The year seems to be passing very quickly, we're two-thirds of the way through already. It was a busy month. While most of the PhotoStories are linked, you might want to check out the other site mentioned on the home page.
Lots of wildflowers are blooming everywhere, with some fall flowers starting to appear. (Scroll over for ID)
![Cardinal flower](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/f70b3262-4add-4427-8a3c-d6aebbc92b39_rw_1920.jpg?h=99486fa75415a8d68849bc7f9a789e49)
Cardinal flower
![Joe-pye weed](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/d8daab07-84c7-4845-a8a0-d81541d2abe7_rw_1920.jpg?h=c9c21209e1ad10952676e28b7f47aca5)
Joe-pye weed
![Fireweed](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/5f8a34bf-265b-4293-bde6-873159ee4bda_rw_1920.jpg?h=6248590449bb2f0e9076b76682ee6951)
Fireweed
![Purple loosestrife](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/145ced56-8a1c-4df1-94a0-4579ff7b681f_rw_1920.jpg?h=be4b3ae2534bf842e059b547d4d427f5)
Purple loosestrife
![Knapweed](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/7a7dc326-72fc-409d-97ad-d5fe99a600ed_rw_1920.jpg?h=1b83496e8733d64f508233e0429bf88d)
Knapweed
![Wild rose](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/06025d95-40a1-4508-83d8-ff8843731137_rw_1920.jpg?h=d2014da2365becf5bdb649c9459822f5)
Wild rose
![Burdock](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/48a5a058-5092-431b-b65f-47afc9953f33_rw_1920.jpg?h=81407a675dd33791391f95657f360fac)
Burdock
![Rose mallow](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/1098e318-c9f0-4af7-baf0-5befc256a777_rw_1920.jpg?h=5de43a0d2f054e4bac621df4e4f190ee)
Rose mallow
![Showy tick-trefoil](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/af43ea93-74c1-46c6-8918-4743cb3cf204_rw_1920.jpg?h=a74a16b0ccc6be7bfd451a0324d8479c)
Showy tick-trefoil
![Dame's rocket](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/5e02d8b1-f16c-4331-9642-1ede564ecf07_rw_1920.jpg?h=3c73b37bb6aefa68f3c23012e89a03dc)
Dame's rocket
![Musk mallow](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/322e0886-ba0e-4907-8895-129c795499d2_rw_1920.jpg?h=c62027ad97cd1061425b58d0e7d49520)
Musk mallow
![Monkeyflower](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/2f587695-f894-47a2-bf12-5a2e5c414e09_rw_1920.jpg?h=68d56ff0d02b34266034d10cb4f246bc)
Monkeyflower
![Field mint](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/7f3fdea1-3e19-4589-8400-1309d60df15a_rw_1920.jpg?h=69c40b80f5d3421b8f9d8f81f0e52afe)
Field mint
![Bottle gentian](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/18670572-a141-4d7d-8bcc-0bcab6fc5da3_rw_1920.jpg?h=1cac45629a64f47eca6f7e654d5690f8)
Bottle gentian
![Flowering rush](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/971c2698-a74d-4a21-a973-aa28ad5bd298_rw_1920.jpg?h=5485523030c5dd0d7dba900ef17c8ec4)
Flowering rush
![Evening primrose](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/fcb8e459-f0bf-4852-a30b-125820198eba_rw_1920.jpg?h=8ed2d06e6d36312ce18abf6162437f07)
Evening primrose
![Golden rod](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/da8850d7-834f-49d1-af26-ad7a7d624d72_rw_1200.jpg?h=ccf2fac3285568bea7a3ade65598a5e3)
Golden rod
![St John's wort](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/1d866ef0-0bcf-44fb-8ec3-9cf3a6e84094_rw_1200.jpg?h=44748708d41b2080825fbcdb16f1952f)
St John's wort
![Brown-eyed susan](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/d86da846-2022-4a09-9148-b7524316377d_rw_1920.jpg?h=aead2454546d6f5d50b96fc708410f70)
Brown-eyed susan
![Tansy](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/9b93154d-a49c-4e35-a655-e85ec824489a_rw_1920.jpg?h=efb252c322499a1907d2541de02a04d4)
Tansy
![Woodland sunflower](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/e6a47e73-fe84-4739-9c61-232dfe7d299d_rw_1920.jpg?h=29cd415da4d0948c36990d901d49d6c2)
Woodland sunflower
![Bird's foot trefoil](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/4e73ed31-2cb1-41a4-a78a-74c10efbe655_rw_1920.jpg?h=76beec7f9521351dec8c3098eaf8e944)
Bird's foot trefoil
![Butter and eggs](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/52a65012-3cbb-46a2-8727-76cc986604a7_rw_1920.jpg?h=36e12957c5e3d227d430ea1d60cb57b6)
Butter and eggs
![Touch-me-not (Impatiens)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/6ea781c6-5fb1-4b53-8c28-48fb0a805b86_rw_1920.jpg?h=759065eb8aa9bd82837d48b9b108c8f8)
Touch-me-not (Impatiens)
![Flat topped white asters](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/9c57ef24-acd3-40bf-9945-cc64126a5b5d_rw_1920.jpg?h=9d3e387fe9b7a5c98903e38b4eaa2198)
Flat topped white asters
![Arrowhead](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/830f3870-5782-4c3c-9082-fb08b0d800f7_rw_1920.jpg?h=b87771a73e5915e1a3aa14d463037b1a)
Arrowhead
![Turtlehead](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/c6c46f1e-ea78-48f4-8001-ff61b237d5fc_rw_1920.jpg?h=ae141c52fdd348963c098792e4489ae7)
Turtlehead
I discovered that a good number of Queen Anne's Lace flowers that were going to seed were hosting carrot seed moth caterpillars.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/8c1b94dc-ca14-4953-9504-b188678b0163_rw_1920.jpg?h=b97dbda2ec9698eacac409149b780fa3)
With all the rain we've had, mushrooms were showing up a month earlier than normal.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/edda99fd-fc5b-49a9-b568-4085a9a9674f_rw_1200.jpg?h=e4bce7dcc07a39f44f36b0929b15a5f9)
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One mushroom really caught my eye, but only in the morning as it was finished and gone by the afternoon. Hare's foot inkcap.
