Tangled Web

Perhaps this quote from the Swiss naturalist Louis Agassiz summarizes the following pages and images best:

"I spent the summer traveling; I got halfway across my back yard."

Saturday, September 13, 2008

American Toad (Bufo americanus)

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The common species of toad in this area. In parts of southern Ontario where their ranges overlap, the American Toad's spotted underside ...
Thursday, September 4, 2008

A Floral Interlude

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Autumn just around the corner and brings with it a last rush of flowers. This is the favoured blooming season for many composites. A nectari...
Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Jumping Spider (Eris sp.)

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Beautifully colored and boldly patterened like most jumping spiders. As evinced by the relatively small abdomen and large pedipalps this is ...

White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)

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A few more photos of this common little dragonfly. Meadowhawks are quite tame if approached slowly without making any sudden moves to startl...
Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)

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These dragonflies are called Blue Dashers for a good reason and this is the only photo out of about ten that is worth posting. The quality o...

Life's a Beach

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Maybe not for everyone, certainly not for this Raft Spider or Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp.). It isn’t dead … but it isn’t going anywhere so...

"Here There Be Tygers"

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First a belated note: on Sunday, August 31st, 2008 at about 11:30 am, I saw another Giant Swallowtail on the north shore of Lake Stoco; brin...
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