We meet at the Ballpark in Gillies Bay at 10:00am
Last week we drove south on Bell Road and up past the turnoff to the Hydro Reactor Station and then parked at the next road juction. From there the hike mainly followed the gasline south towards Bobs Lake but we took the winding trail on the left just before that really steep hill. This leads east and back to the main Bobs Lake Road and then it was just a short distance until turning off on the left and quickly after that headed uphill through the forest to the viewpoint at the top of Flicker Mountain. After lunch and a group photo with a young German visitor who seemed to be on a slow tour of Canada before heading off to explore Japan and China.
My photo was taken on a recent hike when we were climbing towards the high point of Thompson Bluffs. It's a closeup of an almost upside down Swallowtail butterfly holding onto and sipping nectar from the tiny pink flower of a Dogbane plant. In my experience this species of insect is more often seen in populated areas than in the countryside, but this one was far away from the nearest garden.
JD.
A Swallowtail Butterfly feeding from the tiny pink flower of a Dogbane plant.
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