I found this Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar in our backyard garden eating away the celery leaves
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Milky Way – Ridgetown Ontario
Cabbage White Butterfly Caterpillar – LaSalle Ontario
Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar – LaSalle Ontario
Baby Sandhill Cranes on mother’s back – Michigan USA
American Alligator – Southwest Florida
A close encounter of the American Alligator
Common Yellowthroat – Leamington Ontario
A portrait of the Common Yellowthroat
Autumn Meadowhawk Dragonfly – LaSalle Ontario
A close encounter of the Autumn Meadowhawk in our home garden.
Fawn-breasted Brilliant – Ecuador
A medium-sized hummingbird found in Andean cloud forest from 1,000–2,200 meters above sea level
Brown Pelican yawning – Southwest Florida
Brown Pelican has a funny way of yawning. It pulls out its spine out of its mouth that looks quite strange.
Snowy Egret – Southwest Florida
Snowy Egret looking at the mirror
American Goldfinch bathing – LaSalle Ontario
This was our first time to see an American Goldfinch taking a bath in our home front garden fountain.
Eastern Bluebird – Essex Ontatio
Male Eastern Bluebird perching on a solitary branch.
Orchard Orbweaver – LaSalle Ontario
I found this Orchard Orbweaver in our backyard garden yesterday. A new species for me.
A portrait of the Cedar Waxwing – Amherstburg Ontario
Indigo Bunting – Amherstburg Ontario
A consecutive sequence of 4 shots of the Indigo Bunting in flight.
Reddish Egret – Southwest Florida
The Reddish Egret ballerina got up very early to practice its ballet dance
Black-bellied Plover – Southwest Florida
This Black-bellied Plover in non-breeding plumage is very common in Florida. The totally calm water at the earliest day break made an excellent background and reflection for a photo opportunity.
Eastern Bluebird – Essex Ontario
A couple of Eastern Bluebird perching images from yesterday’s shooting.
Tree Swallow taking off – Amherstburg Ontario
Tree swallows are very common through out North America. The right sunlight always bring out their shinning iridescent blue-green color. It is always fun taking action shots of them.
Common Yellowthroat Warbler – Leamington, Ontario
This very vocal warbler is common during migration period. Therefore, it is not hard to find its presence. However, it likes to move inside heavy vegetation making it difficult to see. Once a while, it pops up and perches on a branch for a very brief time then moves on.
Yellow-throated Vireo – Lakeshore Ontario
This is one of the Vireo species that I do not often find. Last time I photograph this species was in 2018. I am glad to find one this year. I just like the bright yellow color on its throat/front and bright yellow spectacles it is wearing.
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) – Southern Ontario
Due to prior commitment, I missed the spectacular Northern Lights display on Friday night when it had the intensity of G8. Last night, the intensity was forecasted as G5 and actually weakened to G3. Anyway, I ventured out trying my luck with no expectations . I arrived the site at midnight and stay till 2:30am….
Grey-cheeked Thrush – Leamington Ontario
This Grey-cheeked Thrush was posing for me to distract me from seeking the warblers.
Magnolia Warbler – Leamington Ontario
This Magnolia Warbler appeared still wet from a bath early in the morning.