Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: dots

It's -15C with a windchill of -21C this morning and the trees are covered in frost, so not too unbearable. A good day to post a colourful image. Photo of this beautiful Lily was taken on 24 July 2013 at the Reader Rock Garden. Just checked the weather forecast for Calgary and we are supposed to get a few mild days coming up, which will feel so good. Sunday is the first of this year's Christmas Bird Counts that I will be going on - for the city of Calgary. I hope all the birders out there who are taking part in any of the Counts, will have fun and find at least a few good species. This is the 62nd Christmas Count for this city and apparently Calgary is always one of the top counts in North America in our level of participation! Last year, there was a record turnout of 249 birders for our count, 136 in the field and 113 feeder-watchers. Today's three photos are the first ones I've posted on ipernity by transferring them individually from my Flickr photostream. Thanks to the ipernity team for setting up such a quick, easy way to make our transfers. Usually, I've been posting to ipernity first - more convenient - but from now on I'm posting to Flickr first and then transferring. Took maybe less than five minutes to transfer today's three shots, compared to the 3-4 hours it has been taking me (for some strange reason!) each day this past week. Feels so good : )

I can never remember the name of this small flower - all I can remember is that I have such difficulty in getting a really sharp photo of it, for some strange reason. Photographed in the ENMAX Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo on 25 September 2012.

Photographed this beautiful butterfly at the Calgary Zoo, way back in May. They always look very smart and elegant, especially against the rich green foliage. "Heliconius charithonia, commonly known as the Zebra Longwing or Zebra Heliconian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily Heliconiinae of the Nymphalidae. It was declared the official butterfly for the state of Florida in the United States in 1996. The butterfly ranges over parts of North, Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean. In North America the butterfly is found in the southern parts of the United States including Florida, Georgia, Virginia, North and South Carolina. In South and Central America, it has been recorded in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Because of their relatively long lifespan and their activity throughout the day, this is a popular species with butterfly houses." From Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliconius_charithonia Was out walking all morning in the comparatively new Clearwater Park, off Highway 8 in the city.