Kushog Lake in the morning.
Showing posts with label gall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gall. Show all posts
2013/08/12
Windy Pine BioBlitz - Day 2
On our second day at Windy Pine, we first went canoeing and then hiked in the forest looking at fungi in the morning.
2013/04/26
Alderville Black Oak Savanna - Control burning
Fire is a critical ecosystem process that has the ability to create new habitats for species and lead to the regeneration of forests and grasslands. This process occurs both naturally and anthropogenically, and how it triggers the sprouting of dormant seeds is not very well understood (Edit: until just this Tuesday when another piece of knowledge is added to the puzzle. Read this article and follow the link below for more information.). Today, I volunteered to help out with managed burn of some sites at the Alderville Black Oak Savanna. This area supports unique and important habitats (i.e., long-grass prairie and black oak savanna) here in Ontario, and you can find out more about this location at the official website.
Before the actual burn took place, we went for a short walk around the site.
2013/02/20
Assorted photos from Mon to Wed
I have assorted photos since the Family Day on Monday.
Since there was no public transportation on Monday, I walked around the nearby trails. Didn't see much of anything, except these bird-predated galls.
2012/03/31
Going to school again on a Saturday
Biked to school again on a nice sunny Saturday.
A warm day compared to the past week.
People were out canoeing! Beautiful sceneries.
Like the last time, I went behind the building to photograph things (before I spend the rest of the afternoon indoors doing statistics). There were many sparrows (Savannah, I think) singing and hiding in the dense grasses when I walked by.
Looking out to the field.
Goldenrod gall. From this fly?
Found a tiny leafhopper while searching for pollinators on the flowers.
Since last Sunday, the weather has been very cool and almost very winter-like. I tried looking for the bees again on Monday but the flowers were closed when I got there. When I got there again today, the only pollinator I saw was this fly dunking its head deep into flower for nectar. I brought my Raynox-250 for these close-up photos.
Since there was nothing else visiting the flowers, I turned my attention to the dew found on some leaves.
You can see the sun, the clouds, and half of me in the droplet!
On the way back to the building to do some work, I came across this Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) trying to hide from me.
Biking home. The weather has been like this recently - sunny in the morning then overcast in the afternoon. Weird spring weather here in Ontario, I'd say.
A warm day compared to the past week.
People were out canoeing! Beautiful sceneries.
Like the last time, I went behind the building to photograph things (before I spend the rest of the afternoon indoors doing statistics). There were many sparrows (Savannah, I think) singing and hiding in the dense grasses when I walked by.
Looking out to the field.
Goldenrod gall. From this fly?
Found a tiny leafhopper while searching for pollinators on the flowers.
Since last Sunday, the weather has been very cool and almost very winter-like. I tried looking for the bees again on Monday but the flowers were closed when I got there. When I got there again today, the only pollinator I saw was this fly dunking its head deep into flower for nectar. I brought my Raynox-250 for these close-up photos.
Since there was nothing else visiting the flowers, I turned my attention to the dew found on some leaves.
You can see the sun, the clouds, and half of me in the droplet!
On the way back to the building to do some work, I came across this Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) trying to hide from me.
Biking home. The weather has been like this recently - sunny in the morning then overcast in the afternoon. Weird spring weather here in Ontario, I'd say.
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