Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbosa) orchid
I was able to observe one of my biodiversity life-highlights ... a tiny purple Fairy-Slipper orchid (Calypso bulbosa), while participating in
www.inaturalist.org/projects/gre... ... so far I've visited natural areas of 11 regional parks, with plans to visit about 7 more over next 2 days ...
A Red-breasted Sapsucker checks out a perfectly round hole
Following a flash of red through the forest, I find a Red-breasted Sapsucker checking a perfectly round hole #VancouverIsland #bird
Pussy willow blossoming in the rain signifying Spring is on the way ...
Pussy willow blossoms in the rain is a sure sign of Spring on the way ...
Turquoise blue Pacific herring spawn swirls within the bays of NE Vancouver Island
Pacific herring are spawning, as can be seen by the turquoise colour swirling in the ocean water bays off NE Vancouver Island 2025-02-17 - courtesy Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A satellite imagery
For those of you interested in creating a Climate Stripes #dataviz in #Rstats, here is the excellent tutorial by @drxeo.eu "How to create ‘Warming Stripes’ in R", using #ggplot2 ...
www.r-bloggers.com/2018/12/how-...
Victoria's Climate warming stripes showing mean temperature in shades varying from coldest dark blue 8.5°C to warmest dark red >11°C, with all temperatures since 2014 in red >10°C
A new year means a full past-year of climate data, so I decided to revisit using #Rstats to create a Climate Stripes image for Victoria BC Int'l Airport 1941-2024 ... based on idea from @edhawkins.org | R script from @drxeo.eu | & data from climate.weather.gc.ca ...
a yellow blossom forms in the centre of the deeply lobed, sharp-toothed rosette of green leaves of this Footsteps of Spring / Bears-foot Sanicle
Yellow blossoms are starting to form on Footsteps of Spring / Bear's-foot Sanicle (Sanicula arctopoides), a rare, threatened Garry oak ecosystem plant species on SE Vancouver Island, becoming endangered at this location due to erosion caused by storm surges undercutting coastal bluff rock supports