Our temps shot up up again so the butterflies have been sticking around.
I suspect, warm weather or not, I think the Monarchs will be gone soon. But for now, they are filling up on the abundance of nectar in the yard.
There have been a few Red Admirals flitting about.
Like the Monarch, they migrate south – though not all the way to Mexico.
I’ve seen a few of these Checkered Skippers, but this is the first one I’ve captured this year.
And speaking of first time captures…
I give you the Mourning Cloak butterfly!
It’s a big one! Around the size of the monarch. And just look at that colour – especially those bright blue spots! Beautiful!
But the leaves are already changing, the warm weather won’t last forever. So we’ll enjoyed our beautiful visitors for as long as we can!
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You certainly have a great variety of butterflies in your yard! Pretty pictures.
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such beautiful photos! 🦋🦋
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You’ve got a butterfly reserve going on there! How could they resist with all those things in blooms.
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The photos are so beautiful and the colors so bright.
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Lovely images of your garden flutterbys.
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I saw very few monarchs this summer. NONE in my yard.
Your top photo is frame-worthy!
I suppose soon it will be time to start thinking about what we are going to plant in NEXT year’s garden.
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What pretty butterflies! We have only seen a few all summer.
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Beautiful photos!!! I’ve never seen a Morning Cloak butterfly!!! How wonderful to catch a shot of him!
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