Resting on a window
Mountain Bluebird with food for his babies
Nodding Thistle / Musk Thistle / Carduus nutans
A beautiful catch
European Skipper
Hard working Dad
Once-married Underwing / Catocala unijuga, left fr…
Cracker sp.
Common Wood-Nymph / Cercyonis pegala
Many-plume moth / Alucita sp.
A spider's creation
Butterfly on Joe Pye Weed
Clouded Sulphur on Lettuce sp.?
Day 12, male Firefly, probably in genus Photinus,…
THE TICK THAT BIT ME in South Texas! LONE STAR TI…
Day 3, Yucca flowers - plus bugs (Eastern Leaf Foo…
Day 4, Salt Marsh Moths / Estigmene acrea, mating,…
Day 4, Red Saddlebags? dragonfly, Bishop City Park…
Day 5, Painted Lichen Moth, King Ranch, Norias Div…
Day 5, Moth, King Ranch, Norias Division, Texas
What insect is this (on my car)? Mosquito sp.?
Day 8, moth, the Old Cemetery, Santa Ana NWR
Day 8, Oakworm moth / Anisota sp., Santa Ana Natio…
Cicada
Cicada
Insect on Steven's shirt - some kind of Borer?
Bee on Tall Larkspur / Delphinium exaltatum
White Admiral
White Admiral
Horsefly / Tabanidae?
Globe Centurea / Centaurea macrocephala with bee
Is this an Alfalfa Looper moth / Autographa califo…
Great Orange Tip / Hebomoia glaucippe
Trillium with a visitor, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Dragonfly, Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Bear Grass, Waterton Lakes National Park
Dreaming of spring and summer
Tent Caterpillar
A scream from the Asa Wright verandah, Trinidad
Moth, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Dragonfly at Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Dragonfly at Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Dragonfly sp., Trinidad
Memories of colour
Before "winter" arrived
Dragonfly - Black Meadowhawk?
Artichoke flower with different bee species
Sunflower and visitors
Colours
Looper Moth sp.
Busy little bee
Cabbage White on Creeping Thistle
Bees, bees and more bees
Black Meadowhawk
Bee on Sunflower
Checkered Skipper sp.?
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
A wild Sunflower from a gravel road
Bear Grass with Crab Spider and prey
Yellow Angelica / Angelica dawsonii
White Admiral on Cow Parsnip
Pale Green Weevil / Polydrusus impressifrons
Ant on Kohleria tubiflora, Trinidad
Powder Puff flower / Calliandra, Trinidad
Chocolate Pansy / Chocolate Soldier / Junonia iphi…
Goat's-beard with visitor
A touch of blue
A bright splash of colour
Showy Milkweed with bee
Bees, bees, and more bees
An endless feast for a Ladybug
A big splash of colour
Katydid on Common Tansy
Spruce Sawyer
Three insect species on a single flower
Mustard White butterfly / Pieris oleracea
Popular with the flies
Green jelly mass on Buller Pond
Gaillardia with little visitor
A surprise on the trail - a Tomato hornworm
Checkerspot sp.
Ladybug larva on Showy Milkweed
Beautiful wings of a female Mountain Bluebird
Such good parents
I think he caught a beautiful Tiger Moth : )
Needed a change of colour
Hollyhock buds
Close-up of bee colony
Large Bee colony
Green caterpillar on Balsamroot
Hoverfly on European Pasque Flower
Food for his babies
Comma butterfly - one of my favourites
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One Eyed Sphinx Moth / Smerinthus cerisyi
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Hope I have the correct ID for this rather beautiful, large Moth. If anyone sees this image and is able to confirm or correct the ID, that would be so much appreciated.
Yesterday, 9 July 2018, I went for a trip to Kananaskis with friends Shirley and Pam. This was planned as a bear hunt - but not a single bear was to be seen : ) As usual, when it comes to wildlife, it's all about timing. You can be lucky or unlucky, and I guess yesterday was not our lucky day, at least not as far as bears were concerned.
