Stroll through Civic Gardens

Springbank Park - Civic Gardens, London, Ontario

It was a warm, sunny morning getting hotter as the day went on,
28 degrees. feels like 34.
I was looking for butterflies but not too much luck.  

Cabbage White

There were lots of coneflowers in all colours!

Echinacea - Coneflowers

Echinacea - Coneflowers

Echinacea - Coneflowers

Echinacea - Coneflowers

Cabbage White

Thames River usually low this time of year

Queen Anne's Lace

Teasel

Wild Flowers

July 17, 2017
Took an afternoon walk to Springbank Park to look for butterflies. It was partly cloudy, 23 degrees, feels like 28 degrees.  I saw 2 Cabbage Whites.  This evening at dusk, the fireflies were out.

Queen Anne's Lace

Soapwort

Crown Vetch

Chicory

Soapwort

Cardinal Flower

Pink Water Lily

Red Water Lily

Butterfly Surprise!

July 15, 2017

It was a nice warm sunny day, high of 28.  I went out south of London to see if I can spot the Dickcissel.  Took more pictures of wild flowers.  There were lots of barn swallows flying around and also saw Killdeers, Song Sparrows, American Goldfinch, and a few Turkey Vultures.  I did finally see the Dickcissel on the wire but couldn't get any photos. 

Chicory

Honey Bee

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Birdsfoot Trefoil

I saw a couple of butterflies fluttering in the field.  They were far away from me but I tried snapping some photos anyway.  It was difficult as they were on the move.  This one landed for a few seconds, I took the photo but I think I got it starting to fly again so a little blurry.  I had no idea what kind they were because of the distance.  By narrowing it down by the pattern and colour, it looks to be a Black Swallowtail!

Black Swallowtail

The teasel is starting to show some purple.

Teasel

Butterflies and Dragonflies

July 8, 2017 - south of St. Thomas, Elgin County

I went out to find Dickcissels.  But with my luck no Dickcissels (a normal occurrence).  I went to the place where the Dickcissels have been sighted for awhile.  I think I might of seen one on the wire.  It flew further in field.  So I took a few photos of the wild flowers.

Birdsfoot Trefoil

I finally found some milkweeds in Elgin county. I found a butterfly!

Great Spangled Fritillary

Great Spangled Fritillary

And I found this...what a beauty!

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Found some more butterflies!

Banded Hairstreak

Silver-Spotted Skipper

Another beauty!

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Everlasting Pea

Black-eyed Susan

Some dragonflies....

Widow Skimmer

White-faced Meadowhawk

It was nice to see a Viceroy.

Viceroy

Viceroy

Appalachian Brown?

Another Silver-Spotted Skipper

Silver-Spotted Skipper

Chicory

Common Mullein

Teasel

Civic Gardens

July 4, 2017

Civic Gardens, Springbank Park (London, Ontario)

It's nice to walk around the gardens.....so many different variety of plants and a nice pond with pond lilies and fish. First time I saw a frog there.

Honey Bee

Green Frog

Pond Lilies

Pond Lily