Selecting a berry
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Held still so long wondered if it was injured, or if it was eating fermented berries, but as soon as I lowered the camera and looked away, it carried on with its day.
American Robin, Juvenile
Turdus migratorius
Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
American Robin, Juvenile
Turdus migratorius
Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Syrphid Fly (Toxomerus marginatus) on
Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) and in the grass / clover
The last time I found one I didn’t show how tiny it was: A macro lens equalizes everything in size, but this flower fly is only a few mm long (at most maybe a quarter of an inch). Compare to clover and grass around it.
Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
It was a really hot day, and we were moving from shadow to shadow, and out there in the sun a robin plopped down in the dirt ahead of us and fanned all its feathers out. When we got closer, it popped up and bounced away again.
Black Horse Fly male
Tabanus atratus
Female Black Horse Flies on the other hand, have a painful bite and drink blood from large mammals.
I’d never seen one before. They’re very large; around 3cm long (over an inch). You can tell the males apart from the females by the spacing of their eyes: in males the eyes touch, in females the eyes are separated.
Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Latin name means Scraper Wing (genus Stelgidopteryx) Saw Feather (species serripennis).
Six-spotted Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
Trails near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Kiaz Undaunted 