Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: berry

An old photo from my archives, taken on 12th August 2009, near the Irrigation Canal near 17th Avenue. I believe the berries turn red.

One of the few things I found to photograph yesterday afternoon, when I went to Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, was this Twisted-stalk plant, bearing red, ovoid berries. I had hoped to find a lot more fungi after two or three days of rain, but other than a very few quite nice finds, it was very disappointing. This is a native plant found in moist, wooded areas, and it is a member of the Lily family. Happy Labour Day, everyone! Drive safely if you are out on the roads today.

These bright red berries add a welcome splash of colour in the forest at this time of year. We saw these in West Bragg Creek, Kananaskis, on 3rd October. This is a medium-sized, native shrub, whose leaves turn a beautiful colour in the fall. The berries are very high in Vitamin C, but are somewhat astringent. The bush has a most unpleasant, very musty smell, which can be smelled from quite a distance. www.saskfruit.com/studentwebsites/High%20Bush%20Cranberry...

A photo taken at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park last August. This is such a fascinating plant and its berries are so pretty and bright. This native plant is a member of the Lily family and grows in moist, wooded areas, June-July. The tiny, whitish green flowers are exquisite, growing on jointed, bent stalks that originate in the leaf axils.

Peking Cotoneaster is a very invasive shrub, causing damage in all our parks. Unfortunately, the brilliant red leaves do look beautiful, especially here, where we don't have the amazing red Maple leaves which are seen out east. This particular shrub was growing at the Reader Rock Garden. "Introduced from Asia. A woody shrub, abundantly planted, individually or as a hedge, readily escaping into the wild. Stems, shrub, 1-3m tall. Leaves, alternate; small, oval, blunt pointed; turn brilliant red in autumn. Flowers, small, white; ........... Fruit, black berries, about 1cm across. Habitat: wooded areas, river banks, sunny slopes." From talkaboutwildlife.ca .

This, and another similar photo, were the only two photos I took on the recent Fish Creek Park New Year's Bird Count. It was SO cold and, apart from the fact that there were almost no birds coming out of hiding, it was just too painful to take off a glove to get a photo of anything. I couldn't even push my fingers into the "fingers" of my gloves - they felt as though they were lined with ice!

This "pendant" is a Wolf Willow (Silver Berry) berry covered in ice crystals, seen on yesterday's walk..

One advantage of the rain!