I stopped in at the BYG and saw a mourning cloak butterfly, white-breasted nuthatch, 3 or 4 male cardinals and what seemed like an army of chipmunks :-) as well as a darner sp. Isabelle told me that all morning a brown thrasher was around the site. I'm sorry I missed that. And Carla told me that two adult tree frogs were also present.

Tortoise beetles fascinate me, and despite how common they are, I rarely see them. Darn! But yesterday I was delighted to stumble across a tiny little golden tortoise beetle. Which was not golden, but red. These little guys get their knickers in such a knot when they feel threatened that they literally turn colour from golden to red! How's that for a quick change act? Sadly the photo is terrible. Not only was this beetle tiny, but moving fast under dark light conditions. Sorry! Although the photo is poor, can you see the transparent margins of the elytra?