Nesting Red-necked Grebe
I may be common, but I'm still handsome
Yay !!!
A wet, cloudy view from the Whaleback
Following Mom
From the good old days of macro waterdrops
Parry's Townsendia
Young Moose
One of yesterday's highlights
Glowing from within
Wood Frog
Glorious Hepatica
A hillside display of Balsamroot
Purple iridescence
Ride of a lifetime
Little hanging hearts
Eyes that are deep, dark pools
At the river's edge
Staying close to Mom
Sheep and cattle along the seafront, Doha, Qatar
Smooth Blue Beardtongue
I'm not getting MY feet wet!
The foot of a Coot
Tiny treasure on cow dung
Nodding their little pink heads
As handsome as can be
Earth Star
A hillside display of Balsamroot
Townsendia hookeri
Staying close to Mom
Ruddy Duck
Beautiful Bogbean
Light in the forest
Yellow on yellow
Deep in the forest
Snacktime for a Muskrat
Mighty Moose
Clay-coloured Sparrow
Pink blossom
A touch of England
Talk about a fluffball
What big feet you have
Still standing, and bees are a-buzzing
Red button eyes
Protecting her home
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
229 visits
Seaside Arrow Grass / Triglochin maritima


I didn't notice the very tiny insect on this Seaside Arrow Grass until I looked at my telemacro photo a bit later. Probably couldn't have got a macro shot of it, anyway, as I was already standing right on the edge of a wetland. Have not yet identified it. Taken at Slack Slough, near Red Deer, on 2 June 2013. Could it possibly be a Twenty-spotted Ladybug / Psyllobora vigintimaculata? I don't know if anyone can make an ID from such a distant shot.
Yesterday, I was out on a full-day bus trip to the Red Deer Wetlands Area, NW of Calgary. I think it was about an hour and a half's drive to get there. This was an annual outing arranged through the nature group that I belong to, and each year is to a different place. The Red Deer Wetlands Area is made up of Slack Slough (our first stop), the McKenzie Trails area (our second stop) and lastly the Kerry Woods Nature Center and Gaetz Lake Sanctuary, where we spent the last two hours of the day. The latter was such a beautiful area, wonderfully laid out, with several viewing decks around the lake. Some of us chose to walk the whole way round the huge lake (further than I had expected, lol!). A couple of Moose certainly made it more than worth the effort. We were so lucky that the rain stayed away until just the last few minutes of our walk, and then the heavens opened. The forecast had been for thunder showers morning and afternoon, but it just remained overcast till the last moment - hence a lot of photos that came out blurry, ha. A great trip, well-organized - thanks so much for all your hard work, Lynne! - and it was so good to see various friends that I hadn't seen for ages, as well as those whom I see often. It's raining here this morning, but I really, really hope that the forecast for tomorrow turns out to be accurate, as three of us are heading north to Edmonton (roughly a three-hour drive) for an exciting day!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yesterday, I was out on a full-day bus trip to the Red Deer Wetlands Area, NW of Calgary. I think it was about an hour and a half's drive to get there. This was an annual outing arranged through the nature group that I belong to, and each year is to a different place. The Red Deer Wetlands Area is made up of Slack Slough (our first stop), the McKenzie Trails area (our second stop) and lastly the Kerry Woods Nature Center and Gaetz Lake Sanctuary, where we spent the last two hours of the day. The latter was such a beautiful area, wonderfully laid out, with several viewing decks around the lake. Some of us chose to walk the whole way round the huge lake (further than I had expected, lol!). A couple of Moose certainly made it more than worth the effort. We were so lucky that the rain stayed away until just the last few minutes of our walk, and then the heavens opened. The forecast had been for thunder showers morning and afternoon, but it just remained overcast till the last moment - hence a lot of photos that came out blurry, ha. A great trip, well-organized - thanks so much for all your hard work, Lynne! - and it was so good to see various friends that I hadn't seen for ages, as well as those whom I see often. It's raining here this morning, but I really, really hope that the forecast for tomorrow turns out to be accurate, as three of us are heading north to Edmonton (roughly a three-hour drive) for an exciting day!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2025
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Sign-in to write a comment.