Quiet Windy Day

Hyde Park Drainage Pond - London, Ontario

It was a nice sunny day, 14c with W-NW winds with gusts of 28km. I didn't see much and I had a hard time holding my camera steady today with the wind.
There were lots of Cabbage Whites and Sulphurs flying around in the wind.

Cabbage White

Clouded Sulphur

Clouded Sulphur

Again, this was the only dragonfly I saw.

Autumn Meadowhawk

Cabbage White

Birds I saw were Red-tailed Hawk, Mallards, Canada Geese, Blue Jays, Northern Flicker, Robins, and Ring-billed Gulls.

I always see the Great Blue Heron at this pond.  I love herons.  The heron was standing there with its beak open.

I thought the feet looked interesting.  

Appreciating Butterflies

Hyde Park Drainage Pond, London, Ontario

I waited to go to Hyde Park this afternoon hoping the sun will be out but it was still partly cloudy, high of 15c.

I was mainly looking for butterflies and dragonflies.  I came across an Eastern Tailed-Blue.

There were lots of Sulphurs and Cabbage Whites around.

Clouded Sulphur

There were a few Bluets.

Bluet sp

This is the only dragonfly I saw.

Autumn Meadowhawk

Clouded Sulphur

Clouded Sulphur

Viceroy

Clouded Sulphur

I'm enjoying the butterflies before they are gone for the winter.

Orange and Clouded Sulphurs

Nature Walk

Greenway Park, Nature London

I went for a walk with a group of people to see if we can find any interesting birds and plants.  Starting the walk at 1:00pm...it was cloudy, cool, 14c.  As our walk continued, the sun came out and it warmed up nicely. The bird species I saw (there were some other species but I couldn't get my eye on them)  Osprey, Bald Eagle, Killdeer, lots of American Robins, Northern Cardinals, Downy Woodpecker, Great Egret, Greater Yellowlegs, Mallards, Crows, Starlings, House Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, American Goldfinch and Ring-billed Gulls.  For butterflies, there were Cabbage Whites and lots of Sulphur sp. We wrapped up the afternoon around 3:00pm.  It was a very nice afternoon.

Osprey

Great Egret

Bald Eagle

Greater Yellowlegs

Great Blue Heron in the coves

Signs of Fall

Hyde Park Drainage Pond, London, Ontario

I went to Hyde Park this morning before it got too hot (sunny, 25c, feels like 32c).  I saw a couple of migrating Broad-winged Hawks and a Turkey Vulture.

Turkey Vulture

Broad-winged Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk

Both the Great Egret and Great Blue Heron were in the pond.

Great Egret

Great Blue Heron

I usually see lots of Woolly Bears...this is the first one I've seen this season.

Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Wild Indigo Duskywing

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Eastern Tailed-Blue

There are still a few of damsel and dragonflies around.

Bluet sp

Widow Skimmer

Autumn Meadowhawk

Monarch

Clouded Sulphur

Mixture of Stuff in Hyde Park

Hyde Park Drainage Pond, London, Ontario

I went for a walk in the morning as it was going to be a hot day. 
(27c, feels like 35c, sunny)  I went through the fields for butterflies and walked the trail to see what I can find.

Familiar Bluet

Cabbage White

Great Blue Heron

I'm saying this is the Autumn Meadowhawk.

Clouded Sulphur

New England Aster

Northern Leopard Frog

Bluet sp

More dragonfly photos that could be Meadowhawk species.

Autumn Meadowhawk

Monarch

Wild Indigo Duskywing

Eastern Forktail

White-faced Meadowhawk

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Birds I saw today were Canada Geese, Mallards, Turkey Vulture, Ring-billed Gull, Great Blue Heron, Northern Cardinals, Blue Jays, American Robins and Great Egret.

Great Egret