We left the city at 7:00 am to give ourselves the best chance. Within just a matter of minutes, we came upon a Great Blue Heron and a couple of Black-crowned Night-Herons, which was wonderful. Couldn't get good photos of them, just shots for the record. Our day was certainly starting off well.
We travelled to Kananaskis via Highway 1, but returned to the city along the south portion of Highway 40. When I go to Kananaskis on my own (only about three times so far), I only go south to Highway 40, never on Highway 1. I believe it takes about the same time to drive either way.
No sign of a bear, anywhere, but of course, we were surrounded by spectacular scenery all day. We had great weather, with a high of about 27C. There was haze over the mountains.
One of our stops was at Peninsular, at Lower Kananaskis Lake. Such a peaceful spot, with just a handful of people fishing and several people in canoes or kayaks. The main thing we saw there was a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (not the one posted today) down on the rocks.
Another place we wanted to get to was the area where the Pikas can be seen. For the first while, we began to think that we were going to be out of luck. Fortunately, one little Pika did eventually show itself and we were able to get a few photos. When I don't get photos that I'm quite happy with, it is a huge incentive to drive myself out there for another chance. While we were there, we did see a little Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, who was happily munching on Yellow Columbine flowers. Surprisingly, no Mountain Sheep were to be seen, here or anywhere else on this day.
A final stopping place was on the way home along Highway 40. We had forgotten that this place is closed on Mondays. I remember last year, when I drove out there myself, I had been banking on buying a sandwich for my lunch and for getting gas for my car. However, we did see at least two tiny Hummingbirds there, nesting Barn Swallows, and several interesting moths that I had never seen before, including this One Eyed Sphinx Moth.
So, all together, an interesting, fun day spent in good company. We are so very lucky to live within reach of such a breathtaking area!
Yesterday, 9 July 2018, I went for a trip to Kananaskis with friends Shirley and Pam. This was planned as a bear hunt - but not a single bear was to be seen : ) As usual, when it comes to wildlife, it's all about timing. You can be lucky or unlucky, and I guess yesterday was not our lucky day, at least not as far as bears were concerned.
We left the city at 7:00 am to give ourselves the best chance. Within just a matter of minutes, we came upon a Great Blue Heron and a couple of Black-crowned Night-Herons, which was wonderful. Couldn't get good photos of them, just shots for the record. Our day was certainly starting off well.
We travelled to Kananaskis via Highway 1, but returned to the city along the south portion of Highway 40. When I go to Kananaskis on my own (only about three times so far), I only go south to Highway 40, never on Highway 1. I believe it takes about the same time to drive either way.
No sign of a bear, anywhere, but of course, we were surrounded by spectacular scenery all day. We had great weather, with a high of about 27C. There was haze over the mountains.
One of our stops was at Peninsular, at Lower Kananaskis Lake. Such a peaceful spot, with just a handful of people fishing and several people in canoes or kayaks. The main thing we saw there was a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (not the one posted today) down on the rocks.
Another place we wanted to get to was the area where the Pikas can be seen. For the first while, we began to think that we were going to be out of luck. Fortunately, one little Pika did eventually show itself and we were able to get a few photos. When I don't get photos that I'm quite happy with, it is a huge incentive to drive myself out there for another chance. While we were there, we did see a little Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, who was happily munching on Yellow Columbine flowers. Surprisingly, no Mountain Sheep were to be seen, here or anywhere else on this day.
A final stopping place was on the way home along Highway 40. We had forgotten that this place is closed on Mondays. I remember last year, when I drove out there myself, I had been banking on buying a sandwich for my lunch and for getting gas for my car. However, we did see at least two tiny Hummingbirds there, nesting Barn Swallows, and several interesting moths that I had never seen before, including this One Eyed Sphinx Moth.
So, all together, an interesting, fun day spent in good company. We are so very lucky to live within reach of such a breathtaking area!
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