Pots in the Blue Garden
Pholiota destruens fungus on cut end of a log
Coral fungus sp.
Fungus
The first day of fall
Coot juvenile
Day 9, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Resaca de la…
Day 8, bird blind, Santa Ana National Wildlife Ref…
Day 5, White Prickly Poppy / Argemone albiflora
Day 4, Common Gallinule, Leonabelle Turnbull Birdi…
Day 4, Salt Marsh Moths / Estigmene acrea, mating,…
American Dipper dipping
Fungi on a log
Columbian Ground Squirrel / Urocitellus columbianu…
Magpie Inky Cap / Coprinus picaceus?
Lichen at Peyto Lake
On the way home from Cartwright bio-blitz
On the way home from Cartwrights' land
They're back : )
Green Honeycreeper male, Trinidad
Palm Tanager, Trinidad
Crested Oropendola, Trinidad
White-lined Tanager female, Trinidad
Green Honeycreeper female, Trinidad
Brewer's Blackbird
Green Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Ruddy Ground-dove / Columbina talpacoti, Trinidad
Our last morning on island of Trinidad
Great Kiskadee, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Rainforest of the Arima Valley, Trinidad
Silver-beaked Tanager / Ramphocelus carbo, Trinida…
Boat ride to see Scarlet Ibis, Caroni Swamp, Trini…
Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Friend on boat at Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
02 Boat ride through the Caroni Swamp
Delicate fungi, Trinidad
The birding blind at Frank Lake
American Tree Sparrow / Spizelloides arborea
At the Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) cave, Trini…
Great Blue Heron, fishing
Fish Creek Park on a low-light day
A mountain meadow, Kananaskis, Alberta
Painted Lady
Marbled Godwit / Limosa fedoa
American Coot and 'cootlings'
Green Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright Nature Centre,…
Steps from my cabin to main building, Asa Wright
Gilpin Trace trail, Tobago, Day 2
Old plantation equipment, Tobago, Day 2
Tropical Mockingbird, Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Tropical Mockingbird with attitude
Half Moon Garden, Silver Springs
Clematis after the rain
When storms blow in
The second owl
A splash of different colour
Aging beauties
The Wall Garden - October is Breast Cancer Awarene…
Winter wonderland on Plateau Mountain
Peninsular area, Lower Kananaskis Lake
Frosted grasses
Owl sculpture at Silver Springs Botanical Gardens
Autumn colours at the stormwater pond
Across the river
Bunchberry Meadows, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Happy find at Bunchberry Meadows Conservation Area
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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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