FInally Some Butterflies and Dragonflies

 Medway Valley and Hyde Park Areas

Medway Creek is a tributary of the Thames River.  I found a Smallmouth Bass...close to 1ft long and also lots of smaller fish probably minnows.

I finally have seen some dragonflies this last week of June.  I believe this one is a Powdered Dancer.

Powdered Dancer

Little Wood Satyr

Oxeye Daisy

European Skipper

I'm seeing more Cabbage Whites again.

Staghorn Sumac

Black-eyed Susan

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Butterfly Milkweed

I'm not sure what the next dragonfly is.  Maybe a female of some species. 

Twelve-spotted Skimmer

I saw a nice size Garter Snake but it was too quick to get a photo.

Mid-July Wildlife

We've had some warm, sunny days recently.  Friday and Saturday were overcast though with some heavy rain.  

The birds have been quiet, busy feeding their young.  So I have not seen too many birds lately but a lot of other variety of wildlife.  

It was nice to see Monarchs flying among the flowers.  I never get tired of Monarchs.  

Wild Indigo Duskywing

There are lots of immature Robins.  

Northern Flickers

I think the turtle below is a young Northern Map Turtle.  This is a far away shot.  I find them on rocks in the middle of the river.

Powdered Dancer

This Eastern Kingbird was battling a dragonfly.  

House Finches