September 2017
Light shining through some Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) leaves
Goldenrods (Solidago sp.) and Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) contrasting nicely in a wetland
This little Groundhog (Marmota monax) lifted up his head to survey the area
Moody skies as seen from the rooftops
Rain dripping from Manitoba Maple (Acer negundo) leaves
These Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) flowers were teeming with striking Bald-faced Hornets (Dolichovespula maculata)
Some Grass (Brome sp.) about to drop seeds
A Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) leaf drawing back the sugars before dropping its leaves
At the Alderville Black Oak Savannah there were these little lilac flowers which look to be Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
An Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) backlit by the sun
This is one of 22 baby Snappers (Chelydra serpentina) which were on the road and released into a nearby stream!
Some autumn leaves emerging from the darkness
Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris) flowers that were growing downtown
Autumn is slowly creeping into the leaves of this Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
Bittersweet Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) berries at differing stages of ripeness!
Fungi growing along a dead tree trunk, from the pleurotus family
Knapweed (Centaurea sp.) that was down by the river
A Bur-cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) fruiting along the Trans-Canada trail
Some Asters (Symphyotrichum sp.) showing the slightest bit of colour
A Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) doing what it does best
A Chicory (Cichorium intybus) being pollinated by a Sweat Bee (Agapostemon sp.)
A Common Eastern Bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) pollinating some New England Asters (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
One of the two Eastern Grey Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) that has taken to hanging out on the back deck!
Warm late summer sun shining through some Sugar Maple Leaves (Acer saccharum)
A mini waterfall along Jacksons Creek
Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) branches
Autumn creeping into an Armur Maple (Acer ginnala) leaf as summer wanes
A small rivulet of Jackson Creek
A leaf floating down the Otonabee River
Some Dryad's Saddle (Polyporus squamosus) growing on a stump along the trail