Yellow Heather / Phyllodoce glanduliflora
Flathead Poplar Borer / Dicerca tenebrica
Amazing beauty
Pygmy/Dwarf Moss Gentian / Gentian prostrata
Wild or domesticated?
On the Arethusa Cirque trail
Glacier Lily seedpod
A sight for sore eyes ....
Glacier Lily on Arethusa Cirque trail
Merlin / Falco columbarius
Emerald Lake
Mountain Sheep
Three-flowered Avens / Geum triflorum
Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park
Wild Chives / Allium schoenoprasum
Clay-coloured Sparrow / Spizella pallida
Yoho's Natural Bridge
Sunny delight
Golden Fleabane / Erigeron aureus
Orange False Dandelion / Agoseris aurantiaca
Mt. Rundle, Banff National Park
Checkerspot
Arctic Willow / Salix arctica
Rock cress sp.
Tall Buttercup
Split gill
Young Horned Grebe / Podiceps auritus
Marsh Cinquefoil / Comarum palustre
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
Plateau Mountain
White Mountain-avens / Dryas octopetala
Oh, joy!
Deep purple Rockcress
Leather-leaved Saxifrage / Leptarrhena pyrolifolia
Alpine Arnica
Checkerspot sp.
Stonecrop buds
The uphill climb
Showy Jacob's-ladder / Polemonium pulcherrimum
Grouseberry / Vaccinium scoparium
Ugly duckling of the Ladybug world
Moss Campion / Silene acaulis
Alpine Speedwell, Veronica alpina
It's that time of year again
Roseroot in flower
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Barred Owl
A photo taken indoors and through glass, of an injured Barred Owl at the Medicine River Wildlife Centre on July 24th. We were privileged to be be allowed to explore and botanize the land around the Centre - thanks so much, Carol and Judy! I love the eyes of the Barred owl - like huge, deep, dark pools.
Forgot to add that I was posting my "daily three" very early this morning (around 6:15 a.m. I think), as I was going on a full day botanizing trip to Arethusa Cirque, Kananaskis, today. The little bit I had been able to find on this hike said that it was easy with not all that much elevation. Well, we were standing at 8,000' by the time we had scaled the very steep mountain side. Most of the climb was steeply upwards which meant that if I wanted to take flower photos, it was a case of trying to balance on a steep slope with an almighty drop below (so I took far fewer photos today than I normally would, ha). I am not good at heights, so did my best to avoid looking "down" during the whole climb up. Also not good at any trail that goes upwards instead of along the flat. Lol, I never thought I'd reach the top, but amazingly I did - and, oh, what magnificent views!!! This hike is just north of the Ptarmigan Cirque hike and parts of it were quite similar, except that Arethusa Cirque trail is up, up, up the whole way. Still, the views were simply breath-taking : ) Weather was perfect, no Grizzly Bears appeared, and the company was great. Only six of us went, so it was a nice, small group. Can't remember offhand, but I know we saw one new plant - a tiny blue Gentian with the most exquisite blue flower (but can't remember the name just now). What a way to spend the day! Thanks so much, David, for sharing this new place with us and thanks, too, for the welcome treat of coffee at Highwood House. Just what was needed : )
Forgot to add that I was posting my "daily three" very early this morning (around 6:15 a.m. I think), as I was going on a full day botanizing trip to Arethusa Cirque, Kananaskis, today. The little bit I had been able to find on this hike said that it was easy with not all that much elevation. Well, we were standing at 8,000' by the time we had scaled the very steep mountain side. Most of the climb was steeply upwards which meant that if I wanted to take flower photos, it was a case of trying to balance on a steep slope with an almighty drop below (so I took far fewer photos today than I normally would, ha). I am not good at heights, so did my best to avoid looking "down" during the whole climb up. Also not good at any trail that goes upwards instead of along the flat. Lol, I never thought I'd reach the top, but amazingly I did - and, oh, what magnificent views!!! This hike is just north of the Ptarmigan Cirque hike and parts of it were quite similar, except that Arethusa Cirque trail is up, up, up the whole way. Still, the views were simply breath-taking : ) Weather was perfect, no Grizzly Bears appeared, and the company was great. Only six of us went, so it was a nice, small group. Can't remember offhand, but I know we saw one new plant - a tiny blue Gentian with the most exquisite blue flower (but can't remember the name just now). What a way to spend the day! Thanks so much, David, for sharing this new place with us and thanks, too, for the welcome treat of coffee at Highwood House. Just what was needed : )
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