Yesterday we spent some time amoung the black flies watching flying beasties…

A yellow rumped warbler was singing in the tag alders near Wrights Marina.

So was this Gray Catbird:

The red at the back of the crown identifies this as a Hairy Woodpecker. (Compare with Downy and Yellow Bellied Sapsucker)

This Red Admiral was flitting about:

This fellow was right out of Hitchcock’s  “Birds” as he made a low recce pass:

And there were many of these Chalk-fronted Corporals ( neat to see where that Wikipedia image was shot, eh?) on the Forest Access Road:

Rain is forecast here all day, so it will be interesting to see its effect on the birdies and insects.

Have a good week!

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