18-Jun-2019
Boneset caterpillars
SG: Looking closely, I found these tiny fuzzy caterpillars carefully camouflaged among small fuzzy leaves at the growing tip of the Boneset plants.
17-Jun-2019
Fungi
SG: Two rather unusual fungi: Bird's Nest (Cyathus sp.) and Candlesnuff (Xylaria hypoxylon). You can see last year's dry black empty "nests" as well as new round spiky spheres that will open to form nests with tiny "eggs" in a few weeks. The Candlesnuff Fungus is a new one for the FWG - recognized after attending an OFNC mushroom excursion on Sunday.
13-Jun-2019
American black duck
Two black ducks have been around the pond since earlier this month, and quite likely longer, because I also saw them late into the autumn of last year.
13-Jun-2019
Crambid snout moth (Anania)
These very attactive small moths always hide on the underside of leaves, making them hard to photograph.
13-Jun-2019
Herb robert (Geranium robertianum)
A very attractive native geranium.
13-Jun-2019
Horticultural favourites
This garden bed in the Backyard Garden area of the Fletcher Wildlife Garden, has various non-native plants growing, but all attract insects including pollinators.
13-Jun-2019
Woodland walk
Another section of the Backyard Garden, this one called woodland walk where native plants that thrive in shade are planted.
13-Jun-2019
American bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia)
This shrub is considered quite scarce in the Ottawa region. However, one planted at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden has done very well. These are the flowers, but it is the seedpod which gives the shrub its common name:
https://pbase.com/fwg/image/153461882
13-Jun-2019
Backyard Garden
The "model" backyard garden is thriving with all the rain.
13-Jun-2019
Rust on glossy buckthorn
Buckthorn is the host for oat rust which causes problems for oat crops and I think, for wheat also.
13-Jun-2019
Craneflies
Have been seeing mating pairs of craneflies all over the place in recent weeks, including this pair at the garden.
