Category: Daily Photo

Woodie, originally uploaded by Gavatron.

Re-bar dunes, originally uploaded by Gavatron. From a paper I wrote for an upcoming publication on Trash Animals, discussing the relationship between the environmental history of the Leslie Street Spit & Ring-billed Gulls: “Created from the urban tailings of the city’s growth during the last half-century, the Leslie Street Spit was originally intended by the […]

Great egret, originally uploaded by Gavatron.

American Goldfinch, originally uploaded by Gavatron.

Rodent: it’s what’s for dinner, originally uploaded by Gavatron. Went birding on the weekend and saw this! How cool?

Sweat bee enjoying sweet (not sweat) nectar, originally uploaded by Gavatron.

Wood squill, originally uploaded by Gavatron. Taken outside the apartment.

Mining bees in a mating pile-on, originally uploaded by Gavatron. These are solitary mining bees which overwinter as adults and are some of the first bees to become active in the spring. There were lots of them active at the Brickworks today, at a wet area along a path. Spending some time watching, it was […]

Devil sticks and a Border Terrier do NOT mix, originally uploaded by Gavatron. Nothing says “look at me” like an all-white outfit, a man rack and devil sticks. Ah, I love the first warm day!