Andrew Trundlewagon's photos
DSC 9269
Bee and daisy DSC 9035
jewel weed DSC 8997
| |
|
|
|
Jewel weed (Impatiens capensis; L'Impatiente du Cap) growing beside water. If you look closely there is also a very long-legged spider hiding under the leaf behind the flowers. I didn't see it until I got home, which I suppose is a lesson to look more carefully when I take the photos.
Locust borer beetle DSC 8991
| |
|
|
|
A locust borer longhorn beetle in goldenrod.
The larvae live in black locust trees and can spread fungal disease to the host trees, but so far I haven't found any locust trees here, so I don't know where they breed.
Turtle head flowers DSC 8993
| |
|
|
White turtle head flowers. They tend to grow beside water or in wet woodlands. These were close to a small frog pond in the woods. They seem to do well in shady conditions and flower in late summer or early autumn.
Skipper on thistle IMG 20240902 084359
Butterfly and rudbeckia IMG 20240830 165900
| |
|
|
|
A European common Blue butterfly on a black-eyed Susan flower head. These butterflies are immigrants, only appearing in the Montreal area in around 2005, but by now they are very well established and are flourishing in their new home.
Wasp and flowers DSC 8385
The red Citroen DSC 8183
Painted lady and bee DSC 8111
| |
|
|
|
A painted lady butterfly had been feeding on the echinacea when a bee arrived and pushed her away.
Scooters-East street IMG 20240609 135747
| |
|
|
|
Scooters on East Street; or "one day I will go to Brighton and the sun will shine".
Swallow tail and echinacea flower-v2
Bears and prayers_IMG 20240806 124035
Ramsgate beauty_IMG 20240804 141618
| |
|
|
|
Above the Royal Pavilion in Ramsgate, Kent. The Royal Pavilion was a theatre, then a casino and now a pub. It was built in 1904. I couldn't find much about this statue over the entrance other than it represents Daphne, with Apollo on the other side. Ramsgate has a really lovely sandy beach and is rather charming although many of the seafront buildings could use a fresh coat of paint.
swallowtail echinacea-3 DSC 7777
| |
|
|
|
A black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) feeding on an echinacea plant.
twelve spotted skimmer-IMG 20240728 200740
Red Admiral DSC 7491
Ghost pipe IMG 20240720 235424
| |
|
|
|
Growing in the darkness of the forest floor, a ghost pipe flower (Monotropa uniflora). It feeds entirely by parasitizing fungi below ground, and, having no need for sunlight it has no chlorophyll, which is why it is pure white.
