Findings Around London Area

 Komoka Park - June 24, /24

A very nice day, 24c, sunny

Eastern Bluebird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

The hummingbird is up at the top branch of this tree.

Today I saw lots of Red Admirals

Red Admiral

Lots of Common Wood Nymphs.  These ones are very dark compared to the ones I've seen earlier in the season.

Common Wood Nymph

Coves, June 26, 2024, 25c, warm

I was looking for the Black-crowned Night Heron today.  I did see the immature fly from a tree to the end of the pond.  No photo.

Catbird

At Greenway, a few Spiny Softshells.

Springbank Park - June 28, 2024

Northern Flicker

Northern Map Turtle

Spiny Softshell

Searching Butterflies and Dragonflies - June 2022

This week, I've been concentrating on butterflies and dragonflies.  I found a few but are hard to find.  There is not an abundance of butterflies.  By far, the Cabbage Whites are the most common.  I've seen some Monarchs but not a lot.  On June 27, 2022, I went to Komoka to see what was around.

Common Ringlet

Silver-spotted Skipper

Little Wood Satyr

Powered Dancer

There are nesting Eastern Bluebirds in the nest boxes there.  

Westminster - June 28, 2022

Yellow Warbler

Here are some scenes of Westminster Ponds.

Gray Catbird

The Coves - June 30, 2022

Blue-fronted Dancer

Little Wood Satyr

Eastern Comma

Common Wood-Nymph

Recent May Findings

Here are some photos I took of birds in London Parks last week.  

Yellow Warbler

Catbird

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Mallards

American Goldfinch

One day, I saw a bunch of turtles sunning on the river bank.  The turtles are Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtles.  I've never seen so many at one time.  I counted over 16.  All different sizes.  What a beautiful sight!

Other turtles I saw were Northern Map Turtles.

Midland Painted Turtles