A Warbler's Gathering At The Vermilon River.

Just a few things. There is an attack of leaf miners here, which will preclude a vibrant fall forest. Apparently it happens every ten years or so. You'll see it in the birch in the photos.I'll keep in touch about it. Opposite: A Practice Session.
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Gull in flight

Over-ripening berries. There is still lots of food available and the wild sunflowers are out as well, as you'll see below.

Hidden Sparrow

This whole section shows the antics of Chickadees. When you have a number of Chickadees, you'll have warblers, because they feed on the same thing.

Wild Asters

As I said the Wild Sunflowers are out in clearings and in the woods.

Already picked by the birds.

This whole section is the flock of warblers that accompanied the Chickadees. I put it like this to give you some idea of the fun, and difficulty of shooting a bunch of well fed, playful birds in a thick forest.It becomes a game of which one to concentrate on. At first, I thought this was a vireo, but he's way too small. Courtesy of Warblers of Ontario, which posts immatures as well as matures, he's a Blackpoll Warbler. I won't label each photo.

I think these are immature Yellow-Rumps. See the last photo in the series for the Rump shot.

Black-throated Blue Warblers.

Wild Chicory

Woodland Phlox

Unknown

One of the golden rods

Hidden Geese

In the heat some of the flowers and shrubs are re blooming. Honeysuckle.

Sparrow

Sparrow

Bluebells

Fireweed seeds

Geese on wetlands.

Goat's Beard

Golden rod

Honeysuckle

With the warming temperatures out came the butterflies. I have seen very few monarchs this year, but look at this guy.

Clouded Sulphur. For Id I have started to use www.butterfliesandmoths.org/.

White Admiral

Clouded Sulphur

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