The Milkweed I planted 5 years ago has still not attracted any Monarch Butterflies. This year's seed pods have just started to open and disperse their progeny.
The various techniques plants have developed for spreading their seeds is quite fascinating.
Thanks Alan.. Yes to your question. It has taken some time to develop an eye for finding bugs. It comes down to spending lots of time and looking for breaks in the pattern of the leaves or bark or whatever you are looking at. Most of the time it is not an insect but when it is it can be exciting...
While looking for some fall pollinators in the raspberries I spotted a brown dot that looked a bit unusual. It kept crawling under a leaf as I approached with my camera but eventually I was able to get a couple of angles. BigGuide says it is the family of Treehoppers and specifically a...
Most of my images are from prairie scenes so imagining a Ridgeline needs some imagination.
A high point of land in Southern Saskatchewan.
The Great Sandhills in Saskatchewan.
These next two are from Banff National Park so do involve mountains where a Ridgeline is much more traditional.
The lid of my compost bin continues to provide spiders for photography.
After lifting the lid a large spider scooted out onto the top so I closed the lid and it just sat in the sun as I pushed my camera into its face. It sat quite still so I took a shot at f18 and then a stack of 50 images with...
While out looking for fall pollinating insects on the bank of our river in Saskatoon this toad was making its way along a sandy path. It was not in a big hurry so stopped for me to get a couple of shots.
iNaturalist tells me it is a Canadian Toad.
There is an issue with Uploading Photos (attachjments). I am not sure what the problem is, and I am looking into it. You can still try to Create your Threads and Upload your Photos, but it is hanging up during the Upload.