Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan

• Prince Albert National Park - a bonus is that Anglin Lake is right next to Prince Albert National Park, which has lots of different habitats and trails
  
  
• Cottonwood Snow? - no, this is not snow! It is an accumulation of feathery Cottonwood tree seeds on a lawn...
  
  
• Cottonwood Seeds - ...this Cottonwood tree is laden with feathery seeds which will be distributed by the wind...
  
  
• Cottonwood Seeds - ...here is a close up of a seed bunch
  
  
• Palm Warbler #15 - bringing food to its nest along the Bog Trail
  
  
• Black-billed Magpie #14 - Magpies were common and seen often
  
  
• Western Tailed Blue #1 - look closely to see the delicate "tails" on each hindwing. Comments on the ID are welcome
  
  
• Northern Cloudywing #1 - comments on the ID are welcome
  
  
• Northern? / Boreal? / Marsh? Bluet #1 - a Damselfly of the "Bluet" variety. Comments on the ID are welcome
  
  
• Chalk-fronted Corporal #5 - comments on the ID are welcome
  
  
• Dragonfly sp. #3 - Dragonfly Nymph Skin. Comments on the ID are welcome
  
  
• Leaf Borer sp. #2 - the travels of a Leaf Borer. Comments on the ID are welcome
  
  
• Bluebell #3 - tiny flowers that look like bells
  
  
• Bunchberry - a common flower along the park trails
  
  
• Bunchberry #4 - a cheery carpet of flowers. Later, all the white flowers will be replaced with red berries
  
  
• Painted Cup #2 - along the entrance road. This plant is related to Indian Paintbrush
  
  
• Painted Cup #4 - a close up of the delicate flowering bracts
  
  
• Cotton Grass #1 - pretty obvious where it gets it name!
  
  
• Canada Anemone #1 - seen along the Bog Trail
  
  
• Horsetail sp. #2 - seen along the Bog Trail. Growing in small patches
  
  
• Horsetail sp. #3 - seen along the Bog Trail. Detail of the stem
  
  
• Lichen sp. #7 - seen along the Bog Trail. Lichens grow like wildfire, and will cover up anything that doesn't move!
  
  
• Pitcher Plant #6 - seen along the Bog Trail. This photo shows the tall "flowers" above and the "pitchers" emerging from the soil below
  
  
• Pyrola sp. #1 - seen along the Bog Trail
  
  
• Bog Rosemary #1 - seen along the Bog Trail (where else?)
  
  
• Labrador Tea #1 - yes, you can actually make tea out of the leaves
  
  
• Twinflower #1 - named for the pair of flowers which always grow together on a stem

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