The OFO Convention...

I attended the Ontario Field Ornithologists 25th anniversary convention down at Point Pelee this weekend - a great time. One reason was to try and sell some artwork, with which I was moderately successful. However, mostly it was to see a whole bunch of old friends I don't get to see very often and to generally have a good time! Of course it didn't hurt to have a great bird thrown in too, so when, at the 11th hour, we found out about the Shrewsbury Northern Wheatear it resulted in a pleasantly mad rush to drive to the site and see it! An absolutely super bird and a long-awaited Ontario tick for the MM.

It was way too cool for moths but we did notch up a few butterflies. The amazingly fresh and rosy Buckeye above was undoubtedly the pick of the bunch though. There had been a Cloudless Sulphur about but it was not to be this time around.

I have been very busy of late but will add a couple more posts before I go away for a while. I've had a great couple of weeks with immigrant moths and will strive to add a few nice photos over the next couple of days. Stay tuned...