Between the cracks
Common Wood-Nymph / Cercyonis pegala
Hollyhock
Pine Siskin
Spruce Grouse / Falcipennis canadensis
Fungi on a log
Beginning to look like fall
Most likely a Ground Pholiota / Pholiota terrestri…
Let the light shine in
Onnia triquetra (??) and Blue Stain
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor - threatened s…
Me and my dad
I LOVE owls - in case you didn't know : )
The painted cow - "Some enchanted evening"
Globe Thistle / Echinops ritro
How dare you take a photo of me looking like this?
Sleepy Barn Owl
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor - threatened s…
Butterfly on Joe Pye Weed
Pink (African?) Daisies
Artichoke in bloom
Pink Showy Cinquefoil
Old and weathered
Fun to spend time with
Mushrooms galore
Fall colours near the Highwood River
Happy Gobble Gobble weekend!
Happy Thanksgivng, everyone!
Snow Leopard / Panthera uncia
Red Panda / Ailurus fulgens
Heading into the mountains
Harlequin Duck / Histrionicus histrionicus
Early fall, looking (and feeling) like winter
Trillium, Day 2, Rondeau PP, Ontario
White-breasted Nuthatch, Day 2, Rondeau PP, Ontari…
Day 2, Common Five-lined Skink barn, Rondeau PP
Day 2, Five-lined Skink barn, Rondeau PP
Day 2, reflected 'Geese', Rondeau PP
Day 2, mating snakes, Rondeau PP
Day 2, mating snakes, Rondeau PP
Day 2, Tree Swallow, Rondeau PP
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rondeau Provincial…
Day 2, Anglewing butterfly sp., Rondeau PP
Day 2, American Foldfinch, Rondeau PP
Filtered barn
Day 2, yes, another Trillium, Rondeau PP
Day 2, a more typical Trillium, Rondeau PP
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rondeau PP Visitor'…
Day 2, White Trillium, Rondeau PP
Day 2, White-breasted Nuthatch, Rondeau PP Visitor…
Day 2, Chipping Sparrow, Rondeau PP
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak male / Pheucticus lu…
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak male, Rondeau PP
Day 2, a rare sighting for Ontario - a common bird…
Day 2, a wetland after Rondeau PP
Day 2, an old barn near Rondeau PP, Ontario
Day 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rondeau PP
Forgetmenot Pond, Elbow Falls Trail
Pumpkin season, kid-style
Fine old truck
Domestic duck, unidentified
Beauty in old age
Looking into the sun
Succulent beauty
Himalayan Monal female
Puffballs / Calvatia sp.
Once-married Underwing / Catocala unijuga, left fr…
Magpie Inky Cap / Coprinus picaceus?
Magpie Inky Cap / Coprinus picaceus?
Baneberry, red berries
Baneberry, white berries
Botanizing Beagles - Ben and Maggie
Invasive Yellow Clematis
Himalayan monal / Lophophorus impejanus male
Ruddy Duck male
Glorious Canola
Chameleon
Resting on a window
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rondeau PP
Bow Lake on a cloudy day
Black Bear seen from the bus
Common Raven at Bow Lake
Calgary's special guests
Hibiscus beauty
Purple Martin male
Love an old, red barn
American Goldfinch male
Cedar Waxwing / Bombycilla cedrorum
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel munching on Yellow…
Purple Martin in its gourd nest box
Purple Martin, Ellis Bird Farm, Alberta
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
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
Bow Lake
Clark's Nutcracker / Nucifraga columbiana
Bow Lake, Alberta
Orange Peel Fungus, Peyto Lake
American Wigeon
Blue Flax / Linum lewisii
Sparrow's-egg Orchid / Cypripedium passerinum
A favourite view, Waterton Lakes National Park
Prince of Wales Hotel, Waterton
Tall grass, Pt Pelee - Phragmites
Fungus (Dryad's Saddle?), Pt Pelee, Ontario
Yellow Lady's-slipper / Cypripedium parviflorum
Great Horned Owlet
Great Horned Owlet
Wolf Willow / Elaeagnus commutata
At the base of a tree, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Dutchman's Breeches / Dicentra cucullaria, Pt Pele…
Dutchman's Breeches, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Wilson's Snipe
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Cracker sp.
Another of the beautiful butterflies that I have been lucky enough to see at the Enmax Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo. What this species lacks in brilliant colour, it certainly makes up for in intricate design! Wing span is 2 3/4 - 3 3/8 inches (7 - 8.6 cm).
