On April 28th, I helped out at Gatineau Park for the last time this year.
Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
A bee visiting A. acutiloba.
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Close-up on the flower.
Two bees emerged from their nest.
Some species of Andrena.
Despite the warm temperature, I didn't see much wildlife except for this Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), unlike a year ago when I saw a snake.
In the afternoon, I took the long way home by walking around Sawmill Creek Wetland from the bus station.
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura).
All of the groundhogs (Marmota monax) have emerged from their hibernation, and you can see them in many places (especially along roadside) munching on vegetation.
Unknown crustacean exoskeleton found on the trail. Perhaps a crayfish from the wetland gotten eaten?
From far away, I could hear a strange bird singing a whole bunch of different songs. I realized it was a Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) once I got closer.
What a nice-looking bird.
I tried filming its song with my E-M1.
Canada Geese nesting on cattails. I hope this is not an aggressive pair because their nest is quite close to the trail.
The
reason I took this photo was because I saw a bat flying towards these
trees across the road. My camera couldn't obtain focus and when it did,
this was the photo I got. Hopefully there is a bat somewhere in this
photo.
In
the morning at Gatineau Park, I watched three bees trying to mate with
each other on the biking trail. Unfortunately a biker came up behind me
and ran over two of the bees (it all happened too fast for me to do
anything about it). I brought these two bees home, pinned them, and
took a couple photos of them.
Rest in peace.
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