The babies are finally starting to bloom. There are also more day lilies budding. Hopefully our neighborhood doe won’t clear cut them.
Tag Archives: fauna
Eight-spotted Forester
This little moth was a new visitor. I’ve never seen one before.
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Skippers
Silver-spotted Skipper 8 August 2016
Sachem skipper? 17 August 2017
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 18 August 2016
Male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 17 August 2016
Close-up 15 August 2016
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Spicebush Swallowtail
24 August 2016
I always get these confused with the dark Eastern Tiger Swallowtails. I think this is a Spicebush Swallowtail, though.
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Doe
I found a bunch of photos from last summer on a memory card. This doe had a fawn that she would stash in my zinnias, while she was busy taking care of important deer business.
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The Last Butterfly
We’ve had several hard frosts, so I expect this dying sulphur is the last of the season’s butterflies.
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Stragglers
I should clear the garden, but there are still a few skippers and sulphurs showing up to feed on the tail end of my sad zinnias.
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Red-spotted Purple
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
I thought there was a moth on the outside of the window, but when I got a step stool and looked more closely, it was a butterfly.
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Tuesday Butterflies
Hobomok Skippers (yes, two of them)
Monarch Butterfly
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