Buttertubs Marsh, Nanaimo, B.C.

Our driving journey across the western half of Canada began at the airport in Nanaimo B.C. We picked up the car we were asked to drive back to Ontario, and headed to Buttertubs Marsh, one of our favourite birding locations on Vancouver Island. 

A male Anna's Hummingbird, landed right above me. I think we surprised each other! We didn't find any active nests as most baby hummingbirds had likely already fledged.

The Hummingbird may have been checking out out the dragonflies that I was watching in the area including this Blue Dasher

Dragonflies in a mating wheel.

The Lorquin's Admiral was a "lifer" butterfly for us. We saw several on the west coast.

European Honeysuckle was a hot location for many pollinators.

Bullfrogs could be heard croaking throughout the marsh.