Recent Favourites:

My first Fiery Skipper of the season on August 3rd, which may have been the first in the county for 2023. This is the time of year when some species that bred further south, migrate northward.

As I watched this pair of Silver-spotted Skippers, a Black-capped Chickadee swooped down and ate one of them. Prior to the interruption, there had been some rapid wing fluttering which tends to occur prior to mating.

Large black beetle, possibly a Rough Hermit Beetle. It surprised us by flying and landing on a nearby tree.

A Meadowhawk and Harvestman having a "stare down".

Red-eyed Vireo holding an insect in its beak. Because the bird flew and didn't eat the insect, it was probably being saved for some young birds nearby.

Virginia Tiger Moths mating.

Well camouflaged Harvestman!

Ghost Pipe, Elgin County: Unlike most other plants, this species does not produce chlorophyll and as a result, is completely white. It relies on a large network of roots and fungi to "steal" energy from surrounding plants.

https://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/what-we-do/resource-centre/featured-species/plants/ghost-pipe.html