Spruce Grouse / Falcipennis canadensis
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor - threatened s…
The painted cow - "Some enchanted evening"
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor - threatened s…
Butterfly on Joe Pye Weed
Harlequin Duck / Histrionicus histrionicus
When fall comes after 'winter'
Peeling paint patterns
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor
Day 3, front of the DeLaurier house, Pt Pelee
Day 7, Tadoussac
Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow
Day 9, White-crowned Sparrow
Day 10, White-crowned Sparrow
Harlequin Duck / Histrionicus histrionicus
THE TICK THAT BIT ME in South Texas! LONE STAR TI…
Gazania
Artichoke
Rural Alberta
Pholiota destruens fungus on cut end of a log
Coral fungus sp.
Pholiota terrestris growing in soil
Amanita muscaria
Fly agaric / Amanita muscaria
Puffballs and others growing on a tree stump
Fly agaric / Amanita muscaria
Highlight of my day - Fly agaric / Amanita muscari…
Shaggy parasol / Chlorophyllum (formerly Macrolepi…
Shaggy parasol / Chlorophyllum (formerly Macrolepi…
Shaggy parasol / Chlorophyllum (formerly Macrolepi…
Sunflower, against a pink barn
A favourite view in Kananaskis
Amanita muscaria, with insects (mosquitoes?)
Mushroom crack pattern
The sunflower droop
Cracker sp.
Succulent beauty
Himalayan Monal female
Puffballs / Calvatia sp.
Once-married Underwing / Catocala unijuga, left fr…
Chameleon
Victoria Water Lily / Victoria amazonica
Common Merganser male
Ring-necked Pheasant male / Phasianus colchicus
The process of decay
Wood Ducks
Ruddy Duck from the archives
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Better late than never
Lacy curtain of ice
Old and the new
A welcome splash of colour
Always a treat
September flowers
Lichens on nature trail at KOAC
Remembering summer colour
Rural decay
Rust patterns
Blackened remains of McDougall Memorial United Chu…
Masterwort / Astrantia major
Lichen on the rocks at Rock Glacier
Lasting beauty
Helmeted Guineafowl
Juvenile Swainson's Hawk
Decoration on front of old farm machine
Wood Ducks
A filtered Poppy
Yellowlegs
The beauty of wheat (?)
Handsome Wood Ducks
When the last petal has fallen
Sleepy Short-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Common Nighthawk
Helmeted Guineafowl / Numida meleagris
Pinedrops
Common Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Finally!
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Green Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright Nature Centre,…
Ageless beauty
Cacao tree (chocolate!), on way to Brasso Seco, Tr…
Crabs on the pier
Crab on the pier at Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Bark patterns on a cut log
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Heart of a Snowdrop
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Snow turns something ordinary into beautiful
Colour for winter
Beauty in the final stage
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Between the cracks
This fallen log seems to be getting a good working over by various species of lichen, too.
Today, 12 August 2018, has been a smoky day with much cooler temperatures. We even had a tiny spot of rain. Two days ago, on 10 August, it got up to 36.4C, which made it the hottest day EVER recorded in Calgary! The previous record was 36.1C in 1919. On top of the heat, the smoke from wildfires has been making the heat even more unbearable, as well as producing poor visibility - and poor air quality. Functioning in the heat, without air-conditioning, is not my strong point : )
Back to the bio-blitz on Lisa Harbinson' property for my photos tonight. I have just added six extra photos. I really need to get the rest of my suitable shots taken that day edited and posted, so that I can send her the link to my album.
The area we visited on 7 August was an 80-acre site near Bottrel, NW of Calgary. The site consisted of mostly open, low, hilly, ungrazed land, with a few Aspens and Spruce, and willows around three ponds (two of which were dry). On 25 May 2018, four people had visited this site for the first time - I had been unable to go, as I was spending the day with my daughter.
The original visit was the result of the owners winning a free bioblitz at a Silent Auction, in connection with the Ghost Valley Community. A great idea and always a win-win situation, with the land owners learning a lot about what is found on their land, and the leader and participants enjoying a much-appreciated visit to a different location.
We were very lucky to see an adult male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker with two juveniles. I rarely see one of these birds, but love to see the neat rows of small holes that they make on a tree trunk.
Did you know that photographing mushrooms can be dangerous? I believe I knew this already and I was reminded of this on this bioblitz. Towards the end of our hike, I stopped to photograph a not particularly photogenic mushroom that was growing on a very slight incline. I took one step back to focus better and lost my balance - not sure if my foot went down into a shallow hole or if I was tripped up by one of the many very small, short tree stumps. Whatever the cause, I did a most inelegant, slow-motion fall backwards, hitting my head hard on the ground, surrounded by my friends. Because I was wearing a backpack, I think this resulted in some whiplash, with my head falling back. It was not pleasant to drive anywhere the next day, especially each time I had to start off when traffic lights turned green. The muscles all around my neck and my shoulders are painful, but hopefully it will clear up before too long.
Today, 12 August 2018, has been a smoky day with much cooler temperatures. We even had a tiny spot of rain. Two days ago, on 10 August, it got up to 36.4C, which made it the hottest day EVER recorded in Calgary! The previous record was 36.1C in 1919. On top of the heat, the smoke from wildfires has been making the heat even more unbearable, as well as producing poor visibility - and poor air quality. Functioning in the heat, without air-conditioning, is not my strong point : )
Back to the bio-blitz on Lisa Harbinson' property for my photos tonight. I have just added six extra photos. I really need to get the rest of my suitable shots taken that day edited and posted, so that I can send her the link to my album.
The area we visited on 7 August was an 80-acre site near Bottrel, NW of Calgary. The site consisted of mostly open, low, hilly, ungrazed land, with a few Aspens and Spruce, and willows around three ponds (two of which were dry). On 25 May 2018, four people had visited this site for the first time - I had been unable to go, as I was spending the day with my daughter.
The original visit was the result of the owners winning a free bioblitz at a Silent Auction, in connection with the Ghost Valley Community. A great idea and always a win-win situation, with the land owners learning a lot about what is found on their land, and the leader and participants enjoying a much-appreciated visit to a different location.
We were very lucky to see an adult male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker with two juveniles. I rarely see one of these birds, but love to see the neat rows of small holes that they make on a tree trunk.
Did you know that photographing mushrooms can be dangerous? I believe I knew this already and I was reminded of this on this bioblitz. Towards the end of our hike, I stopped to photograph a not particularly photogenic mushroom that was growing on a very slight incline. I took one step back to focus better and lost my balance - not sure if my foot went down into a shallow hole or if I was tripped up by one of the many very small, short tree stumps. Whatever the cause, I did a most inelegant, slow-motion fall backwards, hitting my head hard on the ground, surrounded by my friends. Because I was wearing a backpack, I think this resulted in some whiplash, with my head falling back. It was not pleasant to drive anywhere the next day, especially each time I had to start off when traffic lights turned green. The muscles all around my neck and my shoulders are painful, but hopefully it will clear up before too long.
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