Before the final split
Hoof fungus / Fomes fomentarius
St Francis with the birds of the forest
Rough-Fruited Fairybells / Prosartes trachycarpa
European Skipper on Red Clover
Weeping in the forest
Strawberry Blite / Chenopodium capitatum
Decorating a tree
Gathering at the feeder
Wood Nymph sp.
Mystery flower
Small and cute
Comb Tooth fungus / Hericium coralloides
Tiny European Skipper
Roll up the rim
Fleabane / Erigeron sp.
European Skippers on Creeping Thistle
Gathering lunch for the babies
Beginning to crack
European Skipper on wild Bergamot
European Skipper on Fleabane
Two European Skippers
European Skipper on Timothy Grass
Yellow False Dandelion seedhead
Pennycress seedpods
Harebell / Campanula rotundifolia
Wild bergamot, Monarda fistulosa
Why birds are sometimes hard to find
Blink .... and spring will be here
Why this bird is called a Grosbeak
Yellow Avens / Geum aleppicum
Evening Grosbeak male
Harebell
Fritillary sp.
Looking towards our beautiful mountains
Dainty little parasol
Police Car Moth / Gnophaela vermiculata
Coprinus sp.
Fireweed / Chamerion angustifolium
Fungus in the forest
Ruffed Grouse
A lovable bundle of fur
Unusual purple Striped coralroot / Corallorhiza st…
Oozing excess water
A delicate shade of Paintbrush
Foothills and distant mountains
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Beauty in old age
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I posted a photo taken of a similar mushroom a few days ago. Love to see the way these fungi eventually curl their rim upwards and over, forming an interesting tube (striped because of the gill pattern on the underside of the cap). Not as sharp as it should have been.
This macro shot was taken a week ago, on 23 July 2015, when five of us spent the day botanizing the land belonging to Darryl Teskey, SW of Calgary and W of Millarville (maybe a 40-minute drive from the city). This was the first time I had been there and I'm so glad I went - I would have missed all sorts of things, including a family of Ruffed Grouse and several fungi. These Grouse are the rare rufous-morph, and we startled them when we were walking through the forest in their direction. Usually, you don't see Grouse because they are so well-hidden. When you get fairly close (sometimes very close) to them, they suddenly "explode" from the tangle of shrubs and plants of the forest floor, making ones heart beat fast!
Our walk took us over grassland and through forest, everywhere treacherous with so many fallen logs which were often barely visible. I have never, ever seen so many tiny Skipper butterflies - there must have been hundreds or even thousands of these bright orange beauties that were flying or perched on flowers of every colour.
Fortunately, the rain stayed away until we started driving back to Calgary. Quite a lot of black clouds, reminding me of the tornado that passed through Calgary just the day before (22 July 2015).
Our purpose, as always, was to find and list everything that we saw - wildflowers, trees, grasses, birds, insects, fungi, etc.. Our leader then compiles an extensive list of our finds and this is later sent to the landowner, along with any photos that we might take. Always a win/win situation, as the landowner then has a much better idea of just what is on his property, and we have a most enjoyable day. This summer, with so many botanizing outings like this, plus two 3-day trips to Waterton Lakes National Park, I am so far behind with the photos that I need to edit and e-mail!
This macro shot was taken a week ago, on 23 July 2015, when five of us spent the day botanizing the land belonging to Darryl Teskey, SW of Calgary and W of Millarville (maybe a 40-minute drive from the city). This was the first time I had been there and I'm so glad I went - I would have missed all sorts of things, including a family of Ruffed Grouse and several fungi. These Grouse are the rare rufous-morph, and we startled them when we were walking through the forest in their direction. Usually, you don't see Grouse because they are so well-hidden. When you get fairly close (sometimes very close) to them, they suddenly "explode" from the tangle of shrubs and plants of the forest floor, making ones heart beat fast!
Our walk took us over grassland and through forest, everywhere treacherous with so many fallen logs which were often barely visible. I have never, ever seen so many tiny Skipper butterflies - there must have been hundreds or even thousands of these bright orange beauties that were flying or perched on flowers of every colour.
Fortunately, the rain stayed away until we started driving back to Calgary. Quite a lot of black clouds, reminding me of the tornado that passed through Calgary just the day before (22 July 2015).
Our purpose, as always, was to find and list everything that we saw - wildflowers, trees, grasses, birds, insects, fungi, etc.. Our leader then compiles an extensive list of our finds and this is later sent to the landowner, along with any photos that we might take. Always a win/win situation, as the landowner then has a much better idea of just what is on his property, and we have a most enjoyable day. This summer, with so many botanizing outings like this, plus two 3-day trips to Waterton Lakes National Park, I am so far behind with the photos that I need to edit and e-mail!
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