FortWhyte Nature Park

The Trans Canada Highway - one of the longest highways in the world, the Trans Canada Highway runs from the Atlantic Ocean in Newfoundland to the Pacific Ocean in British Colombia, covering a distance of 4,860 miles
Welcome to Manitoba! - pretty soon we were in Manitoba...on to Winnipeg, at the edge of the wilderness
American Bison #20 - FortWhyte Nature Park has one of the largest herds of Buffalo (American Bison) in Canada
Buffalo and the Plains Indians - the Plains Indians revered the "Buffalo". To show their respect, when one was killed, they used all of its parts for food, clothing, lodging, and spiritual ceremonies
Purple Martin Houses - this is NOT Purple Martin HOUSES...it's a CITY!
Canada Goose #26 - Canada Geese have already fledged their young...here two families (note the difference in size among the goslings) are watched over by several adults
Mallard #13 - this female Mallard took advantage of a nesting platform erected in one of the ponds
Blue-eyed Grass - the diameter of the flower of this grass is about the size of a penny
Yellow Ladyslipper Orchid #5 - more Yellow Ladyslipper Orchids
Birdsfoot Trefoil - this non-native plant was introduced in the Great Plains to provide higher quality food for cattle herds than the native grasses provided
Red Squirrel #2 - this Red Squirrel was collecting the feathery Cottonwood seeds for a nest
Western Painted Turtle #1 - trying to dry off and sun itself on an overcast day
Dot-tailed Whiteface #4 - comments on the ID are welcome