07-Jun-2018
Forest tent caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria)
Photographed in spring 2018.
21-JUN-2018
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
Many bees enjoying the flowers of flowering raspberry. A happy sight!
21-JUN-2018
Purple flowering raspberry (Rubus odoratus)
Late day sun on the big stand of flowering raspberry above the ravine. The flowers were attracting numerous bees.
21-JUN-2018
The amphibian pond
Looking particularly pretty in mellow late day light. Green frogs were calling from the pond, and no doubt there are tadpoles of that species as well as of tree frogs and toads and wood frogs (though the the latter two may already transformed and left the pond).
21-JUN-2018
Plume moth (Pterophoridae)
Hanging on the door of the Resource Centre, and despite the opening and shutting of the door many times, it clung there unperturbed. Not sure which species this is.
21-JUN-2018
Pale glyph (Protodeltote albidula), #9048
This small Noctuid moth was hiding in the grass and was fortunately fairly easy to get a photo of, which is not always the case.
21-JUN-2018
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Almost ready to open as is the common milkweed, in fact some of the latter are in full flower. These two species attract numerous insects.
21-JUN-2018
Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare)
These non-native plants are a beautiful shade of blue, don't seem to spread aggressively and attract bees and butterflies, sometimes in good numbers. They are also host to a beautiful moth caterpillar, though I have not seen it at FWG.
21-JUN-2018
Canada elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
The flowers of this native shrub are large, creamy white and beautiful. Not only do the flowers attract insects, but the berries are devoured by birds. A good shrub to plant if you want to attract wildlife.
21-JUN-2018
Black swallowtail butterfly caterpillar (Papilio polyxenes)
Isabelle found two of these feeding on the Rue plants in the Backyard Garden area of the FWG, and showed them to Sandy who showed them to me. Wonderful to see them. And amazing how those rue plants attract butterflies such as this species and the giant swallowtail, to lay eggs on it. There is a 3rd, early instar caterpillar with these two which may be a giant swallowtail or may be this species. Need to wait until it gets a bit bigger.
07-JUN-2018
Seed-eating Weevil (Acanthoscelidius)
A tiny seed-eating weevil on goldenrod.
07-JUN-2018
Moth caterpillar (Dichomeris) sp.)
Several found on goldenrod leaves.