A patch of polypore
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Beetle on Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus
Coat of many colours
Unidentified plant at Cameron Lake, Waterton
Ready to unfurl
Unidentified flower, Seebe, Alberta - Echium vulga…
Flat Topped Coral / Clavariadelphus truncatus
Longhorn Beetle / Pseudogaurotina cressoni
Mountain Ash berries
Forest treasures ... Pholiota squarrosa
Shapeless fungi
Nodding (Musk) Thistle / Carduus nutans
Nodding (Musk) Thistle / Carduus nutans
Crested Wheatgrass / Agropyron cristatum
Changing colour ready for the winter
Hibiscus
Nodding (Musk) Thistle / Carduus nutans
Poppy seedpod
Halloween colour
Yellow False Dandelion seedhead
Stinkhorns from 2012
Rough-fruited Fairybells / Prosartes trachycarpa
One of my favourite flowers to photograph
Elegance
It tickles!
Peking Cotoneaster / Cotoneaster acutifolia
Harebell / Campanula rotundifolia
Leopard Lacewing / Cethosia cyane
Clustered Broomrape / Orobanche fasciculata
Up close and personal
Deep pink Peony
Lest we forget
Brugmansia or Datura?
Wonder what she's thinking
Gas Plant / Dictamnus albus 'Purpureus'
Painted Daisy / Chrysanthemum coccineum
Canada Violet / Viola canadensis
Mullein / Verbascum thapsus
Tree Swallow iridescence
Mallard female
Snow with a touch of hoar frost
Wild bergamot, Monarda fistulosa
The beauty of old age
Raven, Yellowstone National Park
Vibrant colour to warm us all up
Diamond-studded
Ruffed Grouse - from my archives
Cabbage White butterfly
Beetle necklace
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Golden
Himalayan Blue Poppy
Time to reveal
Datura
Giant Scabius / Cephalaria gigantea
Sparkling in the sunlight
Pink or Showy lady's-slipper / Cypripedium reginae
Well, hello there
Elegant beauty
Cornflower
Fancy 'Cat's Cradle'
Three-toed Woodpecker
European Skipper on Fleabane
Beauty at the centre
Jamaican Poinsettia / Euphorbia punicea
Umbulate Hawkweed
Fungi family
Butterfly eggs
Komodo Dragon
Pearly everlasting / Anaphalis margaritacea
For those who have suffered recent loss
Owl butterfly / Caligo sp.
Rose hip species
Puffballs on a tree stump
Showy Aster / Aster conspicuus, rarely seen in blo…
A welcome cluster
Fringed Heartwort / Ricciocarpos natans liverwort,…
Releasing light
Seeds of Showy Milkweed / Asclepias speciosa
European Skipper on wild Bergamot
Darner dragonfly sp.
Black Henbane seedpods
Tiger Longwing butterfly / Heliconius hecale
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus / Parnassia fimbriata
Wood grain, fungus and Harvestman
Nuttall's Sunflower / Helianthus nuttallii
Macro puffballs
Himalayan monal / Lophophorus impejanus male
An ornamental grass
One of few
Bees need our help!
Growing on a fallen leaf
Blue and Brown Clipper / Parthenos sylvia
Like a little flower
Coffee Bean tree / Coffea
Mature Amanita muscaria, I believe?
Indian Clock Vine / Thunbergia mysorensis
Cheery bokeh - Salvia sp.?
Beginning to crack
Sharp to the touch
A splash of red
Sunflower beauty
Reaching for the sun
Tiger Longwing butterfly / Heliconius hecale
Pale grey spider on Common Tansy seedheads
A light shines within
Reminds me of bacon : )
Zonal Geranium, Survivor Pink Batik
Growing through leaf litter
Groundsel
Common Flax
Clustered Broomrape / Orobanche fasciculata
European Skippers on Creeping Thistle
Roll up the rim
False Hellebore / Veratrum viride
Backlit simplicity
Tiny European Skipper
Comb Tooth fungus / Hericium coralloides
Orange False Dandelion / Agoseris aurantiaca
Coral fungus
A change of subject
Yarrow with tiny visitor
Ruby-throated Hummingbird / Archilochus colubris
Beauty on a rotting log
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Tall Larkspur / Delphinium glaucum
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Taken in harsh light on 31 July 2015, when I was out all day having a great time with friend, Darlene, going west of the city. We first called in at someone's private property to see if there was any sign of the Red-bellied Woodpecker that had been reported. No luck, but we did see many beautiful Evening Grosbeaks and even more Pine Siskins, plus a Hairy Woodpecker and several other birds. Also, we saw a different Grosbeak, either a female or a juvenile Rose-breasted Grosbeak (or Black-headed Grosbeak, but it did have red under the wings).
After this visit, we drove to an area where I had been told that a Great Gray can be seen sometimes (no luck). A bit further along the gravel road, we stopped and walked a short way along one of the trails at West Bragg Creek. This is where we saw several brightly coloured butterflies.
Back at the car, we decided to drive along Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66) as far as Maclean Pond, just in time to see an Osprey flying overhead with a large fish in its talons. So few birds to be seen or heard - maybe it was just too hot for them, and by then it was the afternoon, which tends not to be the best time to see birds, anyway. This is where I photographed this Tall Larkspur (poisonous).
We got separated for quite a long time, through miscommunication, probably because when I yelled through the forest "Are you still coming?", it had sounded to Darlene like "I'm coming"! So, she waited for me to reach her and I had assumed that she was following behind me, some distance back. Apparently, both of us called a number of times after that, but we were out of hearing distance. Not a good feeling, each of us concerned about the well-being of the other and each wondering if we were going to have to call in a search party. At 31C, it was feeling mighty hot the whole time, too! When we finally found each other, we knew what we needed after our "ordeal" - an ice-cream, back in Bragg Creek, lol! A great day, Darlene - thanks so much for driving and for all the fun : )
After this visit, we drove to an area where I had been told that a Great Gray can be seen sometimes (no luck). A bit further along the gravel road, we stopped and walked a short way along one of the trails at West Bragg Creek. This is where we saw several brightly coloured butterflies.
Back at the car, we decided to drive along Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66) as far as Maclean Pond, just in time to see an Osprey flying overhead with a large fish in its talons. So few birds to be seen or heard - maybe it was just too hot for them, and by then it was the afternoon, which tends not to be the best time to see birds, anyway. This is where I photographed this Tall Larkspur (poisonous).
We got separated for quite a long time, through miscommunication, probably because when I yelled through the forest "Are you still coming?", it had sounded to Darlene like "I'm coming"! So, she waited for me to reach her and I had assumed that she was following behind me, some distance back. Apparently, both of us called a number of times after that, but we were out of hearing distance. Not a good feeling, each of us concerned about the well-being of the other and each wondering if we were going to have to call in a search party. At 31C, it was feeling mighty hot the whole time, too! When we finally found each other, we knew what we needed after our "ordeal" - an ice-cream, back in Bragg Creek, lol! A great day, Darlene - thanks so much for driving and for all the fun : )
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