Well, it’s the spring, and that means the birds start to come back to Ontario, and start showing off their finery!
Although not one of the major migrators in the area, this American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) was exploring Long Point Provincial Park
Hopefully this season doesn’t go by as fast as the winter seemed to!
The blog is likely going to be pretty quiet in the coming weeks as I finish writing my Master’s thesis and prepare to defend. I’ll try and make a few simple posts throughout the process, but more detailed posts likely won’t happen until I have some extra spare time! Until then, I hope you’ll enjoy some of my photos from the archives, and stay tuned for plenty of new content this summer!
This Melanoplus sp. (I think) was hanging out in the Alderville Prairie (Click to enlarge)
Now that you know how to start following someone’s blog, all you need is someone to follow! I’ve compiled some of the blog’s that I check daily, and which cover a variety of different topics!
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle, ready for sunny spring days!
Just wanted to post a quick notice to let everyone know that I’m still alive despite the lack of blogging! Between grad work and non-school-related-life (is there such a thing?) it’s been a tad busy around these parts, but I’m hoping for some increased frequency in my postings.
Just wanted to highlight an introductory workshop on insect macro photography that I’ll be giving with Dave K.B. Cheung at Wings of Paradise butterfly conservatory in Cambridge Ont. This 35 minute presentation will touch on the basics of macro photography, from equipment to technique, and we’ll follow it up with hands on training in the conservatory! If you’re in the area March 7th and would like to learn more about insect photography please join us for a morning of shooting and teaching! There is limited seating available, so make sure to RSVP by emailing Dave early!
I think from now on I’ll stop forecasting when my next blog post will be as I don’t seem to be hitting many deadlines! Although slightly delayed, today I’ll be sharing some of the more “cuddly” creatures that we encountered during our 2 weeks in the Bolivian Amazon.
Shit happens, and as a dipterist who studies dung-feeding flies, it keeps me in business! But its not just micropezids that come into brown gold, many different families show up for the cheap, stinky meal!
Well, this post was originally supposed to be finished for Friday, but here we are and it’s already Monday!
Today I’ll be showing some of the lower flies from my trip to Bolivia in spring 2007.
Bolivian bees being baited, walking with wasps, and ants all around! Hypnotizing Hymenoptera!
Beetles are certainly not my forté, but it’s hard to pass one by when everything you see in the Bolivian Amazon is new to you!
