Northern Bedstraw
Horsetail/Equisetum
Fireweed
Eastern Kingbird
Tiny Spotted Coralroot flower
Heart-leaved Arnica/Arnica cordifolia
Maybe an Edith's Checkerspot
In the light
Hey, Mom - it was MY turn!
Hidden treasures
The work of ants
Boreal Chorus Frog
Popp(y)ing off the page
Different!
Magpies
Waste not ....
A real stunner
Barn Swallows
Harebells
Pretty near perfect
Bright and beautiful
Monster of the woods
Menzies' Catchfly
Iris
Lacewing
Barrier Lake, Kananaskis
Bleeding Heart
Split gill
Western Toad
Such a cutie
Red Paintbrush / Castilleja miniata
Small-flowered Sand-Verbena
Rosy Pussytoes/Antennaria rosea
There's hope yet
Southern Red-backed Vole
Blue-eyed Grass
Greater Scaup - or Lesser?
Tiny treasures
With a sprinkling of bokeh
Atlas Moth
Northern Green Bog Orchid?
A tribute to Phoenix
(Con)temporary
Yellow Mountain-avens
Sawfly larva
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Tree Swallow nest


Recently, I posted a photo of a different nesting box, changing the ID from Mountain Bluebird to Tree Swallow nest. The previous photo had just one (maybe two) feathers. The photo today shows a far more typical Tree Swallow nest, with an assortment of feathers arranged in a circle around the eggs. These nests really are beautifully made. Normally, of course, I never get the chance to take photos looking into nests, and would never get that close to a nest even if I had the chance. When a person approaches a nest of any kind, you leave a trail of human scent, which can attract predators to the nest, so nest photos are always to be discouraged. However, I was kindly invited to go along on a friend's Bluebird route mid-June, so was able to hold my camera over the top of the wooden nesting box, hold my breath, and click. Meanwhile, Sue was checking the number of eggs, or young ones, and recording all the necessary information.
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