August 31st 2024
| LOCATION: North Dumfries gravel road | WEATHER: Another nice day |
With non-birding plans quite early in the day I headed to my favorite local gravel road, and did some birding from the drivers seat of my car , At one spot I was fortunate to be at the right place at the right time as several songbirds made their way across my path,
August 27th & 28th 2024
| LOCATION: Day1: Guelph Line area; Day2: Hamilton | WEATHER: Very pleasant - sun and cloud |
Every day a few more songbirds working their way though this area !!
August 25th & 26th 2024
| LOCATION: North Dumfries | WEATHER: Sunny and quite warm |
| Migration continues to expand, so it is really nice to see a few birds that I haven't seen since spring migration, and of course during some trips through the summer to locations up north. |  Bay-breasted Warbler |
August 20th & 23rd 2024
| LOCATION: North Dumfries | WEATHER: Seasonal |
With fall approaching I am starting to see some migration happening. I am not looking forward to the cooler weather, but I must admit I am looking forward to songbird migration... especially Warblers.
August 14th & 15th 2024
| LOCATION:North Dumfries & Kitchener | WEATHER: Sun & cloud |
I was delighted to see a couple of female Baltimore Orioles feeding on our yard Trumpet Vines. Normally at this time of years its only the Ruby-throated Humming birds that indulge, but this year the Hummers have mostly been missing, so nice that Orioles took their place :)
August 9th 2024
| LOCATION: North Dumfries | WEATHER: Seasonal |
Spent a couple of hours along my favorite gravel road close to home with some OK sightings. Looking out for early migrants, but so far nothing showing up.
August 7th & 8th 2024
| LOCATION: North Dumfries | WEATHER: Sun & cloud |
| I took a drive around some of the back roads I hadn't visited for a week or two, with not too much in the birding side showing, but I did spot a couple of interesting insects. **As always .. click on any image to show full size. Also by hovering your cursor over any image will provide a title** |  Goldenrod Soldier Beetle |
August 5th 2024
| LOCATION: Woodstock | WEATHER: Sun & cloud, and warm |
| Along with a good photography friend, and butterfly enthusiast , Helen, we drove down to the Woodstock area, where a very interesting butterfly was showing ... the Bronze Copper - a species neither of us had photographed before. Helens excellent knowledge of this species - knowing the host plant etc, had us locating it within 10 minutes of our arrival, so the day started off superbly!! Later on that morning we came across the Yellow Garden Spider, which was a female, since it was so large - the insect was around an inch and a half (1.5") from tip to tip so it was quite a monster. |  Yellow Garden Spider (F) |
August 1st & 3rd 2024
| LOCATION: Day1-Tobermory + Day2-Kitchener | WEATHER: Sunny & hot |
| A New month and hopefully a few new and decent images to look forward to, Day 1 I woke up, essentially in the middle of the night, unable to sleep, so I thought getup and do a road trip up north somewhere, I decided. literally as I left the house, that Tobermory seems like a decent idea. As it turned out it was a bad idea as I literally photographed nothing (except the Egret). I did see a few Warblers .. Black & White, Black-throated Green and a couple of Golden-winged, but glimpses only. Oh well we have good days and we have bad days I suppose!! Day 2 was a little better, and within a few miles of home too **As always .. click on any image to show full size. Also by hovering your cursor over any image will provide a title** |  Ambush Bug threesome ;) |
