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Beauty beneath

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 04:45:15 +0000

It felt good to be able to find a few different fungi on 6 August 2013. This one was maybe an inch across, growing on a thin, fallen branch at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park. I always think that the gilled underside is more attractive than the top side.

What a colour

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:33:43 +0000

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This is the gill pattern of the purple mushrooms I posted yesterday. If I happen to be with someone who pulls a mushroom for ID purposes, then I will photograph the underside with no guilt, LOL. Sometimes, when walking through the forest, I'll come across a mushroom that has either been knocked over or pulled by someone and so take a photo or two. The colour of this mushroom was amazing. Thanks to Doug (dougwaylett) and Ron (Ron Wolf) for the ID and extra information : )

Echinacea

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:24:27 +0000

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I can never resist photographing an Echinacea flower, whether in bud, fully open, or withered and brown. This flower was growing at the Reader Rock Garden on August 11th.

Spring is sprung!

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:19:26 +0000

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Happy Spring, everyone! As so often happens, this Tulip was already starting to wilt by this morning. My camera lens touched a petal when I was trying to take a macro and off it came. Then a second one fell. Managed to get a few shots with the remaining petals intact. Just loved the flaming streaks on the textured, white petals.

Solitary Sandpiper

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Sat, 02 May 2009 21:57:35 +0000

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I spent this morning with friends at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. Always enjoyable seeing an Osprey, a Bald Eagle and a Red-tailed Hawk. Also a Double-crested Cormorant flying low over the Bow River, a Solitary Sandpiper at the edge of the lagoon (seen above), a Red-breasted Merganser, and a few Wood Ducks (plus the usual, such as Canada Geese, Gulls, Mallards, Common Mergansers, Goldeneye, etc.) It has been a beautiful spring day today - just gorgeous!

Do you mind?

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:38:48 +0000

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This is the male Great Horned Owl in Fish Creek Park - not "my" usual owl. He sits on guard within reach of the pair's nesting tree and, when you are lucky, he can be alert and a little active. I didn't see this pair's young ones last year, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this year.

White-crowned Sparrow

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:11:30 +0000

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Another view of one of the little White-crowned Sparrows that I saw in a nearby bush along the edge of Vermillion Lakes, Banff, on 3rd July. This was the first time I had ever been close to one of these Sparrows, so I enjoyed being able to see what it really looked like.

Owl with attitude

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:17:14 +0000

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I don't know what this Great Horned Owl's "problem" was : ) I think this was the male, down at Sikome, Fish Creek Park. One of his two owlets was in the next tree, screeching non-stop, so presumably it was hungry. Dad turned round to look at me once and then ignored me. I've read that flattened eartufts mean that the bird is under stress, but it was not from my presence. Half a dozen shots and I was out of there anyway. Though it looks like I was very close to this owl, in fact he was way up in a tall tree! Lighting was grim, in amongst the trees. No sign of Mom and the other owlet.

I know you're there

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:50:42 +0000

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Three of us spent some time this afternoon photographing two amazing Pileated Woodpeckers in Fish Creek Park. It doesn't matter how many times I see one of these huge, almost prehistoric looking birds, I am still filled with awe. The two today kept flying from tree to tree and occasionally to a log. One of the biggest challenges is to try and get a photo with no twigs or blades of grass in the way!! They gave us a chance to shoot in different settings, which was really nice and much appreciated. For those of you who are not familiar with this Woodpecker, this is a female - the male has a red moustache, but not the female. Also, the female's red crest starts on the crown, whereas the male's crest begins at the forehead. In Alberta, the Pileated Woodpecker is uncommon to common year-round.

Bracted Lousewort

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:55:40 +0000

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This wild plant was growing along the Gunnery Pass Trail in Kananaskis (off Highway 40) when we went for an all-day hike on Saturday. Usually, when I see this plant, most of the flowers are not yet open. It is a member of the Figwort family, is native, and grows June-August on moist montane slopes.

Still waiting ..

