Beetle - Sit Spot #1649 - September 30, 2023

Japanese Beetle on Queen Anne's Lace

Saturday, September 30, 2023 3:00 p.m.

Sit 1649.   :   Brush Pile W   :   Partly cloudy 

+22°(+21°)   NE 10 kph.          65% humidity 

Mosquitoes,

(Prop Plane),

(Train),

Blue Jays,

Few Goldenrods blooming nearby,

Chipmunk,

Extras:

12:35 a.m. -

Quiet,

Moon Shadows,

2:30 a.m. -

Quiet,

Fog,

7:17 a.m. Sunrise

Blue Jays,

Crows,

Along afternoon trails - 

Blooms:

Autumn Crocus,

Azure Aster, 

Beggar Tick,

Black-eyed Susan,

Borage,

Calico Aster,

Canada Goldenrod,

Catnip,

Common Mullein

Coreopsis,

Chrysanthemum,

Daisy Fleabane,

Evening Primrose,

Everbearing Strawberry,

Field Hawkweed,

Flat-topped Aster,

Four O'Clock,

Garden Phlox,

Geranium, 

Heart-leaved Aster,

Heath Aster,

Hosta,

Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate,

Knotgrsss,

Lance-leaved Goldenrod,

Marigolds,

Marjorium,

Mock Strawberry,

Morning Glory,

Motherwort,

New England Aster,

Panicled Aster,

Petunia ,

Queen Anne's Lace,

Red Clover,

Smooth Aster 

Spiderwort,

Sweet Everlasting,

Tall Goldenrod,  

Thin-leaved Coneflower,

Thyme,

White Clover,

White Wood Aster,

Wood Sorrel,

Zigzag Goldenrod,

Zinnia,

  

Birds, etc.

Blue Jays,

Goldfinches,

Crows,

Cabbage Butterfly 

Crickets,

Black Squirrel,

Chipmunk,

Wood Frog,

Seen or heard from kitchen -

Blue Jays,

Crows,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Walking along the Great Western Railway

near Harrisberg, Ontario

Autumn Colours - Sit Spot #1648 - September 29, 2023

Autumn Colours in the field 

next door to the south

Friday, September 29, 2023 6:55 p.m.

Sit 1648   :   West Porch    :   Clear

+20°(+20°   NE 12-19 kph    64% humidity 

Mosquitoes,

Blue Jays,

Crickets & other insects calling,

(Traffic noises),

(Train),

Neighbour's voices,

Carolina Wren,

Robin,

Extras:

2:20 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

4:40 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

6:20 a.m. -

Finally mostly clear,

Harvest Moon bright in west,

Jupiter high in southwest,

Venus high in east,

Parts of Big Dipper showing through trees,

7:15 a.m. Sunrise -

Very, very quiet,

(Except for Traffic noises),

Morning Activities -

To RBG Herbarium for volunteer work

To St.Joseph’s Hospital

   for appointment with prostrate specialist,

Afternoon Activities -

Back to RBG Herbarium to finish tasks,

Picked up water at Ancaster artisan well,

Short trail walk at home,

Put up bird feeder east of house,

Seen or heard from kitchen -

Blue Jays,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel,

Chipmunk.

Datura - Sit Spot #1647 - September 28, 2023

I planted several Datura Seeds in the spring

One started blooming yesterday

Today it looks finished

Thursday, September 28, 2023 7:45 p.m.

Sit 1647   :   East Porch   :   Cloudy 

+15°(+15°)  NE 11-17 kph   81% humidity 

Mosquitoes,

Cricket & other insects Calling,

(Traffic noises),

(Wind Chimes),

(Jet - Skylink Express flight 727…),

Tree limb falling?

   Could not see it with flashlight,

Extras:

12:20 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Crickets & other insects calling,

3:25 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Crickets & other insects calling,

4:15 a.m. - 

Cloudy,

Crickets & other insects calling,

7:14 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Blue Jays,

Crows,

(Merlin App -),

(Cardinal),

(Swamp Sparrow),

Morning Activities -

Made waffles for our breakfast,

Drove to Gym in town,

1 k Treadmill run,

Weights workout,

Afternoon Activities,

6 km Road Walk,

Made apple sauce,

Had a long nap,

Seen or heard from kitchen -

Blue Jays,

Crows,

Black Squirrel.

Photo Site #7 

Sunrise time from 2nd Floor Window

1st colour in a long time