Amongst the forest greens
Pink and white
Parry's Townsendia
Gunnery Pass
Gaillardia on green
Enjoying a swim
Slime Mold - Stemonitis axifera
Orange on orange / Castilleja miniata
So that's where the mushrooms go
Hooker's Thistle
In mushroom paradise
Bracted Lousewort
Two little fun guys
Northern Checkerspot
Coprinus
Viceroy
Out of this world
Wood Frog
Tiny and opaque
Fireweed
Twice-Stabbed Stinkbugs
Groovy
Daisy
Sticky Asphodel with sparkles - thinking of you, M…
Bow Valley Provincial Park
Bracted Honeysuckle
Beauty and beast
Sharp little eyes
A mixture of Lichens
Green
Aspen Bolete mushroom
Orange-crowned Warbler
To brighten the day
Oh, so cute
Green Grasshopper nymph
Starburst
White Mountain-avens
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Me and my shadow
I love to go a wandering
Brightening up the mountain scree
Hound's-tongue
Clasping-leaved Twistedstalk
Savannah on the rocks
Mushroom Lichen
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This cute little Western Toad, Bufo boreas, was found at Bow Valley Provincial Park on Thursday. I always used to think that Toads were huge, so was surprised to learn that this little one was a Toad. Thanks, Doug, for patiently holding it - something that I could never do myself :) - while I took some photos. When he was released (the Toad that is, not Doug!), we were able to watch him swim a short way in the clear water.
"Adult Western Toads have stocky bodies with short legs, and tend to walk rather than hop. Their thick skin appears dry and bumpy and can range in colour from pale green to grey, dark brown, and red. They typically have pale-coloured bellies mottled with black, and a pale coloured stripe down their backs. Their beautiful gold-flecked eyes have distinctive horizontal oval pupils. Behind each eye is a prominent oblong or kidney-shaped swelling called a parotoid gland.
Adults range from 5.5 to 14.5 centimetres in body length, excluding the hind legs. Males are generally smaller than females and have dark pads on their thumbs that help them cling to the female during mating. Their skin is usually less rough and blotched than the females' skin." From www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/frogwatch.
"Adult Western Toads have stocky bodies with short legs, and tend to walk rather than hop. Their thick skin appears dry and bumpy and can range in colour from pale green to grey, dark brown, and red. They typically have pale-coloured bellies mottled with black, and a pale coloured stripe down their backs. Their beautiful gold-flecked eyes have distinctive horizontal oval pupils. Behind each eye is a prominent oblong or kidney-shaped swelling called a parotoid gland.
Adults range from 5.5 to 14.5 centimetres in body length, excluding the hind legs. Males are generally smaller than females and have dark pads on their thumbs that help them cling to the female during mating. Their skin is usually less rough and blotched than the females' skin." From www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/frogwatch.
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