Banff – Birds 1
My first day birding in the Banff area with my hosts Kerry Ross and Bob Thornton. Over 40 species seen in and around the town. Lovely Yellow-rumped Warbler White-crowned Sparrow These first two...
View ArticleMarsh Loop – Banff
Another great morning birdwatching along the Marsh Loop at Banff. Glorious sunshine and great views of some wonderful birds. One particular area of snags seemed to hold the most birds including Cedar...
View ArticleBlack Bear – Banff
‘If you go down to the woods today…’ we did and we saw a young black bear…There are always a few things that captivate the imagination. Watching nature programmes, which tend to focus on the big and...
View ArticleAlpine Plants 1 – Glacier Lily and Blue-eyed Grass
Up in the Rockies around Banff, managed to encounter a wonderful assortment on Alpine plants above and below the treeline…The Glacier Lily (Erythronium grandiflorum) occurred just on the edge of the...
View ArticleAlberta Birds – Great Gray Owl
There are always birds that you want to see. They top the list. You seek out as much information on where, how and whether they are discoverable. My preparation for my visit to Alberta revolved around...
View ArticleAlberta Birds – Cedar Waxwings
I encountered many Cedar Waxwings, throughout Alberta. It was a delight to watch groups fly catching and hanging out in groups on dead snags. This one was encountered at Johnston’s Lake near Banff in...
View ArticleAlberta Plants – Buffalo bean -Rockies
In the meadows above Banff, the Buffalo bean (Thermopsis rhombifolia) was in full flower. It’s large flowers attractive to the local bees. When the Bufflao bean or Golden Bean bloomed the Blackfoot...
View ArticleAlberta Plants – Yellow Mountain Avens
Whilst walking in the Rockies in Alberta this June, this plant intrigued me and it also took me a while to get a positive identification. It’s small nodding yellow flowers bowed in deference to...
View ArticleMy Tree year – choosing the tree
When I first heard about my tree year – an idea set up by @dreamfalcon to get people to watch a tree for a year as part of the International Year of the Forest – I was very excited. But here is the...
View ArticleMelting snow releases the Lily with many names
The melting snow releases the Fawn Lily. But this Lily has with many names. It is known variously, according to my Rocky Mountain flower books as the Glacier lily the avalanche lily and the snow lily....
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