2023 August 24 evening

  I see from today’s Times-Colonist that there is to be a CRD Butterfly Walk to discover the surprising wonders of a butterfly’s habitat, lifecycle and daily activities at the interactive nature walk.  It runs from 10:00 to 11:30 pm, August 29.  Meet at the information kiosk at the parking lot off Atkins Avenue.

We seem to be so starved of butterflies at present that we wish them luck and hope that they do find some butterflies.  In spite of the present paucity of butterflies, we encourage viewers to join the CRD walk, and let us know what they find.  And let us know!

There follows a selection of creatures photographed locally recently.  Contributors will forgive me, I hope, if I don’t get all the details about time and place. A big backlog of photos is a good problem to have!

Neoalcis californiaria  (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

Neoalcis californiaria  (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

Campaea perlata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

Banasa dimiata (Hem.: Pentatomidae)  Marie O’Shaughnessy

Jumping Bristletail  Pedetontus saltator
(Microcoryphia – Machilidae)
Ian Cooper

European Sowbug – Oniscus asellus (Isopoda: Oniscidae)
Ian Cooper