Still standing, tall and proud
Two old churches in an almost-ghost-town
Very old grain elevator in the Badlands valley
Little old Catholic church in the Badlands
The remaining three
Flowers at the Saskatoon Farm - Solanum sp.
Berries in the sunshine
Yellow Prairie Coneflower / Mexican Hat
Globe Centurea / Centaurea macrocephala with bee
Colourful leaves
Artichoke
Splash of colour
Osprey
Campion / Silene sp.
Osprey
Baby House Wren in cavity
Campion
American Goldfinch collecting Thistle seeds
Wild Sunflower sp.
American Goldfinch collecting Thistle seeds
Barn Swallow
Maltese Cross / Lychnis chalcedonica
Colour in the garden
Slime mold, Pringle Mt forest walk
Pholiota destruens fungus on cut end of a log
Coral fungus sp.
Fungus
Pholiota terrestris growing in soil
Cystoderma cinnabarina
Cystoderma cinnabarina
Bolete
Yellow
Full of light
Backlit Sunflower
Amanita muscaria
Fly agaric / Amanita muscaria
Puffballs and others growing on a tree stump
Our leader for fungi walks, Karel Bergmann
Mushroom growing on top of a tall tree stump
Fly agaric / Amanita muscaria
Highlight of my day - Fly agaric / Amanita muscari…
Shaggy parasol / Chlorophyllum (formerly Macrolepi…
Colourful fungus - details seen when cut
Upturned gills
The challenge of fungi photography
Unidentified fungus
Shaggy parasol / Chlorophyllum (formerly Macrolepi…
Bolete
Turkey tails
Shaggy parasol / Chlorophyllum (formerly Macrolepi…
Fungus
Not "The Sickener"
The first day of fall
The last one remaining
Sunflower, against a pink barn
A usual pose of an American Pika
Fall colour in Kananaskis
An unexpected find - Shaggy Manes / Inky caps
Orange False Dandelion
Tiny mushrooms on a rotting log
Shaggy Mane / Inky Cap
Amanita muscaria, with insects (mosquitoes?)
Brown Cup & Golden Pluteus / Pluteus chrysophlebiu…
Yellow Mountain-avens / Dryas drummondii
Osprey with a fish
Osprey with a fish
Fungus
Mountain Death Camas / Zigadenus elegans
Flower close-up
European Starling / Sturnus vulgaris
American White Pelicans on the Bow River
Sainfoin / Onobrychis
American White Pelicans on the Bow River
Sainfoin / Onobrychis
Wild Licorice?
Fungi on a tree stump
White Admiral
False Solomon's Seal
White Admiral
Purple/Water Avens / Geum rivale
Fungus guttation droplets
Bee on Tall Larkspur / Delphinium exaltatum
Canon SX60 'artistry'
Bright and beautiful
The far side of the river valley
Colour for an overcast day
Great Horned Owl - rehab
The yellow has bloomed!
Swainson's Hawk, immature
Golden Eagle!
Red-winged Blackbird male / Agelaius phoeniceus
Wilson's Snipe
Red-winged Blackbird displaying
Tree Swallow fledgeling
American Goldfinch male / Spinus tristis
Northern Flicker babies in cavity
House Sparrow feeding babies in cavity
Mourning Dove / Zenaida macroura
Eared Grebe & baby
Eared Grebe baby
Coot baby following in Mom's footsteps
Coot juvenile
Barn Swallow with feather for its nest
Eared Grebe with baby
Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica
Eared Grebe / Podiceps nigricollis
Pika - tiny fluffball
Bighorn Sheep / Ovis canadensis
Bighorn Sheep / Ovis canadensis
Yellow Warbler with food for his babies
Osprey with fish
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Osprey with fish
Yellow Warbler female
Yellow Warbler male collecting insects
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Osprey with fish
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Osprey with fish
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Northern Rough-winged Swallow / Stelgidopteryx ser…
Bobolink / Dolichonyx oryzivorus, singing
Wilson's Snipe, having a stretch
Wilson's Snipe
Bobolink male / Dolichonyx oryzivorus
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Red Baneberry
"All parts of the plant are poisonous. However, accidental poisoning is not likely since the berries are extremely bitter. The berries are the most toxic part of the plant. A healthy adult will experience poisoning from as few as six berries. Ingestion of the berries causes nausea, dizziness, increased pulse and severe gastrointestinal discomfort. The toxins can also have an immediate sedative effect on the cardiac muscle tissue possibly leading to cardiac arrest if introduced into the bloodstream. As few as two berries may be fatal to a child. All parts of the plant contain an irritant oil that is most concentrated within the roots and berries." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actaea_rubra
The berries of this plant start off green, then change to either red or white. The flower cluster is white and beautiful.
Yesterday, 3 August 2019, a small group of us were lucky enough to visit two neighbouring acreages west of the city. In fact, along the road that I tend to drive along each time I drive out west. Friend, Dorothy, knows the owners of the first property we went to and had arranged for us to come and do a bioblitz on their 9.1 acres of mostly forested land. Nancy and Bill Cook have a beautiful, forested acreage and we were led along several different trails. Accompanying us was their big, black dog who was very sweet and determined to try and keep up with us, despite arthritic joints, which needed a few very brief rests. They were such welcoming and kind people and it was such a pleasure to help them learn a little more about what was growing and living around them. A juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was a surprise, and there was even an occasional fungus, including a rather fine coral fungus. We were also treated to coffee, iced tea and chocolate brownies. Thank you!
Part way through the day, we walked from their home to the neighbours, Dean & Charmaine Carton, who also knew we were coming. Their beautiful garden and 15 acres of land gave us a few lovely sightings, including a few bird species and, discovered growing on the ground inside a fire pit, a nice example of Marchantia liverwort, complete with fruiting body.
Our few hours out were greatly appreciated and enjoyed by everyone. I always think these outings are a win/win situation, with landowners gaining new knowledge plus a very detailed list of all the species found, and the rest of us always meet such lovely people and have a very enjoyable time.
Thanks so much, Nancy and Bill and your neighbours, for this experience. Thanks, as always, Dorothy and Stephen, for the ride there and back.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actaea_rubra
The berries of this plant start off green, then change to either red or white. The flower cluster is white and beautiful.
Yesterday, 3 August 2019, a small group of us were lucky enough to visit two neighbouring acreages west of the city. In fact, along the road that I tend to drive along each time I drive out west. Friend, Dorothy, knows the owners of the first property we went to and had arranged for us to come and do a bioblitz on their 9.1 acres of mostly forested land. Nancy and Bill Cook have a beautiful, forested acreage and we were led along several different trails. Accompanying us was their big, black dog who was very sweet and determined to try and keep up with us, despite arthritic joints, which needed a few very brief rests. They were such welcoming and kind people and it was such a pleasure to help them learn a little more about what was growing and living around them. A juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was a surprise, and there was even an occasional fungus, including a rather fine coral fungus. We were also treated to coffee, iced tea and chocolate brownies. Thank you!
Part way through the day, we walked from their home to the neighbours, Dean & Charmaine Carton, who also knew we were coming. Their beautiful garden and 15 acres of land gave us a few lovely sightings, including a few bird species and, discovered growing on the ground inside a fire pit, a nice example of Marchantia liverwort, complete with fruiting body.
Our few hours out were greatly appreciated and enjoyed by everyone. I always think these outings are a win/win situation, with landowners gaining new knowledge plus a very detailed list of all the species found, and the rest of us always meet such lovely people and have a very enjoyable time.
Thanks so much, Nancy and Bill and your neighbours, for this experience. Thanks, as always, Dorothy and Stephen, for the ride there and back.
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