Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: symmetrical

Took this photo at Bridlewood Wetlands on 21 July 2011, at the beginning of a drive westwards. Crested Wheatgrass is a non-native grass that is unfortunately replacing many species of native grass. 'Introduced from Eurasia. Abundant. Each plant has thousands of fibrous roots extending to depths of 4m, totalling in excess of 5km, depriving native plants of moisture and ultimately nutrients; a serious threat to our native biodiversity. Stems, densely tufted, 3-4dm tall. Leaves, blades, 2-4mm wide. Flowers, spike oblong-oval; arranged in flattened comb-like cluster, 4-7cm long, 1.5-2.5cm broad; ......... Habitat: roadsides, disturbed areas." From talkaboutwildlife.ca. "In Alberta, Crested wheatgrass is an extremely competitive grass species that has the ability to out compete many of our native grass species, and as such is threatening the biodiversity of our prairie ecosystem." cdn.harmonyapp.com/assets/50ad0499dabe9d4a85006a0c/OGCWhe...

When I went looking for the tiny Northern Saw-whet Owl at Carburn Park two days ago, I was walking along one of the trails through the trees when I suddenly found this handsome guy standing in the middle of the path way ahead of me. He just stood there, giving me the chance to get a few (fully zoomed) photos. It's unfortunate, really, that the Deer in this location are less fearful of humans than in other places I see them. A few minutes' walk later, and I came across another handsome male blocking a different trail - Phil, who was standing watching the tiny owl, lol! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_deer