Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Adventure Day 20, July 18

The Eastern Bluebirds and Tree Swallows will fledge (obtain flight feathers) tonight or tomorrow morning. I will visit them probably for the last time tomorrow. These species have similar requirements for nest box size and hole size and placement.

The adults of both species have been very careful about not revealing their nest box location, often waiting patiently on a post until I leave or back well away although I am not that close since I am using a 1200mm lens.

Eastern Bluebird

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Peek-a-boo

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I see you both

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Down the hatch

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....and a job well done.

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See you next year.

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Fritillary

There are six Fritillary species in Nova Scotia. The tabulation below is for all of Canada. The species shown in red are Nova Scotia's records.

Subfamily Heliconiinae – fritillaries

• Agraulis vanillae – gulf fritillary
• Euptoieta claudia – variegated fritillary
• Euptoieta hegesia – Mexican fritillary
• Speyeria cybele – great spangled fritillary
• Speyeria aphrodite – Aphrodite fritillary
• Speyeria idalia – regal fritillary
• Speyeria edwardsii – Edwards' fritillary
• Speyeria coronis – coronis fritillary
• Speyeria zerene – zerene fritillary
• Speyeria callippe – callippe fritillary
• Speyeria atlantis – Atlantis fritillary
• Speyeria hesperis – northwestern fritillary
• Speyeria hydaspe – hydaspe fritillary
• Speyeria mormonia – Mormon fritillary
• Boloria napaea – mountain fritillary
• Boloria eunomia – bog fritillary
• Boloria selene – silver-bordered fritillary
• Boloria bellona – meadow fritillary
• Boloria frigga – Frigga fritillary
• Boloria improba – dingy fritillary
• Boloria epithore – Pacific fritillary
• Boloria polaris – Polaris fritillary
• Boloria freija – Freija fritillary
• Boloria natazhati – Beringian fritillary
• Boloria alberta – Alberta fritillary
• Boloria astarte – Astarte fritillary
• Boloria chariclea – Arctic fritillary

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Hermit Thrush

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Pearly Everlasting

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Tree Swallow

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White-tailed Deer

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Yarrow

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