Victoria Natural
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The Victoria Natural History Society (VNHS) formed in 1944 and currently has about 750 members. We are a volunteer-run organization. Members have developed their interest in nature in a wide variety of ways—some are professional biologists, others are students, most are amateur or volunteer naturalists. VNHS provides an opportunity for those interested in the natural world to come together to share their ideas and experiences.
The Victoria Natural History Society offers many field trips and presentations each month for its members. Note that while evening presentations are open to the public, field trips are designed for members. Guests may join for up to three trips, after which they are expected to join the Society. If you like what you see, please support VNHS by becoming a member and/or making a donation.
The primary objectives of the Society are:
  • To stimulate active interest in natural history
  • To study and protect flora and fauna and their habitats
  • To work with other societies and like bodies having interests in common with this Society.

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2024 July 15 morning


Jeremy Tatum photographed this Rough Prominent moth at his Saanich apartment this morning, July 15:

 Nadata gibbosa  (Lep.: Notodontidae)  Jeremy Tatum

 

Ian Cooper writes:  I’ve put together a selection of six subjects photographed by the Galloping Goose 9 km marker near Talcott Road in View Royal. Five were photographed on July 13, and one (the crane fly) was photographed on July 11.

Jeremy Tatum writes:  We thank Libby Avis for the identification of the moth below as ...

2024 July 14 evening

Jochen Möhr sends a photograph of a Lorquin’s Admiral.  Although it is in an identical pose to the one shown on July 13 morning, viewers will readily agree that they are different individuals.

Lorquin’s Admiral  Limenitis lorquini  (Lep.: Nymphalidae) Jochen Möhr

 

Jeremy Tatum reports that today, July 14, at 5:30 pm, at the top of Mount Tolmie, there were two Painted Ladies flying over the road next to the Jeffrey Pine, and a Red Admiral on the reservoir.

 

Aziza Cooper ...

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