01-Sep-2021
Sphecid wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)
01-Sep-2021
Sphecid wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)
18-Sep-2021
Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Chipmunks, like other wildlife, store food for the coming winter. The squirrels (chipmunks, red and grey squirrels) are very noticeably busy, gathering food. The acorn crop this year seems to have been especially good, so there are lots of nuts for these guys and other wildlife.
18-Sep-2021
Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
18-Sep-2021
American goldfinch
Goldfinches are noticeable right now at all the different seedheads around the garden.
18-Sep-2021
Autumn vegetation
Still green but soon to change, die off, sleep, for the winter. A little vignette from the garden.
18-Sep-2021
The Amphibian pond
Looking north across the cattails to the sumacs which are showing autumnal red.
18-Sep-2021
Sumacs (Rhus typhina)
All the red seed heads (often called 'cones') on the sumacs which will be a welcome winter wildlife food soon enough.
18-Sep-2021
Blue Jay
The well-stocked feeder in the Backyard Garden attracts numerous birds, and right now the birds are passing through the region on their way south, or just moving from breeding territory to other local spots.
18-Sep-2021
Black-capped chickadee
One of the most ubiquitous and welcome of the resident (non-migratory) birds in the garden.
18-Sep-2021
Downy Woodpecker
Making good use of the peanut feeder.
