Hyde Park Drainage Pond
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| Jewelweed |
Toward the end of September there were lots of Sulphur species and Cabbage Whites.
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| Orange Sulphur |
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| Clouded Sulphur |
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| Autumn Meadowhawk |
Showing posts with label Jewelweed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jewelweed. Show all posts
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Nicer Days in September
I was out this morning (November 28, 2018) in Springbank Park. It was slippery as London was getting freezing drizzle, high of 1c, (feels like -2c) and cloudy. It was very quiet. I had no opportunity to take any photos. There were lots of Canada Geese and Mallards. The Thames River is very high from all the rain. The island in the middle of the Thames at the Dam area is just about submerged under water. So, I'm showing a few photos I took in September to remember the nicer warmer days.
Hyde Park Drainage Pond
Toward the end of September there were lots of Sulphur species and Cabbage Whites.
Hyde Park Drainage Pond
Toward the end of September there were lots of Sulphur species and Cabbage Whites.
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 |
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