One of the first flowers to grow in the spring is the glacier lily. It is often to be seen growing on the edge of a retreating band of snow where the ground becomes very moist. It is mainly pollinated by bumble bees and its bulb is eaten by bears and the foliage by deer.
A conventional view of the glacier lily. Photo by Cynthia Fraser.
A view of a flower from underneath.
So, the people on the prairies can expect to see them along the 4th parallel?
Heh, heh.
That should be 49th…eek
Wildflower friends on N. Kootenay L. have said they’ve seen very few so far this spring. So lovely and welcome they are!
But…today was a red letter birding day…after hearing for 2 or 3 weeks the whistling calls of the Varied Thrush…a flock appeared down on the earth out of the forest to be enjoyed…I wondered what caused their sudden appearance?