Common Wood

We have seen a large number of [Wood-nymph Butterflies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_wood-nymph) this week. I love the patterns in their wings. In the right lighting you can get some intereeting colors too. ~ Rick

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Great Spangled What?

I do not recall every seeing a Great Spangled Fritillary before. Yes, that is what this beautiful creture is, and it is a large, beautiful butterfly.

As I said, this butterfly is large, like a swallowtail. Wikipedia says that their wingspan ranges from 62 to 88 mm (2.4 to 3.5 in) (wikipedia. Sure a beautiful butterfly.

Neither of us have photographed one of these in the past. Teresa had a more direct shot, but also had some blades of grass in the shot. She took the 2nd photo. I shot the top photo, but at an angel.

~ Rick

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Natures Pearl

I wanted to share these photos of a few Pearl Crescent Butterflies from last week. I just love butterflies.

~ Rick

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A Little Blue

The Spring Azure is a very small, blue butterfly. I have heard them called an Echo Blue, Hill Hedge Blue, and maybe other names. The day I saw this one, I saw a couple more. This one was willing to park long enough for me to photograph.

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Simple And Beautiful

This is a Cabbage White Butterfly. I think it is one of the most common of all butterflies. We see them in our yard, along the walks on the bike trail, and on long hikes.

The thing is, they never seem to stop long enough to capture a good photo. This was the exception. I shot this photo on a hike a few days ago. Simple and beautiful.

~ Rick

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