Not much in the way of subject matter here lately, as a hot summer begins. Of course, I have been looking for insects lately when the opportunity arises. We are getting way too much rain again, but hopefully it is not like last year when we were essentially flooded until mid July.
Wednesday, the Wallaceburg area got hammered with rain, and some areas are still flooded today. It was certainly not in the forecast! One cannot plan ahead with regards to weather since the forecasts are essentially useless.
Last Tuesday, I toured south Chatham-Kent and ended up at Clear Creek at one point. As per usual, I checked out the old quarry. I am guessing the unseasonably cold May weather did things in, as there was hardly anything in the way of odonates.
I did see a few Azure Bluets, as well as Violet Dancers.
I did not photograph any Azure Bluets since nobody seems to like them on iNaturalist!
A different on, not too often noticed, was a Sedge Sprite.
Calico Pennants are usually plentiful here, but only a couple this day.
Very few butterflies, but this Peck's Skipper briefly posed somewhere along the way.
Earlier, I decided to walk a couple of sections of the old railway line, which is now the CASO trail system. First one was from Scane Road to Shewburg Road, then farther east near Highgate from Mazan to Kenneserie Roads. Can be interesting at times.
Wednesday morning I spent some time in the Port Lambton area looking for things to add to the atlas data. I cannot seem to improve in what I already have! But, one has to look.
Thursday morning I went for a walk at Rondeau, for lack of anything else to do. There were actually quite a few butterflies along south point trail. Here are some photos:
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| Little Wood Satyr |
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| Hobomok Skipper |
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| Spicebush Swallowtail |
And an attractive spreadwing:
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| Emerald Spreadwing |
Nearby was a fresh Black Saddlebags.
Friday I went for a walk at Reid Conservation Lands, as they call it now. I saw my first Appalachian Browns of the year.
As well, a Halloween Pennant was along the main trail.
Saturday afternoon, I managed to get out for a short walk at Reid later in the afternoon. Not much to see! However, this insect was one I never photographed before.
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| Black-tailed Laphria |
It is a bee mimic robber fly.
Today, I went for an early walk at Hillman marsh. One cannot use the main dyke anymore, so I went around the shorebird cell. Lots of insects, but little variety.
Of note, there has been an explosion of Cabbage White lately. Hillman was no exception, where I estimate about 400 in my short time there.
Some odes along the way among the hundreds of Blue Dashers, included these:
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| Twelve-spotted Skimmer |
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| Eastern Pondhawk |
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| Slender Spreadwing |
By the time I was done, I decided to head home as it was going to get unbearably hot!
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| Wood Lily at Rondeau |
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