A few more Butterfly to the list
I have observed many butterflies in the meadow by my home, and have on occasion tried to obtain photo's of them. Not being the very best photographer, I was a challenges - as butterflies are seldom very still for very long...seems they are always moving.
Since I re-started my list listing of Butterflies, I has become more of a challenge - as I like to have photo's of any butterflies on my list. With that being said, the last few days I have been watching a Black swallowtail butterfly appear and then disappear in and around the meadow..never staying (or sitting still) long enough for me to get a descent photo opportunity.
On July 2, as I was walking around the meadow I observed the Black Swallowtail again, I watched it for a short time and was lucky enough to see it land on a tree near the meadow. I slowly moved forward and snapped a photo - not the best but enough to get a positive id (see below)..so as of today I have #2 on my list Butterfly list - a Black Swallowtail.
The best way to id is there is a conspicuous red spot with a black bulls-eye on the inner hind margin of the hind wings and an isolated yellow spot on the costa of the front wings - you can see both of these features in the photo.
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| Black Swallowtail - #2 on life Butterfly list |
And I just saw a Silver spotted Skipper and added that to the list....my list Butterfly list has grown to 3.
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| Silver Spotted Skipper on Burning bush |
Until next time good birding and butterfly hunting.
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