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  • These beautiful flowers begin blooming in May! Look for them on protected coulee slopes. This flower is also called Prairie Smoke or Old Man's Whiskers because of how it looks when it goes to seed.

    Three-flowered avens (Helen Schuler Nature Centre)

    These beautiful flowers begin blooming in May! Look for them on protected coulee slopes. This flower is also called Prairie Smoke or Old Man's Whiskers because of how it looks when it goes to seed.

  • One of Lethbridge's earliest spring flowers, watch for prairie crocus blooming starting in mid-April. Look for these flowers growing close to the ground on upper coulee slopes.

    Prairie crocus (Helen Schuler Nature Centre)

    One of Lethbridge's earliest spring flowers, watch for prairie crocus blooming starting in mid-April. Look for these flowers growing close to the ground on upper coulee slopes.

  • During the month of June deer give birth to their fawns. If you find a fawn by itself please leave it alone! Deer and rabbits hide their young in a safe place and only feed them at dawn and dusk.

    Doe and fawn (Ken Moore)

    During the month of June deer give birth to their fawns. If you find a fawn by itself please leave it alone! Deer and rabbits hide their young in a safe place and only feed them at dawn and dusk.

  • During the month of May watch for the first golden bean flowers. These plants can be found in exposed places or on unstable soils.

    Golden bean (Sarah Underwood)

    During the month of May watch for the first golden bean flowers. These plants can be found in exposed places or on unstable soils.

  • Spring is a great time to watch for migrating birds! Some bird species pass through Lethbridge while migrating further north. Other birds, like American white pelicans, stay here for the spring and summer.

    American white pelicans (Rick Palmer)

    Spring is a great time to watch for migrating birds! Some bird species pass through Lethbridge while migrating further north. Other birds, like American white pelicans, stay here for the spring and summer.

  • Baby birds are often found in people's yards during the spring. If you find a young bird on the ground it is probably learning how to fly. Make sure to leave it alone, its parents will be close by.

    Fledgling bluebirds (Gill Smith)

    Baby birds are often found in people's yards during the spring. If you find a young bird on the ground it is probably learning how to fly. Make sure to leave it alone, its parents will be close by.

  • Beginning in April male cottonwood trees begin to flower. Look for their deep red catkins hanging in clusters from the branches. Female catkins bloom slightly later and are bright green.

    Male Cottonwood Catkins (Ken Orich)

    Beginning in April male cottonwood trees begin to flower. Look for their deep red catkins hanging in clusters from the branches. Female catkins bloom slightly later and are bright green.

  • This iconic prairie species is an important food source for many animals. Often called gophers, these small rodents are actually ground squirrels.

    Richardson's ground squirrel (Ken Orich)

    This iconic prairie species is an important food source for many animals. Often called gophers, these small rodents are actually ground squirrels.

 

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