Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: interestingness#350

In true fashion, one of my talents came into play yesterday when I went to Brown-Lowery Provincial Park yesterday. There is just the very occasional wooden map sign and I always triple (at least!) check that I am going in the right direction. Well, don't ask me how I managed it, but I ended up going deeper into the forest in the opposite direction to where I thought I was going. I really do have such a dreadful sense of direction! However, if I hadn't taken a wrong turn, I would never have seen a patch of several of these gorgeous red mushrooms! They were very approximately 4" or 5" diameter. Russula emetica, also called "The Sickener", as it is poisonous.

Found this rather sleepy little guy sitting on a branch in the outdoor enclosure at the Calgary Zoo. Most of the tiny Burrowing Owls are free to fly around in the Conservatory.