Primrose - Vine Leaf - Sit Spot - August 23, 2020

Evening Primrose

in early morning light

Thicket Creeper Vine Leaves

showing some nice colour

August 23, 2020 9:50 a.m.

Sit 574  : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+24° (+30°) sw 4-6 kph  70% humidity 

Catbird,

(Jet, traffic noise),

(United Airlines flight 737…),

Virginia Knotweed blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Giant Ragweed blooming nearby,

Late Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Mosquitoes,  

Cicada,

Extras:

12:30 a.m. - Crickets calling,

6:15 a.m.

       Crickets still calling,

       Cardinals singing,

       Crows cawing,

Along the trails -

Cardinal,

Pileated Woodpecker,

Crickets,

Goldfinches,

Monarch Butterfly,

Blue Jays,

Catbird,

Robin,

Towhee,

Cicada,

Pewee,

Crows,

Cabbage White Butterflies,

Kitchen Windows and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jay,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

Hummingbird,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrels.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Pathway - Spider - Sit Spot - August 22, 2020

Our pathways are drying out and cracking.

We need rain, sooner rather than later.

I do not know what kind of spider this is

but I enjoyed the colours of the 

Milkweed, Spider, and Grey Dogwood.

Thanks to my partner, Fleur-Ange,

for pointing them out to me!

August 22, 2020 5:35 p.m.

Sit 573  : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+32° (+35°)  w 15-23 kph  30% humidity 

Blue Jays,

Crickets,

Downy Woodpecker,

Grey Tree Frog,

Catbird,

Woodpecker tapping,

Cicadas,

Virgin

ia Knotweed blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Late Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Giant Ragweed blooming nearby,

White-tailed Deer snorting,

Extras:

12:30 a.m.- Crickets calling,

6:15 a.m.-

       Crickets calling,

       Cardinals singing,

Along the trails -

Red-tailed Hawk,

Oriole ??

Ruby Meadowhawk,

Crickets and other insects calling,

Kitchen Windows and Bird Feeder -

Cardinal,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrels.

I did a 10 k run this morning so missed

many of the regular morning birds.

A late afternoon walk meant also

missing many of the usual sights.

Photo Site #5 - Front "Forest" Trail

Breakfast - Cup Plants - Sit Spot - August 21, 2020

Made Apple  Crumble for Breakfast

Mostly Apples, Oatmeal, Almonds, Walnuts,  Coconut

Our Cup Plants are very Tall this Year

August 21, 2020 10:55 a.m.

Sit 572  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+23° (+26°) sw 9-14 kph  62% humidity 

Blue Jays,

Crickets,

(Jet, traffic noise),,

(United Airlines flight 1981…),

Catbird,

Virginia Knotweed blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Late Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Flicker, 

Giant Ragweed blooming nearby, 

Extras :

12:30 a.m. - Lots of Cricket calls

6:15  a.m. - 

       Crickets,

       Cardinals

Along the Trails -

Cabbage White Butterflies,

House Wren,

Mourning Doves,

Crickets,

Catbird,

Snake,

Crows,

Cicadas,

Goldfinches,

Robins,

Barn Swallows in p.m.

Kitchen Windows and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadee,

Mourning Dove,

Flickers,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks,

Hummingbirds,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Downy Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrels.

Photo Site #1 - East "Pond"

Donkey - Sit Spot - August 20, 2020

Our donkey Leroy

Grazing in our east paddock

August 20, 2020 11:05 a.m.

Sit 571  : Brush Pile W ; Sunny 

+21° (+22°) W 15-23 kph  51% humidity 

Red-tailed Hawk,

Robins,

Blue Jays,

Cicada,

Catbird,

Towhee,

(Jet, Traffic noises),

American Airlines flight 1211…),

Extras:

12:30 a.m. - One lonely cricket calling,

                     Temperature only 10 C,

6:15 - 

       One cricket calling,

       Goldfinch, 

       Catbird,

Along the trails -

Pewee,

Snake,

Monarch Butterflies (4),

Crickets,

Crows,

Cardinal,

Ambush Bug,

Turkey Vulture,

Towhee,

Red-tailed Hawk,

Chickadees,

Flickers,

Cabbage White Butterflies,

Barn Swallows in p.m.,

Kitchen Windows and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadee,

Mourning Dove,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Squirrels.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Cloud - Cat - Sit Spot - August 19, 2020

 

Dragon Cloud ? 

What do you see?

The reason our cat

spends most of its time indoors.

August 19, 2020 11:00 a.m.

Sit 570  : Brush Pile W : Partly cloudy 

+19° (+19°)   n 11-17 kph  57% humidity 

Goldfinches,

Crickets,

Red-tailed Hawk,

Unidentified chirps,

(Jet, traffic noise),

Blue Jays, 

Virginia Knotweed blooming nearby, 

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby, 

Late Goldenrod blooming nearby, 

Cicada,

Extras:

12:30 a.m. - Fewer Cricket calling,

6:15 a.m.

       Goldfinches,

       Cardinals,

       Crows,

Along the Trails -

Barn Swallows, 

Mourning Doves, 

Blue Jays, 

Crows, 

Catbird, 

Japanese Beetles, 

Chipmunk, 

Rabbit,

Chickadees, 

House Wrens,

Robin,

Red-spotted Purple butterfly,

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, 

Kitchen Windows and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadee,

Mourning Dove,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

Hummingbird,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipmunk,

Rabbit,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #7 

Sunrise Time from Upstairs Window