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Photos from cut-line N of GrandRapids on 2006-May27:
Greenland primrose (Primula egaliksensis): flowers sopping wet Greenland primrose (Primula egaliksensis): flowers Greenland primrose (Primula egaliksensis): plants white form Fairy-slipper (Calypso bulbosa var americana): plant Gaywings (Polygala paucifolia): habitat: N of Grand Rapids for Fairy-slipper (Calypso bulbosa var americana) + Greenland primrose (Primula egaliksensis) + Gaywings (Polygala paucifolia)

Photos from Moose-Arm-Pit Cave N of GrandRapids on 2006-May27:
group-2006: entering cave Bat (Chiropter sp): in crack very bad focus Doris: climbing out Doris: climbing out group-2006: on trail British soldiers (Cladonia cristatella): club-lichens Bearberry=Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi): flowers+foliage

Photos from Firecamp Cave N of GrandRapids on 2006-May27:
unidentified: species with yellow buds Bearberry=Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi): flowers+foliage-undersides

Photos from Honeymoon Lake N of GrandRapids on 2006-May27:
Prairie crocus (Anemone patens): plant Prairie crocus (Anemone patens): flower Long-bracted frog-orchid (Dactylorhiza viridis): plant Honeymoon Lake: dead trees

Photos from Little Limestone Lake N of GrandRapids on 2006-May27:
Little Limestone Lake: Little Limestone Lake: Wintergreen (Pyrola sp)?:

Photos from Ochre Lake Rd N of GrandRapids on 2006-May28:
Brown pixie-cup club-lichen (Cladonia pyxidata): many Haircap moss (Polytrichum sp): Haircap moss (Polytrichum sp): closer Pixie-cup club-lichen (Cladonia sp): a crop from the Haircap moss (Polytrichum sp) photo Early coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida): bad focus Orange-slime cedar-apple-rust (Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae): on Juniper (Juniperus sp) Orange-slime cedar-apple-rust (Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae): on Juniper (Juniperus sp) closer Morel mushroom (Morchella sp): Round-leaved rein-orchid (Platanthera orbiculata): in bud Round-leaved rein-orchid (Platanthera orbiculata): in bud many Round-leaved rein-orchid (Platanthera orbiculata): in bud Bearberry=Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi): leaf underside rock: logs: large pile of skinny logs logs: large pile of skinny logs closer
-- more info on Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae;


Photos from cut-line N of GrandRapids on 2006-May28:
Smooth death-camas (Zigadenus elegans): emerging Gaywings (Polygala paucifolia): Gaywings (Polygala paucifolia): Fairy-slipper (Calypso bulbosa var americana): flowers Fairy-slipper (Calypso bulbosa var americana): closeup Fairy-slipper (Calypso bulbosa var americana): closeup Fairy-slipper (Calypso bulbosa var americana): white form Fairy-slipper (Calypso bulbosa var americana): white form

Photos from Sturgeon Gill Rd N of GrandRapids on 2006-May28:
White pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos): many White pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos): many White pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos): in flight

Photos from Long Point Rd S of GrandRapids on 2006-May28:
Large-variety yellow ladyslipper (Cypripedium parviflorum var pubescens): plant in flower Large-variety yellow ladyslipper (Cypripedium parviflorum var pubescens): pod Large-variety yellow ladyslipper (Cypripedium parviflorum var pubescens): emerging Greenland primrose (Primula egaliksensis): many Greenland primrose (Primula egaliksensis): flowers Greenland primrose (Primula egaliksensis): flowers Greenland primrose (Primula egaliksensis): bud Round-leaved rein-orchid (Platanthera orbiculata): in bud Blunt-leaf rein-orchid (Platanthera obtusata): pods+leaves and Early coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida) pods on bent stem

Photos from North Twin Creek bridge S of GrandRapids on 2006-May28:
Moose (Alces alces):