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Nodding (Musk) Thistle / Carduus nutans
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Barred Owl in FCPP - from the archives
Farm with sheep and a donkey
Northern Pygmy-owl - from the archives
Northern Pygmy-owl - from the archives
Jackrabbit in my garden
Common Grackle after a bath
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup male / Aythya affinis
Yellow Warbler / Setophaga petechia
Cedar Waxwing / Bombycilla cedrorum
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Osprey pair harassed by Red-winged Blackbird
Cedar Waxwing
Osprey
Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Osprey
Brown-headed Cowbird / Molothrus ater
Yellow Warbler / Setophaga petechia
Osprey / Pandion haliaetus
Mallard family swimming on the river
Cedar Waxwing / Bombycilla cedrorum
Moth with reflection
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Osprey with fish
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Osprey with fish
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Yellow Warbler male collecting insects
Yellow Warbler female
Osprey with fish
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Osprey with fish
Yellow Warbler with food for his babies
Eared Grebe with baby
Wild Licorice?
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American White Pelicans on the Bow River
Sainfoin / Onobrychis
American White Pelicans on the Bow River
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Osprey with a fish
Osprey
Campion / Silene sp.
Osprey
Campion
American Goldfinch collecting Thistle seeds
Wild Sunflower sp.
American Goldfinch collecting Thistle seeds
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Lest We Forget
Harlequin Duck male
Licorice Allsorts (candy) eyes
Pet 'rescue' Ferret
Great Horned Owl
A pet 'rescue' Ferret
Powderpuff flower
Great Horned Owl
Wood Duck male
A Ferret in the park
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Much-needed colour!
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Red Panda / Ailurus fulgens
Snow Leopard / Panthera uncia
Happy Thanksgivng, everyone!
Perfectly purple
Sea Holly
Maple sp.?
Turkistan Burning Bush / Euonymus nanus turkmenist…
On a cold summer day with mist and drizzle
Wood Duck male / Aix sponsa
Globe Thistle / Echinops ritro
The painted cow - "Some enchanted evening"
Wood Duck male / Aix sponsa
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Mountain Ash berries
Beauty of a weed
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Broad-winged Hawk
Cracker sp.
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Himalayan Monal female
Nodding Thistle / Musk Thistle / Carduus nutans
Botanizing Beagles - Ben and Maggie
Invasive Yellow Clematis
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Resting on a window
Water Lily
Calgary's special guests
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Always a treat to see
Colobus monkey - such a poser
Great Orange Tip / Hebomoia glaucippe
Happy Canada Day
Blue Himalayan Poppy
Bamboo means happy Panda
Victoria Water Lily / Victoria amazonica
American Wigeon
Blue Flax / Linum lewisii
Sparrow's-egg Orchid / Cypripedium passerinum
Horsetail strobilus
Yellow Lady's-slipper / Cypripedium parviflorum
Great Horned Owlet
Great Horned Owlet
Calliope Hummingbird / Selasphorus calliope
Wolf Willow / Elaeagnus commutata
Another Pelican treat
Common Merganser male
Togetherness
American White Pelicans, Nikon Coolpix B700
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A much-needed change of colour
Thinking of you Pam J : ) Hope this vibrant Peony helps to brighten your day.
This just had to be posted. My photostream had become very 'green' (my least favourite colour, I think) and a splash of vibrant colour was desperately needed! This was one of many gorgeous Peonies growing in the gardens at the Calgary Zoo, on 26 June 2018.
The last time I had visited the Calgary Zoo had been 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. This day was THE day - for me and for half the people in the city!! It was packed! I decided to go before schools closed for the summer. However, I suspect some schools had end-of-term Zoo visits on this day. 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.
My intention had not been to visit the Panda family, as I was sure there would be an extremely long line-up. However, 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. There was no glass in front of one of the Pandas, but two other Pandas were in a glassed-in part of the enclosure. 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, that they have named Gobi. 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 (no, I have been again since then), 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.
This just had to be posted. My photostream had become very 'green' (my least favourite colour, I think) and a splash of vibrant colour was desperately needed! This was one of many gorgeous Peonies growing in the gardens at the Calgary Zoo, on 26 June 2018.
The last time I had visited the Calgary Zoo had been 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. This day was THE day - for me and for half the people in the city!! It was packed! I decided to go before schools closed for the summer. However, I suspect some schools had end-of-term Zoo visits on this day. 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.
My intention had not been to visit the Panda family, as I was sure there would be an extremely long line-up. However, 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. There was no glass in front of one of the Pandas, but two other Pandas were in a glassed-in part of the enclosure. 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, that they have named Gobi. 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 (no, I have been again since then), 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.
Andy Rodker, Pam J, Janet Brien have particularly liked this photo
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It sounds like you had a very nice trip to the zoo! It is such a nice way to spend time, isn't it? I'm only sorry that it was so crowded. Maybe the next time you went it wasn't so busy!
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