Puffed up for warmth
Horned Lark in April snow
Yellow and red
Red-necked Grebe & reflection
Dark phase Swainson's Hawk
A splash of red
Finally .... little goslings
Long-billed Curlew / Numenius americanus
Elephant's ears / Bergenia cordifolia
The highlight of my day
Changes by new owners in "The Famous Five" field
The Famous Five
Redhead beauty
Life in the cemetery
A flower for Mother's Day
A turn of the head
Bird's-eye primrose / Primula mistassinica
Cooper's Hawk
First Morel mushroom of the year (for me)
My best bird photo on Thursday : )
Morel mushroom in its natural setting
My favourite view in Bow Valley Provincial Park
Tree Swallow on road sign
Red-necked Grebe pair
Lovely lady
Siberian Bugloss / Brunnera macrophylla
One of my favourite barns
Swainson's Hawk
A time to reflect
Caragana - invasive beauty
Pika, up close
Letting his presence be known
Double Bloodroot / Sanguinaria canadensis f. multi…
Feed me
Pasqueflower / Pulsatilla vulgaris
Red-necked Grebe
Blossom - pretty in pink
Female (?) Sharp-tailed Grouse
Little red barn on Mother's Day
Lesser Scaup male
Jack Rabbit turning from white to brown
Signs of spring
Common Grackle / Quiscalus quiscula
Canada Buffaloberry / Shepherdia canadensis
Blossom
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Like the sun on a grey, gloomy, rainy day


This photo was taken at the Reader Rock Garden ten days ago, on 6 May 2015, when I called in after a volunteer shift. It felt so good to see a reasonable number of different flower species. Even though we had a wonderfully mild winter, it still felt so good to see vibrant colours once again.
I had planned to go on a half-day birding trip this morning. Woke up at 5:00 am (after an hour and a half's sleep), hoping that maybe the forecast had changed. Instead, it's raining and looks most unpleasant out there. I really don't feel like walking in this, and not be able to take any photos, so decided I would post my "daily three" to Flickr and then go back to bed. Hope I don't miss any really special sightings : (
In Canada, this weekend is a long weekend. According to the federal government, May 24 was first declared a holiday by the legislature of the Province of Canada in 1845 to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday. However, in 1952, Parliament declared that Victoria Day would be celebrated on the Monday before May 24 every year. As a result of this convention, the long weekend sometimes falls well before May 24. This year, for example, May 24 falls on a Sunday, but due to the parliamentary decree, the long weekend will run from May 16 to May 18. The May 24 weekend is thought to be the unofficial start to summer. Many people go away for the long weekend, so the roads will be really packed. After two days of dreary, overcast skies and some rain, and rain again today, it’s too bad the long weekend wasn’t last weekend. Drive carefully if you will be out on the roads! The sun is supposed to shine tomorrow, Sunday : )
I had planned to go on a half-day birding trip this morning. Woke up at 5:00 am (after an hour and a half's sleep), hoping that maybe the forecast had changed. Instead, it's raining and looks most unpleasant out there. I really don't feel like walking in this, and not be able to take any photos, so decided I would post my "daily three" to Flickr and then go back to bed. Hope I don't miss any really special sightings : (
In Canada, this weekend is a long weekend. According to the federal government, May 24 was first declared a holiday by the legislature of the Province of Canada in 1845 to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday. However, in 1952, Parliament declared that Victoria Day would be celebrated on the Monday before May 24 every year. As a result of this convention, the long weekend sometimes falls well before May 24. This year, for example, May 24 falls on a Sunday, but due to the parliamentary decree, the long weekend will run from May 16 to May 18. The May 24 weekend is thought to be the unofficial start to summer. Many people go away for the long weekend, so the roads will be really packed. After two days of dreary, overcast skies and some rain, and rain again today, it’s too bad the long weekend wasn’t last weekend. Drive carefully if you will be out on the roads! The sun is supposed to shine tomorrow, Sunday : )
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