"Adults rest on tree trunks head downward with their wings spread open. Males perch on trees and make a cracking sound when they dart out at passing insects (and people) .... Range: Argentina north through tropical America to Mexico. A rare stray to the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas."
www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1809
The last but one time that I visited the Calgary Zoo was on 6 October 2015. I used to go fairly often, but my usual parking lot and Zoo entrance then closed for the winter. Since then, road construction and bridge replacement have been going on, but have now been completed. The drive to the north entrance of the Zoo is definitely out of my driving comfort zone, so I had been waiting for this day for a long time. June 26th 2018 was THE day - for me and for half the people in the city!! It was packed! I had decided to go before schools close for the summer. However, I suspect some schools had end-of-term Zoo visits on this day. Also, when I checked the weather forecast, rain was in the forecast for the next six days, so I knew i needed to go straight away.
My visit only covered about half the Zoo, as I usually spend a lot of time in the Conservatory, enjoying the plants and tropical butterflies. My daughter had taken a photo of a gigantic lily pad, Victoria Water Lily / Victoria amazonica, and I really wanted to see it. There were three or four of these in a tiny pool. I love the pattern on the underside of the upturned edge of each lily pad, I didn't see a huge variety of butterfly species that day, but there were enough to keep me happily clicking for a while. They vary from day to day, as new butterflies emerge from their chrysalises..
My intention had not been to visit the newly arrived Panda family, as I was sure there would be an extremely long line-up. However, I could see that there was no line-up at all and I was able to just walk in, which was great. How lucky we are to have these four amazing animals visit our Zoo. They were in an inside enclosure, full of plants - and Bamboo, of course. I'm not sure how many hours a day these animals sleep, but two of the three that could be seen slept for part of the time I was there. Had to smile at the very uncomfortable positions in which they slept. Part of the enclosure has glass, which made it almost impossible to get photos without the reflections of the crowds of people.
The Bactrian Camel had recently given birth to a baby, named Gobi - such a cute little thing. No sign of the Red Pandas when I passed their enclosure. One of the birds I love to see - though these birds tend to hide! - is the amazing Himalayan Monal. The male, especially, takes my breath away each time I see it.
A few hours well spent happily clicking. Hopefully, it won't be almost three years before my next visit, though the west entrance does close each winter. It felt so good to once again be back in a place full of colour and interest.
"Adults rest on tree trunks head downward with their wings spread open. Males perch on trees and make a cracking sound when they dart out at passing insects (and people) .... Range: Argentina north through tropical America to Mexico. A rare stray to the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas."
www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1809
The last but one time that I visited the Calgary Zoo was on 6 October 2015. I used to go fairly often, but my usual parking lot and Zoo entrance then closed for the winter. Since then, road construction and bridge replacement have been going on, but have now been completed. The drive to the north entrance of the Zoo is definitely out of my driving comfort zone, so I had been waiting for this day for a long time. June 26th 2018 was THE day - for me and for half the people in the city!! It was packed! I had decided to go before schools close for the summer. However, I suspect some schools had end-of-term Zoo visits on this day. Also, when I checked the weather forecast, rain was in the forecast for the next six days, so I knew i needed to go straight away.
My visit only covered about half the Zoo, as I usually spend a lot of time in the Conservatory, enjoying the plants and tropical butterflies. My daughter had taken a photo of a gigantic lily pad, Victoria Water Lily / Victoria amazonica, and I really wanted to see it. There were three or four of these in a tiny pool. I love the pattern on the underside of the upturned edge of each lily pad, I didn't see a huge variety of butterfly species that day, but there were enough to keep me happily clicking for a while. They vary from day to day, as new butterflies emerge from their chrysalises..
My intention had not been to visit the newly arrived Panda family, as I was sure there would be an extremely long line-up. However, I could see that there was no line-up at all and I was able to just walk in, which was great. How lucky we are to have these four amazing animals visit our Zoo. They were in an inside enclosure, full of plants - and Bamboo, of course. I'm not sure how many hours a day these animals sleep, but two of the three that could be seen slept for part of the time I was there. Had to smile at the very uncomfortable positions in which they slept. Part of the enclosure has glass, which made it almost impossible to get photos without the reflections of the crowds of people.
The Bactrian Camel had recently given birth to a baby, named Gobi - such a cute little thing. No sign of the Red Pandas when I passed their enclosure. One of the birds I love to see - though these birds tend to hide! - is the amazing Himalayan Monal. The male, especially, takes my breath away each time I see it.
A few hours well spent happily clicking. Hopefully, it won't be almost three years before my next visit, though the west entrance does close each winter. It felt so good to once again be back in a place full of colour and interest.
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