Mid-July Birds and Butterflies

July 9, 2020 - Hyde Park Area, London, Ontario

I have not been out birding since Thursday last week until today (July 13) as it was just too hot and humid.  Here are a few photos from last Thursday.  

Little Wood Satyr

Familiar Bluet

Cabbage White

Monarch

The Butterfly Milkweed is a beautiful plant.

Butterfly Milkweed

July 13, 2020 - Hyde Park Area

A very nice day today, 23c, partly cloudy. There was a little breeze...I didn't see many butterflies and no dragonflies.The birds I saw were Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vultures, Barn Swallows, Bank Swallows, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrows, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, American Robins, Grackles, and flocks of Starlings.  

Warbling Vireo

American Goldfinch

Field Sparrow

Little Wood Satyr

Cabbage White

Little Wood Satyr

Chicory

Staghorn Sumac

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