Delicate blossom
Showing off his colours
Nearing its end
Purple Iris
Evening Grosbeak male
Moth and lichen
Young Richardson's Ground Squirrel
Impressive view at the Whaleback
Arrowleaf Balsamroot with Crab Spider
At the start of our climb
Western Tent caterpillars - a tight community
Black-billed Magpie
Sunflower beauty
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
House Wren
Before and after the petals fall
Franklins and the farmer
Eastern Kingbird
Small Blue sp.
Bleeding hearts
Lichen from the Whaleback hills
A touch of England
Red-winged Blackbird female
American Goldfinch
Sunlit moss
American Avocet
One of three
Before they go to seed
Sun halo
Glorious splash of colour
Arrow-leaved Coltsfoot / Petasites sagittatus
Female Red-winged Blackbird / Agelaius phoeniceus
Evening Grosbeaks / Coccothraustes vespertinus
The joy of Dandelions
Tree Swallow on road sign
My favourite view in Bow Valley Provincial Park
Morel mushroom in its natural setting
My best bird photo on Thursday : )
First Morel mushroom of the year (for me)
Cooper's Hawk
Bird's-eye primrose / Primula mistassinica
A turn of the head
A flower for Mother's Day
Life in the cemetery
Redhead beauty
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Cemetery wildlife
Yesterday, 27 May 2015, I had a volunteer shift and afterwards, as the sun was shining, I called in at the Reader Rock Garden. There is rain in the forecast for most of the next 12 days, which will drive me crazy, so I thought I'd better make the most of the blue sky while I could. Alberta is bone dry everywhere, with wildfires especially further north. Actually, one was burning near Water Valley the day after my daughter and I were there three days ago. So, much as I really dislike the rain, we desperately need it.
Right next to Reader Rock Garden is the Union Cemetery, where I photographed this American Robin. The Jack Rabbits and birds spend time in both places, needless to say.
From the Union Cemetery, I also called in at another nearby cemetery, hoping to find a Wild European Rabbit (none to be seen). There are several bird feeders there, especially by one of the gravestones. I always wonder if the person who was buried there had been a birder. Seemed such a beautiful idea.
My last stop was at a wetland in SW Calgary, where I found a Common Grackle. Normally, I just don't see Grackles, but I had seen one there recently, and I'm always happy when I do see one.
Right next to Reader Rock Garden is the Union Cemetery, where I photographed this American Robin. The Jack Rabbits and birds spend time in both places, needless to say.
From the Union Cemetery, I also called in at another nearby cemetery, hoping to find a Wild European Rabbit (none to be seen). There are several bird feeders there, especially by one of the gravestones. I always wonder if the person who was buried there had been a birder. Seemed such a beautiful idea.
My last stop was at a wetland in SW Calgary, where I found a Common Grackle. Normally, I just don't see Grackles, but I had seen one there recently, and I'm always happy when I do see one.
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