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Closeup of grasshopper resting on tree stump

Close-up of grasshopper resting on a tree stump in the garden.

Close-up of grasshopper resting on a tree stump in the garden.


This photo was taken in 1999.  An elk resting on the grass along a street in downtown Banff Alberta.  An elk is one of the largest animals of the deer family.
Young Elk Resting Downtown Banff Alberta

This photo was taken in 1999. An elk resting on the grass along a street in downtown Banff Alberta. An elk is one of the largest animals of the deer family.

Photo Attributes:Banff, Mammalia, Canada, 1999-07-25, Cervidae (Deer), Cervus, Animalia, Artiodactyla, 1999, Chordata, Cervus canadensis (Elk), Elk, Alberta, Cervinae (Old World deer),
In these galleries:Animals, Wildlife

A photo of a pansy in April 2021, having gone dormant over winter, and then reviving in the spring.
Pansy flower surviving Canadian winter

A photo of a pansy in April 2021, having gone dormant over winter, and then reviving in the spring.

Photo Attributes:Barrie, Rosids, Canada, Violaceae, Viola, Plantae, Malpighiales, Pansy, Viola tricolor, Ontario,
In these galleries:Flowers, Garden

Macro photo of a female Argiope Aurantia. Is commonly known Black and Yellow Garden Spider.  Macro focus is mainly on the spider's head.
Female Black and Yellow Garden Spider - Macro

Macro photo of a female Argiope Aurantia. Is commonly known Black and Yellow Garden Spider. Macro focus is mainly on the spider's head.

Photo Attributes:Barrie, Arachnida, Canada, Araneidae, Argiope, Spider, Animalia, Araneae, 2016, Arthropoda, Argiope aurantia, Ontario,
In these galleries:Animals, Backyard, Insects, Spiders

Cloe-up photo of grasshopper on a lawn chair.
Closeup of grasshopper resting on lawn furniture

Cloe-up photo of grasshopper on a lawn chair.

Photo Attributes:Canada, 2008, Grasshopper, Ontario,
In these galleries:Animals, Backyard, Close-up, Insects

Photo of a captured Red Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), taken at the Wye Marsh in Ontario Canada.
Red Tailed Hawk at the Wye Marsh

Photo of a captured Red Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), taken at the Wye Marsh in Ontario Canada.

Photo Attributes:Canada, Buteo, Animalia, 2008, Wye Marsh, Red Tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, Ontario,
In these galleries:Animals, Birds

Photo of a female Argiope Aurantia. Is commonly known Black and Yellow Garden Spider.  Photo taken from the back yard.
Black and Yellow Garden Spider with captured prey.

Photo of a female Argiope Aurantia. Is commonly known Black and Yellow Garden Spider. Photo taken from the back yard.

Photo Attributes:Barrie, Arachnida, Canada, Araneidae, Argiope, Spider, Animalia, Araneae, 2006, Arthropoda, Argiope aurantia, Ontario,
In these galleries:Animals, Backyard, Insects, Spiders
Photo Specific Links:How do spiders spin their webs?
from site: To spin a tale about the spider, member of the species arachnid, we must first examine the common thread that ties them together...the way they produce the silk they use to weave their webs, as well as other contraptions, to suit their particular needs.


Close up of bee extracting pollen from a flower
Bee on Flower

Close up of bee extracting pollen from a flower

Photo Attributes:Canada,
In these galleries:Backyard, Bees, Flowers, Garden, Insects
Photo Specific Links:Pollen (wikipedia)

Chickadee feeding on sunflower seeds.
Chickadee at Feeder

Chickadee feeding on sunflower seeds.

Photo Attributes:Canada, Paridae, Poecile, 2010, Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus, Ontario, Ontario,
In these galleries:Animals, Birds