A Skipper

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This is a Silver-spotted Skipper. Over the past few years, I have seen a number of them, but I have not captured many good photos. I saw this one on the rocky bank of the Stillwater River. Lucky for me, she did not take off until I captured a couple of photos.

~ Rick

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Yellow Butterflies

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One a recent hike, I took the top photo of an Orange Sulphur. Teresa captured the second photo of a Clouded Sulphur. We frequenly just refer to these as Sulphur Butterflies. There is actaully two other varieties: The Little Yellow and the Cloudless Sulphur. And now you know too. 🦋

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A Pollination Meetup

We are starting to see even more Monarchs. This was cool .. not just one, but two! I can’t get enough of this. The summer is going so fast, but I guess I have complained about that enough.

~ Rick

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Fooled You?

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I have share this information before. Actually, I think I share it every summer.

I love to photograph birds, but I equally enjoy capturing photos of butterflies. This butterfly is one of the wonders of nature, and I can’t help talking about it. I photographed the first beautiful butterfly earlier this past week. It is a Viceroy. If you observe this butterfly while on a hike, you will likely think you have seen a Monarch Butterfly. It is easy to mistake this species for a Monarch.

The second photo is of a Monarch butterfly. These two look so much alike. What is the difference?

  • If you watch both of these fly, you will notice that they have a very different flying pattern. The Monarch has a more random, slow flight patern. They seem to ‘float’ more (sorry, I don’t have a good term for this). The Viceroy is faster, and more direct.
  • The Viceroy tend to be smaller than the Monarch.
  • Lastly, there is this difference in the wings that you can’t miss. The Viceroy has this extra ‘line’ (see the marked up photo).

So, next time you see a beautiful Monarch, take a closer look!!. Happy butterflying.

~ Rick

A late add: If you are interested in attracting more Monarch to your yard / garden check out this link: How to Grow and Care for Butterfly Weed

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