Tag Archives: Nature Photography

Swallowtail Visit

A very large, lovely swallowtail butterfly visited my deck to investigate my hanging plants.

I initially thought it was a hummingbird, but when I went out to investigate, saw that it was instead a pretty butterfly.

It danced unpredictably and undecidedly from plant to plant for a bit as I scrambled awkwardly with my cell phone camera to get a picture or two.

Then our charming guest fluttered delicately away, off to do other butterfly things, while the rooted human still thrilled to the moment.

Happy Thursday.

Weather Change

We have had quite a bit of overcast with rain showers over the last week or so.

While I would have liked more sun, I couldn’t help but think of the areas where people are desperate for rain because of the forest fires, so I instead appreciated how green everything is.

Today the cloud began to disperse, and I understand that we are supposed to have good weather for the weekend. That’s great because there’s a lot going on: an Elvis Festival, a Car Collectors’ Cruising Festival, and a Rock and Roll fundraiser. M and I already checked out the car collection – in some ways quite nostalgic.

Have a good weekend.

Happy Ducks

The ducks are happy again! Their favourite creek is now flowing at its normal levels, they have mated and moulted, and the rest of their summer will be pretty easy. The photo above shows male ducks; that’s because the mums have all the young ones down by the lake to hang out with the geese.

The dads get to kick back in and next to the creek, recovering from their recent moult.

Happy Friday.