Poor photo as the dragonfly never landed, but this was the first one I saw flying around in 2018 - a Common Green Darner I believe - seen at Schmidt Lake, near Chepstow #Ontario#dragonflies#spring
Side by side - the brown and green morphs of the northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) - a pair amongst dozens in the ponds at MacGregor Pt. #frogs#Ontario#spring#LeopardFrog
A surprise backyard visitor during migration this week: a female Eastern Towhee. Inch Park neighbourhood, Hamilton #HamOnt#birds#migration#EasternTowhee
🐍 With the warmer weather the snakes are back out, like this garter snake photographed at McMaster Forest, Hamilton #HamOnt#snakes#gartersnake#macro#spring (shot at 2000 fps to get the tongue!)
Had this Mourning Dove fledgeling show up in the backyard this week - who knew they could nest, lay eggs, hatch, and then fledge by this early in Ontario? Very hardy parents. #HamOnt#birds#MourningDove
A quick shot of the first Tree Swallow to arrive at Princess Point this year - a male who is still moulting into the breeding plumage. #birds#HamOnt#swallows#TreeSwallow#spring
It’s rather late to find this, but here’s a Red-eyed Vireo nest that seems to have survived the winter. The species should be back again in about 6-7 weeks. Found at McMaster Forest, near Ancaster #HamOnt#nests#vireos
An extreme closeup on a seta (capsule for releasing spores) of fire moss (Ceratodon purpureus). Found at McMaster Forest, Hamilton, Ontario, on some old rotting wood. #moss#mosses#ceratodon#HamOnt#macrophotography
