Saturday, August 8, 2015

Monarchs and other Butterflies ...



















School started this week ... Today, I bush-hogged my walking patch and a clover field on our farm.  During that time, I saw eight Monarch butterflies ... on butterfly weed, cup flowers and ironweed.  The one above, was nectaring on zinnias in our garden this morning.

Below, in front of our barn was some deer scat.  A meal for the Question Mark in the center as a Diana Fritallary (?) joins the crowd.




Most of the swallowtails show some wear but these below appear to be newly emerged.  Black swallowtail followed by mostly Eastern Tiger Swallowtails ...

 

 



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