Morel mushroom in its natural setting
My favourite view in Bow Valley Provincial Park
Tree Swallow on road sign
The joy of Dandelions
Evening Grosbeaks / Coccothraustes vespertinus
Female Red-winged Blackbird / Agelaius phoeniceus
Arrow-leaved Coltsfoot / Petasites sagittatus
Glorious splash of colour
Sun halo
Before they go to seed
One of three
American Avocet
Sunlit moss
American Goldfinch
Cemetery wildlife
Delicate blossom
Showing off his colours
Nearing its end
Purple Iris
Evening Grosbeak male
Moth and lichen
Young Richardson's Ground Squirrel
Impressive view at the Whaleback
First Morel mushroom of the year (for me)
Cooper's Hawk
Bird's-eye primrose / Primula mistassinica
A turn of the head
A flower for Mother's Day
Life in the cemetery
Redhead beauty
The Famous Five
Changes by new owners in "The Famous Five" field
The highlight of my day
Elephant's ears / Bergenia cordifolia
Long-billed Curlew / Numenius americanus
Finally .... little goslings
A splash of red
Dark phase Swainson's Hawk
Red-necked Grebe & reflection
Yellow and red
Horned Lark in April snow
Puffed up for warmth
Like the sun on a grey, gloomy, rainy day
Red-necked Grebe pair
Lovely lady
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My best bird photo on Thursday : )


I was about to turn off my computer a short while ago, when I suddenly decided to post my "daily three" photos instead (12:45 am). My alarm clocks will be set for about 4:45 am, as I have a very early, half-day trip outside the city tomorrow. This is to someone's private property, where we have been several times over the last few years.
This photo was taken on 21 May 2015, on a very last-minute, totally unexpected trip out to Bow Valley Provincial Park. By 11:00 pm the previous evening, I still wasn't sure if I was going to be ready in time and also because I had only had about an hour and a half the sleep the night before that, I wasn't sure if I could manage it. The thought of going out there on a beautiful, sunny day was just too tempting and, after less than three hours sleep that night, I was up and ready to go the next morning.
If I hadn't gone, I would have missed a new flower find (not by me) as well as a beautiful Morel mushroom, and I know I would have been so disappointed. The five friends I went with are all specialists in their fields of fungi, lichens, mosses and liverworts, so not only did they enjoy our day, but I did, too. They also know the flowers and birds of Alberta and so many other things, too.
We heard quite a few birds and I was told that they included Yellow-rumped Warblers, Juncos and Chipping Sparrows. They were all flitting around in the trees, but I couldn't see any of them properly. I had been hoping that there would be a Common Loon on Middle Lake, as I had seen them there before in other years. We could only see one there, not a pair. This bright yellow duckie was the only bird I was able to photograph, other than several very distant shots of the beautiful Loon. Always makes me sad to see a child's toy that has been dropped.
This photo was taken on 21 May 2015, on a very last-minute, totally unexpected trip out to Bow Valley Provincial Park. By 11:00 pm the previous evening, I still wasn't sure if I was going to be ready in time and also because I had only had about an hour and a half the sleep the night before that, I wasn't sure if I could manage it. The thought of going out there on a beautiful, sunny day was just too tempting and, after less than three hours sleep that night, I was up and ready to go the next morning.
If I hadn't gone, I would have missed a new flower find (not by me) as well as a beautiful Morel mushroom, and I know I would have been so disappointed. The five friends I went with are all specialists in their fields of fungi, lichens, mosses and liverworts, so not only did they enjoy our day, but I did, too. They also know the flowers and birds of Alberta and so many other things, too.
We heard quite a few birds and I was told that they included Yellow-rumped Warblers, Juncos and Chipping Sparrows. They were all flitting around in the trees, but I couldn't see any of them properly. I had been hoping that there would be a Common Loon on Middle Lake, as I had seen them there before in other years. We could only see one there, not a pair. This bright yellow duckie was the only bird I was able to photograph, other than several very distant shots of the beautiful Loon. Always makes me sad to see a child's toy that has been dropped.
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