Although I believe I may have seen one previously, this is the first photograph of a Monarch butterfly I have taken this season. We observed several of them yesterday; they are truly beautiful creatures.
~ Rick
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This is a beautiful Hackberry Emperor butterfly! In years past, we would have seen a lot of them, but they just haven't been around much this year. In fact we have not seen butterflies of any variety.
~ Rick
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It was super warm out and I expected to see a few butterflies. On the way back to the car, I told Teresa we should have seen our favorite, the Hackberry Emperor. Almost on queue this Hackberry Emperor showeed up.
~ Rick
Well, my app says this is a Little Wood-Satyr butterfly. That is not what the naturalist said it was so I really don't kow. It is cool regardless.
~ Rick
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It was great to see a Viceroy butterfly. This is not a monarch, it is a viceroy. We are still not seeing many butterflies but this was great.
~ Rick
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