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The most rare carnivorous plant and delicate was this Lavender Bladderwort (Utricularia resupinata) Quebec, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (S3) in Québec, CA (NatureServe). From the Archive: Taken on July 20, 2012. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/60 400 Flash (off, did not fire)

Mother looks out for her babies there is nothing like motherly love and protection. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Frame Lake, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (S3B) in Northwest Territories, CA (NatureServe). Taken on September 1, 2019. #theNorth #Birds...

Ram's Head Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium arietinum) Marlborough Forest, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (N3N4) in Canada (NatureServe). Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/60 125 Flash (off, did not fire)

The encounter I wanted the most during my vacation to the Northwest Territories happened on my way back to Yellowknife from Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada. Just outside of Edzo I came across a small herd that was grazing along the side of the highway. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm...

Desert Canterbury Bells (Phacelia campanularia) Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States. Conservation Status: vulnerable (G3?) (NatureServe). Vulnerable. Endemic to southern California in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts at elevations less than 1600 m. (Baldwin et al. 2002). Canon...

Mother with Children. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Frame Lake, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (S3B) in Northwest Territories, CA (NatureServe). Nikon Coolpix A900 • ƒ/6.9 151.0 mm 1/250 140 Flash (off, did not fire)

On top of a Beaver dam I found the Greater Purple Fringed Orchid (Platanthera grandiflora) Quebec, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (S3?) in Québec, CA (NatureServe). Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/800 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Amongst the tall grass and along the shoreline of a marsh, the Rose Pogonia Orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides) Quebec, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (S3) in Québec, CA (NatureServe) Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/500 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum) Dunrobin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (S3) in Ontario, CA (NatureServe). Sony DSC-RX100M2 • 10.4-37.1 mm f/1.8-4.9 • ƒ/5.0 10.4 mm 1/800 160 Flash (off, did not fire)