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Willowherb / Epilobium sp.
Canyon Church Camp, Waterton Lakes National Park
In a field of bokeh
Busy little Muskrat
Common Tansy / Tanacetum vulgare
Emerald waters
Gathering at the feeder
Wood Nymph sp.
Mystery flower
The beauty of Pinedrops
An attractive little cluster
Young Brown-headed Cowbirds
Thimbleberry / Rubus parviflorus
Small and cute
Milk chocolate curls
Smoke + sun = orange
Red-tailed Hawk / Buteo jamaicensis
First the flower, then the bokeh, then the bee
Wood Frog
Yellowjacket
Pink crinkles
It's beginning to look a lot like autumn
Strawberry Blite / Chenopodium capitatum
Yellow Scabious with bee and bokeh
Doing their best
Insect galls on Rose leaves
Keeping each other company
Bear claw marks on a tree trunk
Peony seedpods
Wing-flapping practice
Sainfoin / Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.
Common Hemp-nettle / Galeopsis tetrahit
Tiny visitor
Yellow Clematis / Clematis tangutica
On a day of heavy rain
Weeping in the forest
Mating Damselflies with bokeh
A breathtaking Lily
Skipper on Goldenrod
Main street, Heritage Park
Spotted Knapweed - PROHIBITED NOXIOUS
Heritage Peony gone to seed
View looking west towards the Rockies
Time to relax
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Four weeks ago, on 23 July 2015, five of us spent the day botanizing the land belonging to Darryl Teskey, SW of Calgary and W of Millarville (maybe a 40-minute drive from Calgary). This was the first time I had been there and I'm so glad I was invited to go - I would have missed all sorts of things, including a family of Ruffed Grouse and several fungi. These Grouse were the rare rufous-morph, and we startled them when we were walking through the forest in their direction. Usually, you don't see Grouse because they are so well-hidden. When you get fairly close (sometimes very close) to them, they suddenly "explode" from the tangle of shrubs and plants of the forest floor, making ones heart beat fast! We were taken by surprise when we came across a nearby statue of Saint Francis of Assisi, who is known as the patron saint of animals and the environment. A nice idea, I thought.
Our walk took us over grassland and through forest, most places treacherous with so many fallen logs which were often barely visible. I have never, ever seen so many tiny Skipper butterflies - there must have been hundreds or even thousands of these bright orange beauties that were flying or perched on flowers of every colour.
Fortunately, the rain stayed away until we started driving back to Calgary. Quite a lot of black clouds, reminding me of the tornado that passed through Calgary just the day before (22 July 2015).
Our purpose, as always, was to find and list everything that we saw - wildflowers, trees, grasses, birds, insects, fungi, etc.. Our leader then compiles an extensive list of our finds and this is later sent to the landowner, along with any photos that we might take. Always a win/win situation, as the landowner then has a much better idea of just what is on his property, and we have a most enjoyable day. This summer, with quite a few botanizing outings like this, plus two 3-day trips to Waterton Lakes National Park, I am so far behind with the photos that I need to edit and e-mail!
Our walk took us over grassland and through forest, most places treacherous with so many fallen logs which were often barely visible. I have never, ever seen so many tiny Skipper butterflies - there must have been hundreds or even thousands of these bright orange beauties that were flying or perched on flowers of every colour.
Fortunately, the rain stayed away until we started driving back to Calgary. Quite a lot of black clouds, reminding me of the tornado that passed through Calgary just the day before (22 July 2015).
Our purpose, as always, was to find and list everything that we saw - wildflowers, trees, grasses, birds, insects, fungi, etc.. Our leader then compiles an extensive list of our finds and this is later sent to the landowner, along with any photos that we might take. Always a win/win situation, as the landowner then has a much better idea of just what is on his property, and we have a most enjoyable day. This summer, with quite a few botanizing outings like this, plus two 3-day trips to Waterton Lakes National Park, I am so far behind with the photos that I need to edit and e-mail!
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