Photo of Monarch Butterfly taken in August of 2007, in Ontario.
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Male American Goldfinch - in summer plumage
The male American Goldfinch is olive in the winter. Then changes to bright yellow in the spring and summer.
| Photo Attributes: | Barrie, Canada, Fringillidae, Spinus, Passeriformes, 2010, Chordata, American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, Ontario, |
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Female Amercian GoldFinch - Perched
A female American Goldfinch, perched at feeder.
| Photo Attributes: | Barrie, Canada, Fringillidae, Spinus, Passeriformes, 2010, Chordata, American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, Ontario, |
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Perched Black-Capped Chickadee
A black-capped chickadee perched on tree branch. The chickadee allowed me to get within ten feet for this photo.
| Photo Attributes: | Barrie, Aves, Canada, Paridae, Poecile, Passeriformes, North America, 2014, Chordata, Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus, Ontario, |
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American Red Squirrel front view.
Front view of an American Red Squirrel, perched on patio chair.
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Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
Photo of the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly at the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory.
| Photo Specific Links: | Butterflies of Canada web Site | | The largest butterfly found in Canada (wingspan: 83 to 113 mm), the Giant Swallowtail has broad dark brown wings crossed on the upperside by a diagonal band of bright yellow spots. The underside is yellowish and the tail is broad with a yellow spot in the centre.
| | Butterly - Wikipedia | | Giant Swallowtail - wikipedia | | The Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) is a swallowtail butterfly common in various parts of North America, particularly the south and east. With a wingspan of about 10–16 cm (3.9–6.3 in),[2] it is the largest butterfly in Canada and the United States.
| | Niagara Butterfly Conservatory - Site Page | | The conservatory features over 2,000 colourful tropical butterflies floating freely among lush, exotic blossoms and greenery. Paths wind through the rainforest setting, past a pond and waterfall and the Emergence window, where butterflies leave their pupae and prepare to take their first flight!
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Butterfly at Niagara Butterfly Conservatory (3)
Unidentified butterfly at Niagara Butterfly Convervatory.
| Photo Specific Links: | Butterly - Wikipedia | | Niagara Butterfly Conservatory - Site Page | | The conservatory features over 2,000 colourful tropical butterflies floating freely among lush, exotic blossoms and greenery. Paths wind through the rainforest setting, past a pond and waterfall and the Emergence window, where butterflies leave their pupae and prepare to take their first flight!
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