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Photos from my frontyard in Winnipeg on 2011-Aug07:
Goatsbeard (Tragopogon sp): plant Goatsbeard (Tragopogon sp): flower Goatsbeard (Tragopogon sp): flower

Photos from pr203 near Woodridge on 2011-Aug07:
Bumblebee (Bombus sp): on Thistle (Cirsium sp) Bumblebee (Bombus sp): on Thistle (Cirsium sp) Bumblebee (Bombus sp): on Thistle (Cirsium sp) Bumblebee (Bombus sp): on Thistle (Cirsium sp) Bumblebee (Bombus sp): on Thistle (Cirsium sp) Sulphur butterfly (Coliadinae sp): on Many-flowered aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) Fritillary butterfly (Argynnini sp): on Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum) Milberts tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais milberti): on Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum) Milberts tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais milberti): on Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum) Milberts tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais milberti): on Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum)

Photos from ForestryRoad-4 on 2011-Aug07:
sign: ForestryRoad-4 Not Maintained Travel Not Advised Low prairie-rose (Rosa arkansana): plant in bloom Low prairie-rose (Rosa arkansana): plant in bloom Low prairie-rose (Rosa arkansana): plant in bloom sign: ForestryRoad-31 and Road Closed sign: Road Closed under Fire Prevention Act closeup Fritillary butterfly (Argynnini sp): on Meadow blazing-star (Liatris ligulistylis) Meadow blazing-star (Liatris ligulistylis): plant in bloom Milberts tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais milberti): on Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Milberts tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais milberti): on Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Milberts tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais milberti): on Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Milberts tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais milberti): on Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Milberts tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais milberti): on Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Milberts tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais milberti): on Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Milberts tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais milberti): on Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana): plant in bloom Hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana): flowers Common evening-primrose (Oenothera biennis): plant in bloom Common evening-primrose (Oenothera biennis): flowers Meadow blazing-star (Liatris ligulistylis): inflorescence Meadow blazing-star (Liatris ligulistylis): composite flower-head open Meadow blazing-star (Liatris ligulistylis): composite flower-head in bud Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus): on Meadow blazing-star (Liatris ligulistylis)

Photos from Whitemouth Lake on 2011-Aug07:
Hornet (Vespa sp): on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Hornet (Vespa sp): on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Sulphur butterfly (Coliadinae sp) female: on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Sulphur butterfly (Coliadinae sp) female: on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Sulphur butterfly (Coliadinae sp) female: on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Sulphur butterfly (Coliadinae sp) female: on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Sulphur butterfly (Coliadinae sp) male: on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Sulphur butterfly (Coliadinae sp) male: on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Sulphur butterfly (Coliadinae sp) male: on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Sulphur butterfly (Coliadinae sp) male: on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Sulphur butterfly (Coliadinae sp) male: on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Sulphur butterfly (Coliadinae sp) male: on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Sulphur butterfly (Coliadinae sp) male: on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Sulphur butterfly (Coliadinae sp) male: on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) me: with Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) me: with Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) me: with Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)

Photos from fr4 at WhitemouthRiver on 2011-Aug07:
White admiral butterfly (Limenitis arthemis): on Mustelid (Mustelidae sp) scat White admiral butterfly (Limenitis arthemis): on Mustelid (Mustelidae sp) scat Robber fly (Asilidae sp): Doris: at WhitemouthRiver culvert Doris: at WhitemouthRiver culvert closer Milberts tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais milberti): on Goldenrod (Solidago sp) Milberts tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais milberti): on Goldenrod (Solidago sp) Milberts tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais milberti): on Goldenrod (Solidago sp) White admiral butterfly (Limenitis arthemis): on scat White admiral butterfly (Limenitis arthemis): on scat White admiral butterfly (Limenitis arthemis): on scat Duckweed (Lemna sp): duck-trails through the duckweed White admiral butterfly (Limenitis arthemis): on scat on culvert pair White admiral butterfly (Limenitis arthemis): on scat on culvert pair me: photographing White admiral butterfly (Limenitis arthemis) pair on culvert

Photos from former ranger-station beside pr308 on 2011-Aug07:
Common mullein (Verbascum thapsus): plant Pink-flowered onion (Allium stellatum): many building: foundation remnants amid Pink-flowered onion (Allium stellatum) Doris: amid Pink-flowered onion (Allium stellatum) Doris: amid Pink-flowered onion (Allium stellatum) closer Pink-flowered onion (Allium stellatum): inflorescence open in shade Pink-flowered onion (Allium stellatum): inflorescence open in sun Pink-flowered onion (Allium stellatum): inflorescence in bud Sulphur butterfly (Coliadinae sp): on Pink-flowered onion (Allium stellatum) Fritillary butterfly (Argynnini sp): on Pink-flowered onion (Allium stellatum) Ant (Formicidae sp): on Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)

Photos from pr308 on 2011-Aug07:
Turtlehead (Chelone glabra): plant Turtlehead (Chelone glabra): flowers Bumblebee (Bombus sp): emerging from Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) Bumblebee (Bombus sp): on Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) Bumblebee (Bombus sp): on Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus): caterpillar on Milkweed (Asclepias sp) Tall buttercup (Ranunculus acris): plant Tall buttercup (Ranunculus acris): flower Kingfisher (Alcedinidae sp): Kingfisher (Alcedinidae sp): Evening-primrose (Oenothera sp): plant in bloom fully open flowers Evening-primrose (Oenothera sp): plant in bloom fully open flowers

Photos from The-Cusson municipal gravel-pit near Wye MB on 2011-Aug07:
Hooded ladies-tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana): inflorescence Hooded ladies-tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana): inflorescence Hooded ladies-tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana) + Fringed-gentian (Gentianopsis crinita): Fringed-gentian (Gentianopsis crinita):