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"Griffith Woods Park lies along the banks of the Elbow River in the southwest part of the city. The park was created in 2000 and named after Wilbur Griffith who, with his wife Betty, donated a portion of their estate to The City of Calgary to be set aside as a nature preserve. Griffith Woods is classified as a Special Protection Natural Environment Park because of its overall environmental sensiti…  (read more)

14 Jun 2008

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Mystery object from the forest floor

A friend and I spent this afternoon exploring the west end of Griffith Woods. He noticed this very strange object lying on the forest floor, and he feels pretty sure that it is natural. Length is very approximately 5". The left-hand end (in my photo) had formed a hollow, conical shape, while the rest was covered in nobbly lumps. Does anyone "out there" know what this may have been caused by - perhaps by insects? Any suggestions?

14 Oct 2008

60 visits

Split Gill

This photo was taken looking down on the upperside of a Split Gill fungus, seen on a walk at Griffith Woods. Really quite pretty, though I always love to see the gill pattern on the underside.

07 Jun 2007

112 visits

Network

I photographed this Dragonfly this morning at Griffith Woods. I think it might be a Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata).

02 Aug 2007

101 visits

Leafhopper nymph

Another photo of this little green insect climbing on a wild Sunflower at Griffith Woods a few days ago.

02 Aug 2007

106 visits

Such a waste

On a walk in Griffith Woods a few days ago, we saw this dead, very young Coyote. There was no sign of having been attacked. I wonder if it had been poisoned. There are many "mansions" in the surrounding area and maybe someone didn't like coyotes coming up to their gardens. What a waste of a precious little animal!

14 Oct 2008

85 visits

How pretty are these?

Couldn't believe my eyes when I was shown this gorgeous Split Gill fungi today, growing on a small, broken-off branch at Griffith Woods. Pretty neat seen in large size, if you have time. Thanks for finding these, Doug! By the way, Doug is a person who is always ready to share things he finds, which is so much appreciated! You occasionally hear about a photographer who apparently will stomp on a beautiful wildflower to prevent others from seeing and photographing it. Or else another photographer will walk in front of you when you are trying to get a photo, and block your view, or make an insect fly while you are trying to focus on it. Sad that there are people who don't respect others and always put themselves first. We are lucky that Doug is just the opposite to that and it is greatly appreciated : )

14 Oct 2008

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Mind-boggling

Apologies to Doug for "stealing" his icon, LOL! I forgot all about posting this image - I uploaded a different shot of this brilliant orange fungus ages ago, but its background was green, I think, with trees or bushes in the background. Photographed on 14th October 2008, so just over a year ago. Doug, it will probably give you a weird feeling when you see "your icon" posted : ) Thanks to Doug for the ID, Pycnoporus cinnabarinus, "Cinnabar-red Polypore". Found in Griffith Woods on 14th October 2008, just over a year ago. I did it again - why do I do it?? After a volunteer shift this afternoon, I decided to dash just southwest of the city to try and get a few sky shots, as we had a pretty good build up of cloud. Now, just a week after washing my car, it is once again covered in mud from the muddy, snowy (which I hadn't expected), gravel side roads. As often seems to happen, the sky looked more dramatic in person than in a photo - but, knowing I will have to wash my car again so soon, I will find at least one photo to upload - if it kills me, LOL!

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04 Aug 2007

109 visits

For Rachel, my daughter

Rachel, look what we found on a recent Botany Walk! This photo isn't as nice as the ones I posted ages ago, but I was so thrilled to see one of these little Spotted Tussock Moth (Lophocampa maculata) caterpillars again.

26 Jan 2008

109 visits

Northern Grass-of-Parnassus

Northern Grass-of-Parnassus is one of my favourite wildflowers. Only one small flower grows on each stem - these three stems just happened to have bent over close to each other.
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