Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: off Grand Valley Rd.

I'm not sure what this Beetle is - also not sure how much if its appearance is actually pollen. Photographed on a Yarrow plant on 21 July 2012, NW of Cochrane. Thanks to Art (LeapFrog!) for the ID! bugguide.net/node/view/126517

Yesterday was a busy day of botanizing. The morning was spent with a friend, hiking at the Perrenoud natural area (NW of the city) and then we went straight to the Kerfoot Ranch to botanize some of the beautiful, rolling hills that run along the Grand Valley Rd. (NW of Calgary). We were so lucky that we weren't rained on, and instead enjoyed good weather while making a record of all flaura and fauna to send to the landowners. This was one species of wildflower that we saw a lot of - Blue-eyed Grass/Sisyrinchium montanum. This small flower is a member of the Lily family, despite its common name.