Kogo Shuko

Here is a tenthredo, a type of sawfly, enjoying a rest in my back yard. #insects #bugs

Back when I worked for Indigenous Services Canada, the "Union québécoise de réhabilitation des oiseaux de proie", a rehabilitation centre for injured birds of prey brought in a few birds and we had an indigenous Elder speak about their importance. Here is a peregrine falcon. #birds #birdsofprey

Back when I worked for Indigenous Services Canada, the "Union québécoise de réhabilitation des oiseaux de proie", a rehabilitation centre for injured birds of prey brought in a few birds and we had an indigenous Elder speak about their important. This is a Northern Saw-Whet Owl. #birds #birdsofprey

The Scarlet Lily Beetle sure is pretty, except when it's eating my lilies. =/ #insects #bugs

Thank you, Rob!

Apparently today's #BirdOfTheDay is #FightingBirds or #BirdsFighting and I just can't help but share this photo of a raven and a squirrel fighting over an unseen dead mouse. The raven won and successfully stole the squirrel's pre-winter snack.

An Orchard Orbweaver in my back yard last year. I'm not normally a fan of spiders (terrified really), but I couldn't help but admire the colours on this one. And how BIG a web it spun. #bugs #spiders

A White-Eared Catbird at the Houston Zoo from my trip, gosh, more than a decade ago. #birds #zoos #houston

A Northern Paper Wasp in at the Hill Island observation tower in the Thousand Islands area. #insects #bugs

A Violet-Backed Starling at the Houston Zoo. #birds #zoo #houston

This looks like a kind of assassin bug, but I couldn't say which type. There's so many of them! Very nice shot! <3

A Leaf Footed Bug in Kingston Ontario. #bugs #insects

A Southern Bald Ibis at the Houston Zoo. #birds #zoos #houston

A Great Golden Digger Wasp in St Albert's, Ontario. #insects #bugs

A Red-Crested Turaco at the Houston Zoo. #birds #zoos #houston

I took this picture of a Drone Fly in Cincinnati, Ohio. #insects #bugs

A Masked Cardinal at the Houston Zoo. #birds #zoos #houston

A Two-Striped Grasshopper in my back yard. #insects #bugs

A Marabou Stork at the Houston Zoo. #birds #zoos #houston

A Soldier Beetle in my back yard. #insects #bugs #beetles

A Kookaburra at the Houston Zoo. #birds #zoos #houston

A Curl-Crested Aracari at the Houston Zoo. #zoos #birds #houston

This is a Pearly Wood-Nymph Moth. I just love how nature camouflages itself. I legitimately thought this was a bird poo on my car until I realized it was moving. #moths #insects #bugs

A Crested Screamer at the Houston Zoo some years ago. #birds #zoos #houston

An Orange Belted Bumblebee enjoying my garlic chives. #insects #bugs #bumblebees

Some Chilean Flamingos at the Houston Zoo. #birds #zoos #houston

A Flowerfly sitting on a Common Dandelion #insects #bugs #dandelions #bloomscrolling

A Cassowary at the Houston Zoo when I visited many years ago. #birds #zoos #houston

Here is a Familiar Bluet Damselfly #bugs #insects

A Blue-Billed Curassow at the Houston Zoo. #birds #zoos #houston