Exciting Day in North Lambton!

You never really know what you will find on a trip into nature!

By keeping our eyes down, we found a number of cool things including this Common Five-lined Skink! It has been suggested that this is a female who is heavy with eggs! Common Five-lined Skinks are endangered in the Carolinian Forest region. They enjoy basking in sunny areas to maintain a preferred body temperature between 28 and 36 C. They feed on insects, worms and other invertebrates.

https://www.ontario.ca/page/common-five-lined-skink

I watched a dragonfly for 10 minutes zipping above me. It finally landed but was back-lit by the sun and difficult to see the coloured markings.

A little further down the path, another one landed below head height. I believe it is a Common Baskettail.

A well-camouflaged, Common Whitetail female!

Prairie Warbler's have eluded me for a few years. We watched a pair hunting for food and carrying nesting material!