We had expected to see birds at Rosetta McClain Gardens, but we did not foresee the Twelve-spotted Skimmer dragonfly we found there.
Our picnic spot along the Mizzy Lake Trail in Algonquin Park, happened to be very ideal next to a pond where we observed this Atlantis Fritillary Butterfly.
The spotted lanternfly may look like a cool, rare bug from Animal Crossing, but you should probably splat it on sight, according to federal guideli...
Today, in Toronto we came upon a flutter of Monarch butterflies at Colonel Samuel Smith Park on the edge of Lake Ontario.
Amongst sighting various butterflies and insects, we also discovered some Eastern Gray Treefrogs sitting on milkweed in Rouge Park.
In Rouge National Urban Park in Ontario, Canada, we happened upon this most unusual caterpillar, a Cecropia Moth Larva.
As I studied the frogs in the pond, Bob was busy observing a black bug that turned out to be a Great Black Digger Wasp at McKenzie Marsh in Aurora, Ontario.
The spotted lanternfly may look like a cool, rare bug from Animal Crossing, but you should probably splat it on sight, according to federal guideli...
What a surprise to find hundreds of Green Darner Dragonflies darting around the flower beds at Rosetta McClain Gardens, in Toronto, Ontario.
There could be a new horror lurking in your garden in the form of a particularly dangerous little worm, and this creepy crawly is trouble on multip...
Baltimore Checkerspot Butterflies in Ontario, can most often be found in wet meadows or marshes with a water source and few trees and shrubs.
What a surprise to find hundreds of Green Darner Dragonflies darting around the flower beds at Rosetta McClain Gardens, in Toronto, Ontario.
How do you like our new little buddy? It is an Eastern or Canadian Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar likely in its third or 4th instar.
Baltimore Checkerspot Butterflies in Ontario, can most often be found in wet meadows or marshes with a water source and few trees and shrubs.
Baltimore Checkerspot Butterflies in Ontario, can most often be found in wet meadows or marshes with a water source and few trees and shrubs.
In Rouge National Urban Park in Ontario, Canada, we happened upon this most unusual caterpillar, a Cecropia Moth Larva.
We had expected to see birds at Rosetta McClain Gardens, but we did not foresee the Twelve-spotted Skimmer dragonfly we found there.
In dense leafy forests of the east, the Great Crested Flycatcher lives within the canopy of tall trees in summer. It is more easily heard than seen, its rolling calls echoing through the woods. The...
Finally managed to catch a pileated atop a telephone pole along a little country road in Comox. The rare past sightings have been in dark forest way up in the tree. Just got lucky. The red moustache says male.
Eastern Pondhawk, also known as the common Pondhawk, is found in the United States and southern Ontario and Quebec, Canada.
Baltimore Checkerspot Butterflies in Ontario, can most often be found in wet meadows or marshes with a water source and few trees and shrubs.
With the Covid-19 pandemic we have been staying close to home. On one outing, we came upon a pair of Cecropia Moths mating in Rouge Park.
A mad dash to the house to grab my camera had me photographing this stunning Snowberry Clearwing Moth as it flitted from flower to flower in my garden.
Amongst sighting various butterflies and insects, we also discovered some Eastern Gray Treefrogs sitting on milkweed in Rouge Park.
What a surprise to find hundreds of Green Darner Dragonflies darting around the flower beds at Rosetta McClain Gardens, in Toronto, Ontario.
What a surprise to find hundreds of Green Darner Dragonflies darting around the flower beds at Rosetta McClain Gardens, in Toronto, Ontario.
What a surprise to find hundreds of Green Darner Dragonflies darting around the flower beds at Rosetta McClain Gardens, in Toronto, Ontario.
We had expected to see birds at Rosetta McClain Gardens, but we did not foresee the Twelve-spotted Skimmer dragonfly we found there.
At Colonel Samuel Smith Park in Etobicoke, Bob and I found this gorgeous Shamrock Orbweaver Spider among the tall grass along the shoreline of the pond.
Keep your trees healthy by stopping insects before they can breed and multiply. Spot the signs and learn what these insects look like. Read on to discover some of the common pests you can expect in Ontario trees.
Amongst sighting various butterflies and insects, we also discovered some Eastern Gray Treefrogs sitting on milkweed in Rouge Park.
Amongst sighting various butterflies and insects, we also discovered some Eastern Gray Treefrogs sitting on milkweed in Rouge Park.
Lower Matecumbe Key, Monroe Co. FL
The butterfly we first thought was a Monarch Butterfly at Tommy Thompson Park, actually was a brightly-coloured orange Viceroy Butterfly.
We had expected to see birds at Rosetta McClain Gardens, but we did not foresee the Twelve-spotted Skimmer dragonfly we found there.
One gloriously sunny morning this past summer, one bug that I had never seen before was this Green Metallic Bee of the Halictid Family sitting on my flowers.
In Rouge National Urban Park in Ontario, Canada, we happened upon this most unusual caterpillar, a Cecropia Moth Larva.
It was late in the fall when we sighted this Clouded Sulphur Butterfly at Lynde Shores Conservation Area in Whitby, Ontario.
On August 30, My Muskoka Now reported a sighting of the invasive gypsy moth in Ontario’s Parry Sound. Originally found throughout Europe and Asia, this The invasive gypsy moth has been spotted in Parry Sound, Ont. The insect eats the foliage of deciduous trees, devastating hardwood forests.
Amongst sighting various butterflies and insects, we also discovered some Eastern Gray Treefrogs sitting on milkweed in Rouge Park.
With the Covid-19 pandemic we have been staying close to home. On one outing, we came upon a pair of Cecropia Moths mating in Rouge Park.
Looking like a piece of bark come to life, the Brown Creeper crawls up trunks of trees, ferreting out insect eggs and other morsels missed by more active birds. It is easily overlooked until its...