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:41:52 +0000

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We are all waiting with baited breath for the first Prairie Crocus (also called Pasque-flower) to bloom!!! Such gorgeous, hairy plants! Legend says that the Great Spirit gave this delicate plant a fur coat to keep it warm until spring nights turn warmer. This is a photo taken on 5 May 2006 at Shannon Terrace, Fish Creek Park. Last spring, I photographed my first one on 26 March, but everything will be delayed this year because of our long, hard winter.

Bishop's-cap

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:40:48 +0000

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These teeny wildflowers are absolutely exquisite! They grow in moist woodlands and are so small that normally a person would never notice them. Each flower stem has 3-10 tiny, greenish white flowers on it. The flower is 5-6 mm (0.197 to 0.236 inches!)across, has 4 or 5 sepals, and 5 petals that are finely divided and branched. I think they look like little snowflakes : ). They are extremely difficult to photograph because they are always found in low light, very low to the ground, and they are so SMALL!

Enjoying the day

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:48 +0000

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The female Snow Leopard at the Calgary Zoo wasn't getting to chance to have babies, as the previous male apparently didn't know what he was supposed to do, LOL. When I called in at the Zoo yesterday afternoon, it was very obvious that the new male knew exaclty what to do - and often! He is a lot bigger than the female. She looks a little bedraggled here because she liked rolling in the snow : ) I'm not sure exacly when the two were allowed into the same enclosure - I believe it was within the past week and could possibly have been just yesterday. He had had to spend time in quarantine and then the two of them got used to each other a little through the chain link fence before being allowed in together. Gorgeous animals : )

Revealing

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:35:18 +0000

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This beautiful Tulip was growing at the Reader Rock Garden the other day. LOL, if you have had more than enough Tulip photos recently, then happily skip this one and check out the other two photos I've just posted! It's raining at this very moment, so I'm enjoying looking at this bright, cheery flower : )

Edged in purple

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:04:27 +0000

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Resorting to a photo I took just over a month ago - love your flowers and your Tiramisu (Italian dessert), Safeway! We've had two beautiful days with temperatures somewhere around 13C-15C. The snow is melting and it CAN'T be long before flowers start blooming. Spring is a-coming!

He loves me, he loves me not ...

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:08:29 +0000

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LOL, can you imagine how long it would take to go through all these petals to find out the answer?! This is my Gerbera potted plant from Home Depot (whispered, ha, ha). The big mystery, though, is: "Who is HE?"

Miss Scarlet

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:19:06 +0000

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Makes me think of burning hot embers of a fire - and that thought is much needed today : ) Was out all morning, walking along the banks of the Bow River, with a strong, bitterly cold wind blowing. No chances for photos today, same as yesterday, so thank goodness for archives (this one is recent), LOL.

Cute kitty

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:11:17 +0000

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This was such a beautiful cat, and quite unusual - to me, though I don't know much about cats. S/he decided to tag along a pathway with us for a short way, while we were doing the Canmore Christmas Bird Count on 19th December. S/he must have known we were on the look out for BIRDS, LOL.

Red beauty

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:10:14 +0000

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Yes, indeed, a very different subject for me to be posting on Flickr, LOL! I love old cars, and this absolutely beautiful 1931 Cord L-29 is just one of many vehicles on display in the new Gasoline Alley building at Heritage Park. This was the first time I had been to the Park since this and a number of other new buildings were completed. Was there yesterday evening for a Volunteer Recognition evening with an organization with whom I have volunteered for many years. A most enjoyable evening, with good company and super appetizers, ending with a wander round the magnificent car display. Can you imagine what it must have felt like for the owner of this vehicle to drive around in it many years ago?

"The Cord L-29 was the first American front-wheel drive to win popular approval. Front-wheel drive allowed the car to be lower to the ground than other vehicles of the time. Coupled with a long hood, this made the Cord one of the most rakish, visually striking cars on the market. The L-29 line was phased out in 1932-customers could no longer afford the $3000 price tag, especially since a Ford Model A was just a tenth of the cost."

Lily burst

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:14:57 +0000

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A gorgeous Water Lily that was growing in the old Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo. The new building that recently opened has an indoor pond, too, but it has not yet been filled with water. I'm really hoping that they will have these Water Lilies growing again!