Oh How They Float

Have you every watched a Monarch Butterfly as they fly across the horizon? They are never in a hurry as they 'float' along. Clearly they need to be busy since the season is short, but they keep their presepctive.

In contrast, if you watch a Viceroy Butterfly, they seem to fly much faster with what looks like more intent.

It is interesting to compare the two. Just an observation .. maybe it means more, but it is certainly interesting to watch them both and contrast their flying styles. (The one in the photo is a Monarch).

~ Rick

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Red, Spotted, and Some Purple

While hiking earlier this week I saw a swallowtail flying away from my location. I was frustrated that I missed a photo opportunity but then I saw this Red-Spotted Purple. Wow, so beautiful. I guess patience is not one of my strengths.

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Go Bucks …😬

We have not seen very many Common Buckeye Butterflies this year, but they are one of my favorites. Great colors, and a plus is the name for us Buckeye fans.

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Monarch

I love how this photo of a Monarch Butterfly turned out. So cool.

I know you may know these facts, but thought I would share:

Monarch butterflies embark on a marvelous migratory phenomenon. They travel between 1,200 and 2,800 miles or more from the northeast United States, and southeast Canada to the mountain forests in central Mexico, where they find the right climate conditions to hibernate from the beginning of November to mid-March. The monarch butterfly is known by scientists as Danaus plexippus, which in Greek literally means "sleepy transformation." The name evokes the species' ability to hibernate and metamorphize. Adult monarch butterflies possess two pairs of brilliant orange-red wings, featuring black veins and white spots along the edges. Males, who possess distinguishing black dots along the veins of their wings, are slightly bigger than females. Each adult butterfly lives only about four to five weeks.Monarch Butterfly.

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Another Perl

This time of year I think the most common butterfly in this part of the world is Pearl Crescent. They are everwhere. Sometimes we will see 4 or 5 having a party in the grass. It's wild.

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