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 This weekend was a mixed bag of animals and birds.
A ground-hog crossed my path, literally.





 

 Later a blue Heron decided to look for food elsewhere

 .... and at home some Racoons have decided to set up home nearby. There is a family of four parading across my back fence most nights but this evening they came out earlier and played hide-go-seek in some evergreens.

Tiger Swallowtail

Tiger Swallowtail
16-Aug-13
My Garden

I had trouble naming this because of the pattern of yellow lines on the dorsal wings. Most pictures I found seemed to have predominantly yellow wings or yellow 'spots' all along the trailing edge. Afer a while I came across one very similar so I guess the colour/line combinations must vary. If anyone can answer that please posta comment.

'Juvenile' Baltimore Oriole (?)

 

Baltimore Oriole (I think)

16-Aug-13  in  Canatara Park, Sarnia.

This weekend has been all about Butterflies...............

Red Admiral
9-Aug-13
My Garden

Red-Spotted Admiral
9-Aug-13
My Garden

Red-Spotted Admiral
9-Aug-13
My Garden

XX
9-Aug-13
My Garden

I have never seen so many heavily damaged wings as these.

Red Admiral
9-Aug-13
My Garden

XX
9-Aug-13
My Garden

XX
9-Aug-13
My Garden

Hummingbird Moth - an Alien in my garden

3-Aug-13
My garden

I tried to photograph this hairy wee-beastie last year but failed - though I could see enough to find out what it was.
This year I staked out the Butterfly Bush and my patience was rewarded.

Feeding ........

This shot shows his proboscis curled up for flight

A mixture from Aug 2 shoot

XXX
2-Aug-13
Dow Wetlands, near Sarnia

XXX (at right)
2-Aug-13
My garden

Great Black Wasp
2-Aug-13
My garden

XXXX (at right)
2-Aug-13
Dow Wetlands, near Sarnia

 Double Crested Cormorants
2-Aug-13
St. Clair River, Walpole Island


Oh .... and a Turtle sun-bathing

Green Heron
6-Jul-13
Canatara Park, Sarnia

WoodDucks
6-Jul-13
Canatara Park, Sarnia

Ruby Throated Hummingbird (male)

26-Jul-13

Wilkesport, Ontario

(Not a great photo but I will get a better one ......)

Ruby Throated Hummingbird (female)

26-Jul-13

Wilkesport, Ontario

American Goldfinch
26-Jul-13
Wilkesport, Ontario

House Finch (female)
26-Jul-13
Wilkesport, Ontario

Cedar Waxwing
21-Jul-13
Perch Creek Conservation Area, near Sarnia

Ruby Meadowhawk
21-Jul-13
Perch Creek Conservation Area, near Sarnia

Common Whitetail (?)
21-Jul-13
Art Teasel Nature Reserve, Sarnia

Widow Skimmer
21-Jul-13
Art Teasel Nature Reserve, Sarnia

Body coloring seems unusual?












Eastern Amberwing (?)
21-Jul-1
Art Teasel Nature Reserve, Sarnia

 Belted Kingfisher
12-Jul-13
Roberta Stewart Conservation Area, South of Port Lambton.

First Kingfisher I have ever seen.

Two-spotted Bumble Bee
(per BeeGuide)
12-Jul-13
Roberta Stewart Conservation Area, South of Port Lambton

Widow Skimmer, male
12-Jul-13
Roberta Stewart Conservation Area, South of Port Lambton.

This really turned me on to Dragon and Damsel- fly's