They start out like a skinless cap
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/21cb1d28-fea0-42c5-9839-42280ee24f27_rw_1920.jpg?h=d2cb210ea0e37deee55b4ffc8cb26d5a)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/1f63e1cd-98e3-4e6c-9dd6-0dcfec2c6262_rw_1920.jpg?h=dd8095a8d5d29d8b0049ab38c24220dd)
Often mistaken for mushrooms, Indian pipes, a perennial flower, seemed to be very plentiful, including well over 200 groupings at Mer Bleue
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/a89c0832-faf3-4e94-a8bb-33d988cc0a21_rw_1920.jpg?h=54bb7ba450845f42c3137ad73c1aafce)
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A few birds caught my eye more than others
![Green heron with itch at Mud Lake](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/2288a167-ac57-40b4-8cc0-60dea1e800d1_rw_1200.jpg?h=14344527c2b5a3344cb481e9954c03d5)
Green heron with itch at Mud Lake
![Blue jays at Parc Omega](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/1eed7617-91cc-4133-987e-eb313b885f79_rw_1920.jpg?h=b63a4bb4fe82d1dfc630925891c5415c)
Blue jays at Parc Omega
![Juvenile bald eagle at Mud Lake](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/905086ef-da50-4c71-aa1a-716b936c38c9_rw_1920.jpg?h=a951080dd4860a0fa0871864f67a4686)
Juvenile bald eagle at Mud Lake
![Cape may warbler on the ridge at Mud Lake](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/a60b9ad5-2e17-4820-aa8d-deac7328c15a_rw_1920.jpg?h=55c2f20da231b9c1691cb4999c1ad383)
Cape may warbler on the ridge at Mud Lake
![Female cardinal in molt](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/895c3729-5fe4-4d47-943e-5c1a41d5da6c_rw_1920.jpg?h=736c86e0b8abee28263308a502d2b819)
Female cardinal in molt
![Male cardinal, mouth full, ending molt](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/267f2dd6-a849-4d7e-81f5-7588cfc71c8e_rw_1920.jpg?h=e4a92194b2d191f32c2316d3b52a782a)
Male cardinal, mouth full, ending molt
Parc Omega has opened up the arctic wolf enclosure, the wolves are now free to wander around the road as the cars drive through.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/9dacffd7-6ad6-4237-b68d-007c7bc18e7c_rw_1200.jpg?h=1ae91a338cfada6070996992b0278de6)
The Zoo in Syracuse NY has two 11 month old twins that were catching everyone's eyes
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/864754ba-43c5-4228-9f5e-f74f07d92a3d_rw_1920.jpg?h=49411e5996a37556aaa4f129919fdc25)
A walk around Pink Lake in Gatineau Park produced some nice berries and interestingly shaped sap drips
![Buckthorn](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/945b0911-b338-4f36-9af1-f988e83e90b8_rw_1920.jpg?h=fdeeaff76cb9f47c49194daee6b7ab94)
Buckthorn
![Climbing nightshade](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/d8a29ddd-970d-40f2-8613-438d5113dc30_rw_1920.jpg?h=99b9eabe401a6a38f4a5a61716a6cd89)
Climbing nightshade
![sap drip](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/c2bdcff9-302c-4ac4-ad9a-a67aa2dec732_rw_1920.jpg?h=b4044a3f530945271eddcad684065027)
sap drip
![sap drip](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/fbf9005a-ca77-473e-95c7-e85275129b16_rw_1920.jpg?h=2222cdec54357c7750a49e743b6bbfc0)
sap drip
The large sand sculpture and the butter sculpture certainly were eye catching
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/246fd75f-5c9a-42aa-9527-ea66620cbdde/a913d590-6e94-4161-8690-115768f7bb71_rw_1920.jpg?h=13775e8532d1a2ce82414dda6cfe9e79)
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