Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: explore2009April25

This a Yellow-headed Amazon Parrot at the Calgary Zoo. I find it so difficult to photograph most things behind glass at the Zoo. Occasionally, an image comes out all right, or at least I can rescue it : ) The eyes remind me of those old, glass Teddy bear eyes. It is an endangered amazon parrot of Mexico and northern Central America and is a popular pet and an excellent talker.

Well, the poor Prairie Crocuses looked rather battered and droopy this morning, after the awful snow storm we had two days ago! They were all closed up, with their little fur coats - solar heating, Crocus style! "This furry little perennial is actually not a crocus, which is in the Lily family; it's really an anemone, in the Buttercup family."