September is a perfect time to see butterflies and asters. Go for a walk in just about any naturalized area around the GTA right now and you will see several species of asters. Last week on our nature walk at Rouge Urban National Park, Miles… Read More
I was out in the garden the other day and saw this lovely butterfly. I can’t recall ever seeing one like it. I thought it might be an Eastern Comma butterfly, but I asked naturalist Miles Hearn if he was familiar with this one and… Read More
This lovely butterfly stayed put on this echinacea flower long enough for me to run inside and grab a camera. I don’t know too much about butterflies, but consulting our handy Butterflyies of North America guide, this looks like a Red Admiral. Can anyone out… Read More
I was out to the Etobicoke Creek leash free area with The Partners today, so they could enjoy a good swim and some hijinx with other dogs. In the flowery meadow area there were dozens and dozens of monarchs. This is a special time to… Read More
This beauty was hanging out among the flowers in the front yard this afternoon. I believe this is Red Admiral – Vanessa atalanta
Tuffy P finished the first of a pair of butterfly mosaics. The first has a familiar pattern… Here is is in context on our fence, along with a painting Tuffy did for the garden a number of years ago. Tuffy P says the next one… Read More
Visitors to Sam Smith Park here in Toronto are being treated to a great show of monarch butterflies right now. We took a walk with the dogs a short while ago and saw butterflies anywere there were flowers. By the way, Sam Smith Park is… Read More
Today I met up with my friends Robin and Jamie for a walk in the woods looking for oyster mushrooms. Oysters almost always fruit right around this time, but this year with the long drawn-out winter, some things are late. We found a couple trees… Read More
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