly starting off well.
We travelled to Kananaskis via Highway 1, but returned to the city along the south portion of Highway 40. When I go to Kananaskis on my own (only about three times so far), I only go south to Highway 40, never on Highway 1. I believe it takes about the same time to drive either way.
No sign of a bear, anywhere, but of course, we were surrounded by spectacular scenery all day. We had great weather, with a high of about 27C. Unfortunately, there was some haze over the mountains.
One of our stops was at Peninsular, at Lower Kananaskis Lake. Such a peaceful spot, with just a handful of people fishing and several people in canoes or kayaks. The main thing we saw there was a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (not the one in this photo) down on the rocks.
Another place we wanted to get to was the area where the Pikas can be seen. For the first while, we began to think that we were going to be out of luck. Fortunately, one little Pika did eventually show itself and we were able to get a few photos. When I don't get photos that I'm quite happy with, it is a huge incentive to drive myself out there for another chance. While we were there, we did see this little Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, who was happily munching on Yellow Columbine flowers. Surprisingly, no Mountain Sheep were to be seen, here or anywhere else on this day.
A final stopping place was on the way home along Highway 40. We had forgotten that this place is closed on Mondays. I remember last year, when I drove out there myself, I had been banking on buying a sandwich for my lunch and for getting gas for my car. However, we did see at least two tiny Hummingbirds there, nesting Barn Swallows, and several interesting moths that I had never seen before, including a One Eyed Sphinx Moth (photo posted this morning).
So, all together, an interesting, fun day spent in good company. We are so very lucky to live within reach of such a breathtaking area!
Yesterday, 9 July 2018, I went for a trip to Kananaskis with friends Shirley and Pam. This was planned as a bear hunt - but not a single bear was to be seen : ) As usual, when it comes to wildlife, it's all about timing. You can be lucky or unlucky, and I guess yesterday was not our lucky day, at least not as far as bears were concerned.
We left the city at 7:00 am to give ourselves the best chance. Within just a matter of minutes, we came upon a Great Blue Heron and a couple of Black-crowned Night-Herons, which was wonderful. Couldn't get good photos of them, just shots for the record. Our day was certainly starting off well.
We travelled to Kananaskis via Highway 1, but returned to the city along the south portion of Highway 40. When I go to Kananaskis on my own (only about three times so far), I only go south to Highway 40, never on Highway 1. I believe it takes about the same time to drive either way.
No sign of a bear, anywhere, but of course, we were surrounded by spectacular scenery all day. We had great weather, with a high of about 27C. Unfortunately, there was some haze over the mountains.
One of our stops was at Peninsular, at Lower Kananaskis Lake. Such a peaceful spot, with just a handful of people fishing and several people in canoes or kayaks. The main thing we saw there was a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (not the one in this photo) down on the rocks.
Another place we wanted to get to was the area where the Pikas can be seen. For the first while, we began to think that we were going to be out of luck. Fortunately, one little Pika did eventually show itself and we were able to get a few photos. When I don't get photos that I'm quite happy with, it is a huge incentive to drive myself out there for another chance. While we were there, we did see this little Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, who was happily munching on Yellow Columbine flowers. Surprisingly, no Mountain Sheep were to be seen, here or anywhere else on this day.
A final stopping place was on the way home along Highway 40. We had forgotten that this place is closed on Mondays. I remember last year, when I drove out there myself, I had been banking on buying a sandwich for my lunch and for getting gas for my car. However, we did see at least two tiny Hummingbirds there, nesting Barn Swallows, and several interesting moths that I had never seen before, including a One Eyed Sphinx Moth (photo posted this morning).
So, all together, an interesting, fun day spent in good company. We are so very lucky to live within reach of such a breathtaking area!
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