27-JUN-2013
Small milkweed bug
A common little bug found not only on milkweeds, but on many other plants too, although their preference is for milkweed. These overwinter as adults and thus, can be often found during the late days of winter in sunny warm spots. I have neglected to photograph these guys at FWG this year, so very glad Barry did.
Gray Catbird
A common nesting bird around the garden, with at least two pairs present this year. Barry caught this one full song.
Butterfly meadow
A beautiful, rather dreamy shot, of the view across the butterfly meadow looking south to the birch grove. This is the old section of the meadow, first planted in the early 1990's.
Plant bug, aphids and asian ladybeetle
A busy spot with the aphids and others. The ladybeetle is clearly there for the food (aphids).
Eastern forktail, male (Ischnura verticalis)
Beautifully patterned, this lovely little damselfly, is crisply photographed by Barry.
Eastern forktail, female (Ischnura verticalis)
The mature female eastern forktail is typically a grayish blue, as here in this photo by Barry. Immature females are orange, reminiscent of the Orange Bluet (there's an oxymoron!), while the males are different again as can be seen in the previous photo.
Immature bluet (?)
This looks like a freshly emerged damselfly, quite possibly a bluet species. Photographed by Barry.
Weevil sp. (Curculionidae)
Barry photographed this weevil at the garden. Not sure of the species yet. There are numerous weevil species, many specializing in one type of plant, others generalists, ranging in size from minute, to very large, and they come in all colours and patterns.
Rust on hawthorn
It has been quite the year for rust this year, with the buckthorn not only at the garden, but everywhere else in the region, particularly afflicted. However, the hawthorns at the garden, as here photographed by Barry, have also been badly afflicted. Apple trees often get rust covered leaves each year, and both hawthorn and apples are in the rose family, as are the cinquefoils (Potentilla) which I've also noticed with rust on their leaves and stems.
Nigrita Bagworm moth (Cryptothelea nigrita), 0441
Another small moth photographed by Barry, also in the Ash Woods. Thanks to Diane, we know the ID of this little moth.
Spider, probably a cobweb spider
Barry photographed this tiny spider, which may be one of the many cobweb spider species. It is likely the one that Barry saw with a dance fly in its web.
Galls
A couple of interesting galls photographed by Barry. One appears to have been opened and the contents eaten. Not sure which tree they are are on as I can't see enough detail.
