A walk out in the Red Deer River valley revealed some pretty cool plants to photograph, just like this Plantago eriopoda (Saline Plantain) I found, with a neighbour in the background in the top right corner.
Taken on May 29, 2016, with my iPhone 6 near Tolman Bridge, Alberta, Canada.
One lovely forest-dwelling member of the Lily family is none other than the Star-flowered Solomon’s Seal (Maianthemum stellatum). These native forbs bloom from June to July, bearing little fragrance and turn into dark purple berries by August.
Photos were taken on June 7, 2016 (plus one on June 25, 2017) with my old Canon Rebel XS DSLR camera with a Canon EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro lens at J.J. Collett Natural Area near Ponoka, AB, Canada.
Taken near Barrhead, AB, Canada on April 16, 2017, with my old Canon Rebel XS DSLR camera, with a Canon EF 70-300 mm f/4-5.6 IS USM telephoto lens.
I couldn’t help but notice how the rain drops on the spruce needles lit up like tiny lights as the light shone through–and the sun wasn’t even peaking through the clouds yet.
Shot at J.J. Collett Natural Area on April 30, 2017, with my old Canon Rebel XS DSLR camera with a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 IS USM macro lens.
These flowers, from the Pincushion Cacti (Escobaria vivipara), found in the southwestern part of Alberta, only last for a day or two before they fade away. What’s even more exciting is that they always bloom a couple of days after a good rainstorm blew through the prairies. They aren’t big, the flowers are only about the size of your thumb, but talk about vibrantly pink!
Taken at the Mattheis Research Ranch (University of Alberta’s Rangeland Research Institute) near Brooks, AB, Canada on June 19, 2014, with my old Canon Rebel XS DSLR camera with a Canon EF 100 mm f/2.8 IS USM macro lens.
Taken near the Tolman Bridge, AB, Canada on May 1, 2016, with my old Canon Rebel XS DSLR camera with a Canon EF 70-300 mm f/4-5.6 IS USM telephoto lens.