Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Rose family

When I was taking this photo, I didn't notice the tiny Crab Spider hiding and waiting for its next unsuspecting prey. These Spiders are able to change colour to match the flower they are on. 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, many 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 over 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.

All three photos posted this morning were taken yesterday, 14 May 2016, when I went on a morning walk with birding friends. We met at the Boat Launch in Fish Creek Park and walked in the Sikome and Lafarge Meadows areas. This included checking on the usual Great Horned Owl family - all four members were way up high in the trees, more or less hidden from view. Later today, I will add the list of bird species seen. After this walk, I drove a short distance to see a different family of Great Horned Owls, presumably the same pair of adults that we had seen last year, nesting near the Bow Valley Ranch. Amazingly, this pair had four - yes, four! - owlets this time. Somewhat better views than of the first family, at least for the short time I was there. Not much in the way of wildflowers to photograph, though I did stop to take a quick shot of this Early Cinquefoil flower. Early Cinquefoil is one of the first wildflowers to grow here in the city each spring. It is a native plant that grows in dry, open areas (prairie). Some plants have pinnately compound leaves, while other Early Cinquefoil plants have palmately compound leaves. This plant is a member of the Rose family. Low-growing with very small, brightly yellow flowers. The following link is to a page about Early Cinquefoil on a website done by one of our two botany leaders - Karel Bergmann. Thanks, Karel for all the time and effort you put into your site and, of course, for leading some of our botany outings. botany.cz/en/potentilla-concinna/ I will add the bird list from our leader, Melanie S.: Fish Creek PP--Boat Launch, Calgary, Alberta, CA 14-May-2016 9:00 AM - 12:10 PM Protocol: Traveling 3.5 kilometer(s) Comments: 10 to 15 deg C. Sunny. Nature Calgary field trip, leader Melanie Seneviratne. 46 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 24 Gadwall 8 American Wigeon 10 Mallard 22 Blue-winged Teal 4 Northern Shoveler 1 Canvasback 1 Redhead 7 Lesser Scaup 6 Common Goldeneye 2 Common Merganser 2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormorant 4 American White Pelican 5 Great Blue Heron 1 Osprey 4 Northern Goshawk 1 Flew over car park as we were leaving. Swainson's Hawk 4 American Coot 4 Spotted Sandpiper 4 Wilson's Snipe 1 Franklin's Gull 3 California Gull 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Great Horned Owl 4 2 adult 2 juveniles Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Black-billed Magpie 2 American Crow 2 Common Raven 5 Tree Swallow 250 Barn Swallow 1 Cliff Swallow 20 Black-capped Chickadee 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Robin 12 European Starling 10 Clay-colored Sparrow 2 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 30 Yellow-headed Blackbird 6 Brewer's Blackbird 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 5

This pretty wildflower was growing up in the mountains at Ptarmigan Cirque two days ago. A member of the Rose family, it grows on alpine slopes June-July. The white flower is 2-4 cm across, has 8-10 hairy sepals, 8 petals, and numerous stamens and pistils. Love to see it growing against the rocks like this.

I'm not quite sure why I like White Cinquefoil so much. There is something almost old-fashioned about it - and I love "modern". I don't get to see it very often. I find the individual flowers are really pretty. This plant was growing at Edworthy Park, at the Lawrey Gardens end.

The beauty of nature! Amazing how a photo can turn a couple of little raindrops into a pair of sparkling diamonds : ) There are a lot of wild Roses open now, giving a beautiful colour to the bushes. The flowers are 5-8 cm across. This is the floral emblem of Alberta.

I always have such a problem photographing these little native wildflowers, but for once, I have at least managed to get all three flowers in focus : ) They are in bloom right now (May-June), liking dry, open prairie grasslands. Also called Prairie Smoke, Old Man's Whiskers and Torchflower.

I still remember the first time I came across this plant species growing low down in a tangle of grass and shrubs, wondering what it could be, it was so pretty. This macro shot was taken at Maclean Pond, off Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66), Kananaskis, on 1 July 2011. The attractive pink flowers of this plant, also known as Arctic Raspberry, are 1-1.5 cm across. "This is a species of slow-growing bramble belonging to the rose family. Its dark red fruit is considered a delicacy. Many consider it to be one of the tastiest fruits in the world: for instance in Russian its name is the "berry of kings" (княженика). It grows in northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia (Siberia), in few locations in Estonia, Lithuania and in parts of North America." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_arcticus

