Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: interestingness#208

I've had this image since March, but thought it wasn't really good enough to upload. However, I came across it today and decided I would upload it after all : ). I like this little Red-breasted Nuthatch's shiny eye and uptilted beak. Heavily cropped, I should add!

Sorry, folks, I have so many fungi photos to eventually upload. These two mushrooms were growing along the Marston Creek trail (southeastern edge of Kananaskis, off Highway 40) three days ago. Today, I was in mushroom heaven again (with five friends), this time northwest of the city, west of Sundre, at the Bentz Lake Natural Area. Left home about 6:45 a.m. this morning and I have just got home around 8:00 p.m. this evening. A full day of walking and exploring forest and bog - in fact, my feet have been soaking wet for maybe nine hours, LOL! However, we saw so many amazing things, everything from a Police Car Moth to tiny Wood Frogs, and from a few new plants including Yellow Pondlily to beautiful, brightly coloured mushrooms and slime molds. I'm tired out (even more so as I got practically no sleep last night) from so much fresh air, exercise and excitement. I'm so glad no one tape records all my oohs and aahs, LOL!

Another look inside a gorgeous Hollyhock flower, seen in North Glenmore Park a few days ago. Always amazes me that it almost seems as if there is a tiny light shining deep inside these flowers.