American Dipper / Cinclus mexicanus
Arnica sp.
White-crowned Sparrow / Zonotrichia leucophrys
Elbow Falls, Kananaskis
Tall Lungwort
Elbow Falls, Kananaskis
(Yellow?) Morel mushroom
Forgetmenot Pond, Kananaskis
Eastern Phoebe with fishing line
One of many
Common Merganser family
The innocents
Wild and wonderful Lupines
Collecting food for his babies
Brown-headed Cowbird male
Dandelion perfection
Mountain Bluebird with food for her babies
Star-flowered Solomon's Seal / Maianthemum stellat…
Red-winged Blackbird male
Forgetmenot Pond, Kananaskis
Bobolink / Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Meadow Goat's-beard / Tragopogon pratensis
Indian Breadroot / Pediomelum esculentum
Red Squirrel on alert
Fungi cups - a Peziza sp.? Geopyxis?
(Wolf?) Spider
Forgetmenot Pond, Kananaskis
Harlequin Duck
Dwarf Raspberry
Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor
Crested Oropendola, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trin…
Oilbird / Steatornis caripensis, Dunston Cave, Asa…
Trail sign for the Oilbirds, Asa Wright
Oilbirds, Dunstan Cave, Asa Wright Nature Centre
Fungi along trail near Oilbirds'cave, Asa Wright N…
Rain forest floor near Oilbirds' cave
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Fungi near Oilbirds' cave, Asa Wright Nature Centr…
Plant growing on cliffs by Oilbirds' cave
Fungi near Oilbirds' cave, Asa Wright Nature Centr…
Cliff face at Oilbirds' cave area, Asa Wright Natu…
Yellow Oriole, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
Purple Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright Nature Centre…
Violaceous euphonia male, Asa Wright
Near the Oilbirds' cave, Asa Wright, Trinidad
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Shooting stars / Dodecatheon sp. (and Dandelions)


This morning, I am posting four more photos taken two days ago, when a group of eight of us spent a wonderful day exploring Elbow Falls and Forgetmenot Pond, in Kananaskis. We drove west of the city into the eastern edge of the mountains, stopping at three different places, including a stop along the edge of the main highway, where we found these Shooting stars and the little brown cup fungi seen in one of the photos posted this morning. Shooting stars belong to the Primrose family, Primulaceae.
Forgetmenot Pond is actually a man-made pond, left over from the excavation of a gravel pit. The water is crystal clear. It's just a short walk around the pond, but enjoyable to do. The main road this far into Kananaskis only opens in June each year, as a winter gate at Elbow Falls closes in December for the winter months, to protect the wildlife in the area.
Yesterday, I found the following 4-minute video taken by Kenneth Lori using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional quadcopter and taken on 16 June 2016. It travels over the pond and the surrounding river and mountain scenery.
youtu.be/fEamf0nDXt4
What a great day we had yesterday! It was one beautiful find after another, and I think we all must have arrived back home at the end of the day, feeling happy and content. Dorothy and Stephen, as always, you planned a wonderful day for us and you even managed to arrange with the weatherman for beautiful sunshine and warmth, with an occasional welcome slight breeze. I still can't believe how lucky we were, seeing so many interesting things. In fact, I'm finding it difficult to decide what was the highlight for me yesterday. The Harlequin Duck, the distant Common Nighthawk, the dried-up Morel mushrooms, the small cluster of beautiful brown jelly cup fungi?? And so on .... Great to spend a day with such a pleasant group of keen, interested people.
Thanks so much, Dorothy and Stephen, for such a great day - my favourite kind of day : ) Thank you, also, for the ride and for the donuts you brought along for everyone to enjoy. Nice to end our day with a stop at the Cinnamon Spoon cafe in Bragg Creek, for a welcome cup of coffee.
Forgetmenot Pond is actually a man-made pond, left over from the excavation of a gravel pit. The water is crystal clear. It's just a short walk around the pond, but enjoyable to do. The main road this far into Kananaskis only opens in June each year, as a winter gate at Elbow Falls closes in December for the winter months, to protect the wildlife in the area.
Yesterday, I found the following 4-minute video taken by Kenneth Lori using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional quadcopter and taken on 16 June 2016. It travels over the pond and the surrounding river and mountain scenery.
youtu.be/fEamf0nDXt4
What a great day we had yesterday! It was one beautiful find after another, and I think we all must have arrived back home at the end of the day, feeling happy and content. Dorothy and Stephen, as always, you planned a wonderful day for us and you even managed to arrange with the weatherman for beautiful sunshine and warmth, with an occasional welcome slight breeze. I still can't believe how lucky we were, seeing so many interesting things. In fact, I'm finding it difficult to decide what was the highlight for me yesterday. The Harlequin Duck, the distant Common Nighthawk, the dried-up Morel mushrooms, the small cluster of beautiful brown jelly cup fungi?? And so on .... Great to spend a day with such a pleasant group of keen, interested people.
Thanks so much, Dorothy and Stephen, for such a great day - my favourite kind of day : ) Thank you, also, for the ride and for the donuts you brought along for everyone to enjoy. Nice to end our day with a stop at the Cinnamon Spoon cafe in Bragg Creek, for a welcome cup of coffee.
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