I stopped at various places today, but the weather was too nice I guess. I did not see much in the way of birds or butterflies. (The weather forecast was wrong again...).
I added a new species of butterfly to the Reid CA list. It was a Snout, and it was very worn. I have seen at least 46 species of butterflies there this year.
The only bird of note there was an Orange-crowned Warbler.
At Port Lambton, a couple of Peck's Skippers were still hanging on. One was very worn, as the top photo shows.
Peck's Skippers at Port Lambton
Earlier in the week, I had a Tawny-Edged Skipper there. I did not realize they could still be around this late, but they are. This one was fairly fresh.
The only other skipper I saw today was a Silver-spotted. It was worn too! Must be a sign of fall, as everything is getting worn out. Still lots of time for butterflies though, and some rarities to boot!
Painted Lady
Hi Blake, how are you? Fine, I hope. Discovered your blog through Jeremy Hatt's blog.
ReplyDeleteCompletely and totally amazed and blown away by your photos. Wow! Really enjoy reading your descriptive write-ups, it makes one feel that they are there with you.
Bye for now and take care.
Jo-Anne :)
Yes, me again. :)
ReplyDeleteI took a look at your Interests and we have a lot in common. Some of my hobbies/interests - birding, aviation, nature/nature walks, astronomy, ships (yes, I'm a Boatnerd!), trains, etc.
A lot of birds, butterflies, frogs, snakes, various wildlife, etc. here in Mississauga.
Hope you enjoy this weekend's conference!
Jo
A joke for you:
ReplyDeleteQ: What's invisible and smells like worms?
A: Bird farts.
He He.
Blame my friend from Australia for that one!
Thanks for your comments Jo-Anne! ithas been a while since I have heard from anyone.
ReplyDeleteI have had fun with this blog for about a year now. I wanted a way to show my photos and tell about nature in my area, and a blog was the way to go!