Well not a tomato but a wonderful plump and healthy looking male American Robin giving me the left profile.
Straight on head shot.
And to cap it off the right profile.
Yes a common bird but just consider how much pleasure a common bird gives. A wonderful sight to see, song to listen to and those debates on how a Robin hunts their worms…they are listening, no they are looking.
Hats of to the American Robin.
A little Honey Bee Checking out one of our favorite wildflowers the Prickly Poppy.
Never hurts to ruffle a few feathers.
A Snowy Egret ruffling a few feathers in the evening light at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
Finding a place where time moves at a pace.
Just the right pace.
A pace that feels like home.
From marsh shrubs to sagebrush to pine forest to snow-covered peaks. A wide open landscape sure helps bring peace and quiet to a busy brain. Looking out from the marshlands at Red Rocks National Wildlife Refuge in Montana.
It was hard to focus on looking for birds this day as the Mountains called down and whispered hey…look at me.
A male Cassin’s Finch enjoying an afternoon break on a small wild rose-bush. These guys have a wonderful song distinct from other small finches and a pleasure to the ear.
P.S. Happy summer or winter to everyone out there.
I am terrible at dragonfly identification so if anyone out there can help with giving this guy the proper respect he deserves with a common and scientific name it would be appreciated.
Anyway this guy was sitting in the afternoon light glowing a wonderful copper glow on a small spruce tree which if I can say so complimented his color well.
Hidden deep in the forest, or happily saying hello in small forest clearings, this spring has brought an abundance of Striped Coralroot:Corallorhiza striata.
Corallorhiza striata is mycohetertrophic and uses fungus to provide nutrients for its own growth as Corallorhiza does not photosynthesize.
This orchid was just pushing up through the soil in a small clearing in the forest covered with grass.
Others were hidden in the dense undergrowth in the forest.
While many we found grew as single stalks or in groups of two or three some grew in larger clusters.
Corallorhiza striata is found in a wide geographical range encompassing all of Canada and most of the western United States and prefers cooler climates.
According to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center “After producing flower stalks, the rhizomes may remain dormant for several years so seeing them in bloom may not occurs again next year but I sure hope so.
A cool drink of water and warm sunrise. Not a bad start to the week for this male moose just growing this years antlers.
Happy Monday and have a great week.
nature has no boss 
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