Saturday, May 12, 2012

Orchids and Owls



A few lucky sitings at Whittys Lagoon....
Corallorhiza maculata ssp. maculata. So beautiful!
A spotted owl After consulting a freind who works with raptors, I learned this is actually a barred owl.
Trientalis latifolia

Whiteys Lagoon is a great place to go on an impromptu nature adventure, lots of great plants and birds, a lovely waterfall, and sandy beaches. Its only a 20 minute drive from Victoria, unless you go at rush hour and get stuck in the Colwood crawl, which is apparently 3pm on a Friday?!? 
 In edition to these we also saw blue herons and calypso orchids.

Quercus garryana
Potentilla anserina
Sedum spathifolium
I think this is a Salicornia
Sambucus racemosa


2 comments:

  1. Great blog, Jess. Love your picture of the Spotted Coralroot and the top picture of the Fawn Lilies is awesome.

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  2. Thanks Ron! The Erythronium photo was taken by Bill Terry, He's relative of mine and Meconopsis grower in Seachelt, BC.

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