A classic shot! The stuff of cartoons too... birds pulling worms out of ground, and especially robins doing this. Jeewanthi caught this robin at just the right time.

Diane found this gorgeous Noctuid moth resting on a leaf at the garden. I think these are particularly appealing moths, with that lovely distinctive pattern on their wings.

A beautiful shot by Diane Lepage of this migratory species, on a chokecherry blossom. Red admirals have been passing through our area in great numbers for several weeks and are still being recorded.

This tiny little spider was on the petals of a trillium.

Earlier in the month, Diane took a photo of this species with its wings held wide open. Today, I saw this American lady around the Butterfly meadow, where Diane photographed hers. Maybe the same one. Anyway, it was loathe to leave and kept returning to these wood chips. I took a photo of it with its wings almost closed so that you can see (1) the very useful identifying feature, the two "eyes" on the underwing, and (2)to show how even a brightly coloured butterfly can blend in so well to its surroundings when it closes its wings.

It was a warmer, sunnier, less windy day and the birds were much more visible than yesterday. There were about 12 swallows flying around the garden (they often appear to be more numerous than they really are because they dart and swoop and swirl around with much noise and confusion!). A pair of wood ducks touched down briefly on the pond, and later the regular mallard pair made an appearance. A spotted sandpiper was on the exposed mud at the west end of the pond. I heard yellow warblers in various locations throughout the garden, as well as a black-throated green warbler, American redstart, Nashville warbler, white-throated sparrows, and warbling vireo. Chickadees, cardinals, house finches, goldfinches, red-winged blackbirds, common grackles, crows, song sparrows, robins, baltimore orioles, were also seen or heard.