Spider guarding its eggs
American Coot
Smooth Blue Beardtongue / Penstemon nitidus
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Scouring Rush strobilus
Half-free Morel mushroom / Morchella semilibera
Nostalgia
Hungry Muskrat
Western Tanager
Early Blue Violet
American Robin on nest
Love those soccer ball eyes
Just a couple of guys
Golden Bean / Thermopsis rhombifolia
Graffiti and rust
Thyme-leaved Dragonhead / Dracocephalum thymifloru…
Someone's had a little nibble
Red-winged Blackbird female
Wild Strawberry / Fragaria virginiana
Ruddy Duck
Sunlit Poppy
Redhead male and Ruddy Duck pair
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Prairie Buttercup
Wood Duck pair
Cloudless Sulphur / Phoebis sennae
Jelly fungus
Redhead female
Need colour, need sun
Cinnamon Teal
Fungus
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Red-berried Elder / Sambucus pubens
Field Horsetail / Equisetum arvense
Exquisite
Scaup
Bad hair day
Little fluff balls
Grecian Shoemaker, Catonephele numilia
Splash of colour in the woods
One of two
A little splash of red
White on black
Pretty in pink
Blue Morpho
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Peony


Beautiful Peony that was growing at Reader Rock Garden on 7th July 2010.
I believe today was the first full day that I've had out in a long, long time - the sun actually came out today. This was so well timed, as a few of us did the May Species Count all morning at Votier's Flats, and then just three of us spent all afternoon at Bebo Grove, both in Fish Creek Park. Just had time to dash home for lunch in between and post my photos to Flickr : ) Now I can barely move and can hardly keep my eyes open, lol! Tomorrow, some of us are doing a second day of the May Species Count, this time spending a long day south of the city, recording all birds, plants, insects, etc. that we happen to come across. It is more of a driving day, thank goodness, with various stops. Actually, this morning's walk started at 8:00 a.m. with the sighting of a Turkey Vulture, of all things, flying high over the trees at Votier's Flats! It is so rare to see this species and a thrill when it does happen. Three Cormorants also flying high overhead, a spider guarding her eggs and even a rather strange looking Morel mushroom. So, a very varied day : ) After our days of heavy rain, many parts of Fish Creek Park are flooded and the small creek has become a raging river! Parts of the park have been closed off. Quite spectacular and quite horrifying to see the power of water, though at only a fraction of the strength as was seen in other parts of the country. Apparently, 51 species of bird were seen between 8:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. this morning.
I believe today was the first full day that I've had out in a long, long time - the sun actually came out today. This was so well timed, as a few of us did the May Species Count all morning at Votier's Flats, and then just three of us spent all afternoon at Bebo Grove, both in Fish Creek Park. Just had time to dash home for lunch in between and post my photos to Flickr : ) Now I can barely move and can hardly keep my eyes open, lol! Tomorrow, some of us are doing a second day of the May Species Count, this time spending a long day south of the city, recording all birds, plants, insects, etc. that we happen to come across. It is more of a driving day, thank goodness, with various stops. Actually, this morning's walk started at 8:00 a.m. with the sighting of a Turkey Vulture, of all things, flying high over the trees at Votier's Flats! It is so rare to see this species and a thrill when it does happen. Three Cormorants also flying high overhead, a spider guarding her eggs and even a rather strange looking Morel mushroom. So, a very varied day : ) After our days of heavy rain, many parts of Fish Creek Park are flooded and the small creek has become a raging river! Parts of the park have been closed off. Quite spectacular and quite horrifying to see the power of water, though at only a fraction of the strength as was seen in other parts of the country. Apparently, 51 species of bird were seen between 8:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. this morning.
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