Around the Ponds

Week of August 14, 2023

Visiting different ponds this week.  A variety of plants, birds and turtles.

Midland Painted Turtles

Greater Yellowlegs

Green Heron

Eastern Kingbird

Merlin

Belted Kingfisher

Great Blue Heron

Roaming Around London Area

London Area - Week of July 16-22, 2023

Some different wildlife I saw this past week.  A nice variety of things.

Midland Painted Turtle

Northern Leopard Frog

Grasshopper and Bee

Great Blue Heron

Monarch

American Goldfinch

Butterfly Milkweed

Monarch

Monarch

Willow Flycatcher

Midland Painted Turtles

Northern Leopard Frog

Strolling around Birding

 Birding this past week in London area.

Tennessee Warbler - Lifer

Palm Warbler

White-crowned Sparrow

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Common Grackle

Red-winged Blackbird

Pied-billed Grebe

As I was birding, flocks of blackbirds came flying in.  Mostly Red-winged Blackbirds with Grackles mixed in.  It's very exciting seeing flocks of birds moving around.

There were flocks of House Finches flying around from tree to tree with some American Goldfinches. 

Midland Painted Turtles

The fields are very pretty right now with the purples, yellows, oranges, and reds of trees, shrubs and flowers.

New England Asters

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