#outside stuff

First up was a bumblebee near the park. I heard it before I saw it - I forgot how nice the sound of its buzzing is! I saw a fly a bit later on siting on a dead leaf, only spotting it because of the contrast of its shiny exoskeleton. As I was leaving I caught a glimpse of a small, white butterfly. I don’t know the species, but they’re pretty common here.

Then, on my way home, I saw a bunch of wasps by a wooded fence! The first was a smaller, black and yellow one that we call yellow jackets. I think I saw another one as well, but it moved too quickly for me to get a good look at it. The final wasp was twice the size of the yellow jackets, with dangling yellow legs and a red-brown body. I’m not sure what species this one is, but I saw a similar one hanging out in our garden last year. I wonder if they were gathering the wood from the fence for their nests.

During the entire walk I also saw some lone ants making their way across the sidewalk, and a few smaller, fly-like bugs that I couldn’t get a good enough look at to see what they were.