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Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)Observer
acovingtonDescription
Another destroyer of our cedar siding. :( They are cute. :) Not much red on this one.
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Blotched Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium ssp. melanostictum)Observer
oldjonDate
Missing DateDescription
Two Blotched tiger salamanders found crossing the road near Drumheller on a rainy evening and photographed within the week before release. They were a common sight on the roads there on damp nights in the 90's, not so much in subsequent decades.
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Winter Tick (Dermacentor albipictus)Observer
dalebroDescription
This female moose seems to be suffering from winter ticks. The photos of the tick itself were taken from a close by location where I saw the same moose laying down. It was snowing heavily and I was losing the site of the ticks themselves so was in a hurry.
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Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)Observer
norbertkondlaDescription
leg. T Kral
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Prairie Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla nuttalliana)Observer
allison188Description
South/west facing slopes. Were many in bud, a few open.
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Long-tailed Weasel (Neogale frenata)Observer
jzanellaDescription
Well, this one was certainly fun to watch. It was trying to get the sparrows that frequent the shrubs. It tried a few approaches, without any luck, before heading south towards the natural area.
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Prairie Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla nuttalliana)Observer
jzanellaDescription
Spring is here! Spring is here!!
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Arctic Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula albida)Observer
michaelrudyDescription
White stripes, wide oculo-malar spaces, and rufous spot are diagnostic for this species.
This is an unusual observation of the species including a nest, as nests are almost never seen.
This is also quite a southerly record for a nest of this Arctic species.
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Northwestern Moose (Alces alces ssp. andersoni)Observer
orilchDescription
Gorgeous moose with a beautiful shiny coat running alongside the road
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Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)Observer
wowokayyesDescription
Brown Creeper taking a bath. Only the second time I've observed this behavior and in the same location.
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Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)Observer
aaronrobergeDescription
First of 2 seen that day about 100m apart
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Richardson's Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii)Observer
horseshoekidDescription
Earliest I've seen one let alone multiple colonies
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Grey-crowned Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis)Observer
nothingtrueDescription
Ma'am, what the dickens are you doing here.
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American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)Observer
sugarcatmomPlace
Weaselhead Flats Natural Environment Park, 37 St SW & 66 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, Canada (Google, OSM)
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Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)Observer
nn4everDescription
The biggest flock of sharpies I've ever come across at 97 individuals
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Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis ssp. canadensis)Observer
ash-surgesanc
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North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)Observer
nn4everDescription
Female with new porcupette
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Common Goldeneye × Hooded Merganser (Bucephala clangula × Lophodytes cucullatus)Observer
darrenkirbyDescription
No facial mark?
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Eyelash Cups (Genus Scutellinia)Observer
tayder-totDescription
( I apologize for the bad macro pictures. I couldn't get it to focus and thought they were fine in the moment)
Spores:
(19.8)20.4-22.6(23.6)x(13.6)14.1-16.6(17.1)um
Q=(1.3)1.35-1.5(1.6);N=30
Me=21.6x15.2um;Qe=1.4
Ellipsoid, concave in side veiw, warty, several oil droplets.
Asci: Eight spored, not changing color in Melzer's.
Paraphyses: swollen tips, abundant.
Marginal hairs(eyelashes): Thick walled, brown, non sepate.
Excipular surface: Spherical elements.
Ecology: Growing in decent numbers through the dirt with moss nearby. Spruce and Aspen environment.
