Until then, here are some of the photo I took the last few days.
On Friday (May 1st), I biked to school and saw this raccoon washing its paws in the ditch. I stopped to take its photo, but it decided to wander back into the shrubs instead.
On Sunday (May 3rd), I biked the long way to school (~ 16 km) and went to Fletcher Wildlife Garden on the way back to photograph some wildlife.
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
At the pond, I could hear frog calls but could not see them.
It took me a while to notice the hind leg of this frog (toad?) hiding along the edge of the pond.
There is a bee nest box set up close to the pond, and I saw a bee entering and exiting one of the straws.
Unfortunately this was the only shot I got of the bee leaving the nest. I think it is an Osmia sp. (perhaps the blue orchard mason bee, Osmia lignaria).
My first kinglet sighting of the year, but I don't know what species this is. Probably the Rube-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula).
There were also amphibians calling along the canal. I looked down at the water and saw several American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus) along the wall of the canal.
Two toads!
Then I was at school today having lunch with labmates and loading field equipment into our vehicle. After returning the vehicle back to the parking lot, I noticed that tulips have started blooming already.
I am kind of sad that I will be missing the Tulip Festival this year. Here are posts about last year's event - 1, 2, and 3.
Then I went for a walk along the canal afterwards.
Fish in the canal. I have seen many large fish (at least 50 cm long) in the canal but I don't know what species they are. I wish this website provides photos of the different fish species.
Such a gorgeous day.
Originally I was going to walk to a bus stop but saw tulips blooming on the other side of the canal. So I crossed the Hawthorne Avenue bridge and took photos of the tulips.
Originally I was going to walk to a bus stop but saw tulips blooming on the other side of the canal. So I crossed the Hawthorne Avenue bridge and took photos of the tulips.
Pretty colours.
People canoeing on the canal.
On the way home, I stopped by Sawmill Creek Wetland and saw this male Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon).
And two beautiful Purple Finches (Haemorhous purpureus) that allowed me photograph them up-close.
Until next time. TTFN.
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