Butterflies in Komoka
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| Monarch |
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| Orange Sulphur |
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| Tawny Emperor |
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| Question Mark |
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| Wild Indigo Duskywing |
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| Cabbage White |
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| Viceroy |
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| Red Admiral |
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| Hackberry Emperor |
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| Little Wood Satyr |
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| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
Showing posts with label Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Show all posts
Thursday, 1 August 2024
More Butterflies - July 2024
Monday, 7 August 2017
Strathroy Lagoons - Butterflies and stuff
Saturday, August 5, 2017
It was a cool day, partly cloudy and very windy, high of 20. I've been going to Strathroy Lagoons since 1980. Especially, going August & September for shorebirds and in the fall for ducks. In those days there was usually one pond with a low water level with good mud flats for shorebirds.
Today the 2 large ponds...the water level was high so no shorebirds to be found. Both ponds were quiet, too. I walked around the one pond to the right. The shrubs and vegetation have grown quite high and dense in places. In the 80's it was easy looking around the shore of the ponds with a lot less vegetation.
The butterflies were really flying all over the place because of the wind. I was able to get some photos as a few were able to hang onto a leaf for a minute.
There were a few Turkey Vultures flying over. I also saw Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, American Goldfinch, Song Sparrows, Barn Swallows, Tree Swallows and Mourning Dove. In October 1981, with other birders, we saw a Ruff here.
It was a cool day, partly cloudy and very windy, high of 20. I've been going to Strathroy Lagoons since 1980. Especially, going August & September for shorebirds and in the fall for ducks. In those days there was usually one pond with a low water level with good mud flats for shorebirds.
Today the 2 large ponds...the water level was high so no shorebirds to be found. Both ponds were quiet, too. I walked around the one pond to the right. The shrubs and vegetation have grown quite high and dense in places. In the 80's it was easy looking around the shore of the ponds with a lot less vegetation.
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| Queen Anne's Lace |
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| Jewelweed |
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| Strathroy Lagoons |
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| Common Whitetail |
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| Teasel |
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| Wild Bergamot |
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| Field Bindweed |
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| Bullrush |
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| Viceroy |
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| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
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| Cabbage White |
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| Eastern Forktail |
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| Monarch |
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| Monarch |
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| Turkey Vulture |
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| Cabbage White |
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| Viceroy |
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| Viceroy |
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| Milkweed Pods |
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| Red Milkweed Beetle laying eggs? |
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| Milkweed Pods |
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| Common Whitetail |
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| Bluet Sp |
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| Goldenrod |
Sunday, 9 July 2017
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.
I finally found some milkweeds in Elgin county. I found a butterfly!
And I found this...what a beauty!
Found some more butterflies!
Another beauty!
Some dragonflies....
It was nice to see a Viceroy.
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.
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| Birdsfoot Trefoil |
I finally found some milkweeds in Elgin county. I found a butterfly!
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| Great Spangled Fritillary |
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| Great Spangled Fritillary |
And I found this...what a beauty!
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| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
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| Banded Hairstreak |
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| Silver-Spotted Skipper |
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| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
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| Everlasting Pea |
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| Black-eyed Susan |
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| Widow Skimmer |
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| White-faced Meadowhawk |
It was nice to see a Viceroy.
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| Viceroy |
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| Viceroy |
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| Appalachian Brown? |
Another Silver-Spotted Skipper
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| Silver-Spotted Skipper |
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| Chicory |
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| Common Mullein |
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| Teasel |
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