Variety of Stuff at Hyde Park

Wednesday, August 15, 2018, Hyde Park, London Ontario

I went to Hyde Park in the afternoon.  It was pretty warm.  I stayed for about one hour and saw nice variety of things.

Bluet Damselfly sp.

Common Ringlet

Cabbage White

Song Sparrow

Eastern Tailed-Blues are so pretty when they are flying. 

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Many Common Ringlets today.

Common Ringlet

Great Blue Heron

Clouded Sulphur

I saw my first Clearwing Moth July 26/18.  I can't believe I saw another one today!  I was fumbling with my camera trying to get some nice shots as it was moving from flower to flower.  This is the best I can do.  It could be a Snowberry Clearwing.

Double-crested Cormorant

Halloween Pennant

This is a very beautiful flower...not sure what it is.

I managed to get one photo of this flycatcher before it flew off.  Then I saw it again on the walkway.  Not good at flycatcher IDs but I think it's an Eastern Phoebe.  

Red-Spotted Purple

Thames River Ongoing

Thames River - London, Ontario

A short blog today....continuing along the Thames....another very warm day (26c, feels like 35c and sunny).  The  Double-crested Cormorant was in the water and just climbed onto a rock for awhile.  

Double-crested Cormorant

Wing-spreading to dry its feathers

A Great Blue Heron resting and looking for lunch.

I noticed this little turtle.  I think it might be a Northern Map Turtle.

Not far from the little turtle was a Spiny Softshell Turtle basking in the sun.

Spiny Softshell Turtle

Walking along the Thames

Thames River, London, Ontario

I went out early this morning before it got too hot.  It's supposed to go to 28c, feeling like 35c.  I continued to walk along parts of the Thames River to see what were on the rocks.

Mallard  (female)

My terrible photos of these turtles.  I was having problems with the sun and adjusting my camera.  I tried to take photos at different angles.

I enlarged the picture to have a closer look at the turtle pattern.  I had put down Painted Turtles earlier but a closer look at this picture, I think they are Northern Map Turtles!

Canada Geese were resting on rocks.

There are lots of Goldenrod just starting to flower.

Goldenrod