Quite the critter.

This wasp was moving quite slowly on a brisk morning so I felt safe getting up close to examine and photograph it. About 1 1/2″ long and I have not yet been able to identify it.

Harvests.

A honeybee harvests pollen from a Fall Aster.

Pleased.

I was pleased and blessed to come across this slope covered with attractive flowers while I was out for a walk.. What they are I do not know. While humans may call these plants ‘weeds’ the many honeybees I saw were quite busy harvesting pollen.

Mute Swans

I understand that the Mute Swan is an introduced species and can be aggressive about evicting native species. Granting that, they are lovely to watch in flight. This pair was exercising their wings and encouraging their four fledglings to do the same.

Work of art.

I walked early on a foggy morning and was blessed to come across this work of art.

Visited.

At least two deer visited my work site overnight. The soft ground resulting from recent rains meant that their hoof prints were easy to see.

Hummingbird.

This hummingbird (almost certainly a Ruby-Throated, do not know if it is a female or an immature one) visits this feeder outside our kitchen window many times daily. I was about 3 meters away and shooting through the window screen with my 75-300mm lens at maximum zoom.

Lucy, update.

It turned out to be a small scrape on the pad, rendering it sensitive. Since she was largely back to normal by Monday, Labour Day, we decided to continue watching through the week. She’s fine, back to her normal self. Here she is tonight, watching the world go by.

We’re pleased that she is her old self.

Lucy, resting.

She has not been active today – her right front is bothering her. We are watching it and if not better by Tuesday, off to the doggy doctor.

Poor pup. She has always been such an active girl, it is really different to see her not running and jumping and playing.