Bumblebee Watch #2

We visited Pinery Provincial Park on August 1st to participate in another Bumblebee Survey. "Bumblebee pickings" were slim as we only found 1 individual at our 2 monitoring locations. The bumblebees probably didn't like the heat and humidity any more than we did. After catching the bumblebees in a vile, the vile was placed in a cooler pack and 20-30 minutes later, when they had slowed (cooled) down, the bumblebees were photographed one at a time from different angles. The Two-spotted Bumblebee, above, is still warming up after the photo shoot.

This photo shows the same Two-spotted Bumblebee just before it flew away. The legs had stretched out as the body warmed.

In our search for Bumblebees, we noticed lots of different "winged things" including a Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil.

Knapweed also provided a resting spot for a Dun Skipper.

Eastern Forktail; immature

Red-spotted Purple licking up juice from the garbage lid.

Eastern Pondhawk, looking back at me.

Definite Tussock Moth

Caught, trying to photograph a caterpillar.