Restoule Provincial Park, 8818 Highway 534, Restoule, ON P0H 2R0
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Our site and the trails at Restoule Provincial Park were full of birds and other wildlife. Just sitting around our site we saw chipmunks, Wood Thrushes, Black and White Warblers, Downy Woodpeckers, American Robins and we heard the loons on the lake. Along the various trails we saw Red Squirrels, Northern Flickers, White-tailed deer, Ruffed Grouse with her chicks, Alder Flycatchers, Hairy Woodpeckers, frogs, dragonflies, butterflies, raccoon and Golden-Winged Warblers.
Eastern Chipmunk
There are 24 different species of chipmunk found in North America and 1 species in Asia. They are the smallest member of the squirrel family and are usually found foraging by themselves since they aren’t very social.
Male Chalk-fronted Corporal Dragonfly
This striking dragonfly was sunning itself at the top of the Fire Tower Trail. Dragonflies belong to the Odonata order (which means “toothed one”) and there are over 5,000 known species worldwide.
American Red Squirrel
Ruffed Grouse
Near the beginning of the Fire Tower Trail we came across this Ruffed Grouse and watched as she called her five chicks to her who were all playing in the scrub.
Curious Chipmunk
This little guy wouldn’t slow down for me to take a sharp picture of him so I used a panning technique to capture his movement.
Downy Woodpecker
I sat in my chair at the campground as this female Downy Woodpecker explored the dead wood lying on the forest ground.
Red Admiral Male Butterfly Puddling
Butterflies often spend time sucking up the fluids from wet soil because the liquid contain nutrients. The butterflies who demonstrate this behaviour are usually young male butterflies but sometimes they are old, worn, female butterflies. The main nutrient the butterflies are looking for when puddling is sodium.
American Robin
There were many American Robins around our site but we also spotted some Wood Thrushes and some Hermit Thrushes throughout the park.
Green Frog
We heard the Green Frogs croaking at night but spotted this one in the shallow edge of the river.
Green Frog in River
Lilypad Clubtail Dragonfly
This picture would have been spectacular if the dragonfly would have been sitting on a lily pad, don’t’ you think?
White Admiral Butterfly
Surprisingly, this White Admiral Butterfly stayed very still for this shot. These butterflies are rarely ever found on flowers since they prefer rotting fruit or animal dung.
Eastern Wood-Pewee
The small flycatcher waited patiently in the tree until it spotted its target. It then flew down and caught a small insect to feast on. Pewees have an unmistakable slurred call “pee-a-wee” that once you identify it, you’ll hear it everywhere and repeated very frequently.
