Photo of the Day – 2013-08-31
A bit of colour to end the month of August that points to the Fall. I found these flowers growing along the side of a road in Parry Sound. Obviously
Views in and around Parry Sound
A bit of colour to end the month of August that points to the Fall. I found these flowers growing along the side of a road in Parry Sound. Obviously
This is another Spirea found on the islands of the Massasauga Park showing the unopened flower buds, open flowers and spent flowers. (August 2013)
In the backyard again, this time a Tachinid Fly of some sort on a Globe Thistle. Once you learn a little about their life cycle you begin to understand the
Another photo available only from a canoe is Tawny Cottongrass (Eriophorium virginicum), which was growing in the boggy area beside a pond/lake along the Rose Point Trail. The reason for
While canoeing in the marshes along the Rose Point Trail I caught this photo of a Yellow Pond Lily (Nuphar variegatum) being visited by a small insect of some sort.
Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia purpurea) are a carnivorous plant often found along the Rose Point Trail floating on logs in the marshes and bogs. It’s really quite hard to get a
This is a pink Spiraea referred to as Steeplebush or Hardtack (Spiraea tomentosa). It’s found along the Rose Point trail. The flower buds and blossoms are quite small and hard
This one caught my fancy. A Button Bush bloom that seems to have developed antenna. (August 2013)
Back to the Rose Point Trail with a photo of a wetland area. There is a stream flowing through it that is hard to see from this angle. (August 2013)
A bumblebee working the Liatris. (August 2013)