Recent Butterflies - End of July to August 4, 2026

 Week of July 25 to August 4, 2026

I'm finding more butterflies but not much luck finding dragonflies.

Viceroy

Monarch

Eastern Giant Swallowtail

Summer Azure

Pearl Crescent

Black Swallowtail

Worn Red Admiral

Finding More Insects, July 2026

Week of July 20, 2026

While birding, I'm looking for insects too.  I saw some butterflies but not too many dragonflies this week.

Red-spotted Purple

Black Swallowtail

Northern Crescent

 Meadowhawk

Widow Skimmer

Monarch

Recent Insects - July 12, 2026

While birding, I'm also looking for insects.  There are a lot of Common Whitetails and Cabbage Whites.

Monarch

Ebony Jewelwing

Ebony Jewelwing

Variable Dancer

Orange Sulphur

Eastern Forktail

Below: I've never seen one of these before. (Lifer)

Unicorn Clubtail

Insects - July 2025

Photos of some birds I've seen and I have been looking for butterflies and dragonflies which I have listed below. 

Komoka Park

Willow Skimmer, Powered Dancer, Blue-fronted Dancer, Clouded Sulphur, Cabbage Whites and one Monarch.

Indigo Bunting

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Coves

Widow Skimmer, Common Whitetail, Cabbage Whites, Ebony Jewelwing, and one Black Swallowtail

Also saw 1 White tailed Deer, Carolina Grasshopper - FOY, Painted Turtles, large Common Carp in the water.

Osprey trying to keep cool

Wood Ducks

Black Swallowtail

Westminster Ponds

Black Saddlebags - 1, Common Whitetails, Eastern Pondhawk - 1, Blue Dasher - 2, Monarchs - 8, Black Swallowtail - 1, Silver-spotted Skipper - 3, Wild Indigo Duskywing - 2, Common Wood Nymph - 2

Monarch

Indigo Duskywing

Black Swallowtail

Black Saddlebags

Eastern Pondhawk

Blue Dasher

Canterbury Park

Common Whitetails, Eastern Forktail - 1, Monarch - 1; Cabbage Whites - 5; Black Swallowtail - 1

Also saw a Painted Turtle

Painted Turtle

Monarch

Cabbage White

Wandering around London Area - September 2024

Uplands Wetland - first week of September

Birdng around London area.  One can see signs of Fall now.  

Green winged Teal

American Goldfinch

Osprey

Belted Kingfisher

Coves

I was happy and pleased to see the juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron out in the open fishing.  It was with a group of mallards.

Open areas are full of goldenrod

Springbank Park

Common Mergansers (females) on rock