The attractive pink flowers of this plant, also known as Arctic Raspberry, are 1-1.5 cm across. I only remember seeing it in a couple of places, one being at a bog and the plant in this photo being seen at Maclean Pond, off Elbow Falls Trail, Kananaskis, on June 21st. "This is a species of slow-growing bramble belonging to the rose family. Its dark red fruit is considered a delicacy. Many consider it to be one of the tastiest fruits in the world: for instance in Russian its name is the "berry of kings" (княженика). It grows in northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia (Siberia), in few locations in Estonia, Lithuania and in parts of North America." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_arcticus

Macro photo of this small, native plant taken on Plateau Mountain, Kananaskis, on July 2nd. "Sibbaldia procumbens is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name creeping sibbaldia .... It grows on tundra and in alpine climates where snow remains year-round, and on subalpine mountain slopes. This is a low, mat-forming perennial herb producing clumps of herbage in rocky, gravelly substrate .... The flower has usually five pointed green bractlets, five wider pointed green sepals, and five tiny yellowish petals each about a millimeter long." From Wikipedia.

This wildflower is also known as Common Silverweed, Indian Sweet Potato, and Silverweed Cinquefoil. This is a native, common, low-creeping plant that spreads with long, red runners. Makes excellent ground cover - for those who don't like to mow lawns : ) Seen a few days ago at the Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, north west of Calgary. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_anserina

This is the flower of Purple Avens/Water Avens. I photographed this particular plant at Maclean Pond, off Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66) on 27th July. This native wildflower is a member of the Rose family and grows in marshes and wet meadows, in July.

This is a greatly enlarged photo of this Marsh Cinquefoil flower. The actual reddish purple flowers are 15-35 mm across. My plant book says that there are 5 purple sepals and 5 reddish petals, but my flower puzzles me as to just what is what : ) This native wildflower grows in marshes, bogs and shorelines, July-August. This one was seen in a bog by the lake at Bentz Lake Natural Area, north of Calgary and west of Sundre.

I can't remember when I took this photo, but I used my old Olympus C750UZ and at that time I was having to hold the battery door closed with a huge elastic band. Each time this slipped, all my settings were messed up and no date was recorded. I know it was quite a long time ago, and I wasn't sure whether to post it as there is so little of the photo that is even moderately sharp, ha, ha. However, there is just something I like about the colouring and bokeh, and the small, delicate, hanging flowerhead. Purple Avens is a native plant in the Rose family and grows in marshes and wet meadows in July. Unusual pinkish purple, nodding heads. Sorry, everyone, I am falling further and further behind with any commenting (which is usually very random, anyway). This time of the year, after our long, cold winter months, I find myself out of the house most of the time, often seven days a week! Throw in severe sleep deprivation, and I tend to be feeling dead tired most of the time, too! Very enjoyable outings for me, (but absolutely necessary also, to keep my joints and muscles mobile, otherwise I won't be able to walk AT ALL), but I feel bad that I'm just not getting time to comment! I appreciate all YOUR comments so much - thank you so much for still taking the time to visit my photostream! So much appreciated!

Early Cinquefoil is one of the first wildflowers to grow here in the city each spring. It is a native plant that grows in dry, open areas (prairie). Some plants have pinnately compound leaves, while other Early Cinquefoil plants have palmately compound leaves. This plant is a member of the Rose family. Low-growing with very small, brightly yellow flowers.

I think I'm right in saying that this is White Mountain Avens. Saw it high up at Ptarmigan Cirque, Kananaskis, last year. Even a splash or two of orange Lichen - hey, Doug, maybe your eyes will go straight to the Lichen, LOL! I've only been maybe four or five times, but it is one of my favourite places.

LOL, I thought the title was appropriate, seeing as I didn't really get the berries in focus! Took this image in 2007 and never posted it because it was so blurry. Each time I came across it, though, there was something about the colours that I liked. Note ; don't worry, it's not your eyesight that's at fault, LOL! Oh, these are Saskatoon berries, by the way, seen down in Weaselhead.

I don't get to see this plant, Purple Avens (also called Water Avens), all that often, but I find it a fascinating flower. This native wildflower grows in marshes and wet meadows and is a member of the Rose family. This one was growing last July at Maclean Pond, off Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66), west of Calgary.

I always find the seedheads of the Yellow Mountain-avens quite fascinating and certainly beautiful. These plants grow along river banks and flats, on gravel slopes and roadsides. The elongated styles become feathery after pollination has taken place and are often twisted together when the fruit is immature. I love to see them in this twisted state. The plants in my photo happened to be growiing on the bank of the river near Forgetmenot Pond, which gave the background blue colour and the sparkling waterdroplets in the bokeh.