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Skipper on Nodding Thistle
The large Nodding or Musk Thistle is my favourite species of Thistle - though it is a weed, but a very beautiful one. I went with my youngest daughter to the Erlton/Roxboro Natural Area in Calgary on 26 July 2013, to photograph anything we could find that interested us, and I was so happy to see that there were some of these Thistles to show her. The Alberta Provincial Designation for Nodding/Musk Thistle is Prohibited Noxious.
"A native of Europe, nodding thistle has a long history as a rangeland pest. The invasive nature of this aggressive plant can lead to severe degradation of native grasslands and meadows because grazing animals focus on native vegetation giving the thistles a competitive advantage." From invasiveplants.ab.ca.
www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/factsheets/FS-NoddingThistle.pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carduus_nutans
www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/9733337284
"A native of Europe, nodding thistle has a long history as a rangeland pest. The invasive nature of this aggressive plant can lead to severe degradation of native grasslands and meadows because grazing animals focus on native vegetation giving the thistles a competitive advantage." From invasiveplants.ab.ca.
www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/factsheets/FS-NoddingThistle.pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carduus_nutans
www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/9733337284
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Outstanding macros, super colours and bokeh ... well taken!!
Anne Elliott club has replied to LeapFrogwww.ipernity.com/group/nature
Outstanding capture. Up there with the best. Amazing details. Well done Hugs Tess.
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