Sunday, October 30, 2016

My Yard ~ Great day in the Gardens

Painted Lady Butterfly
Today's unbelievable 78 degrees with sunshine and light winds brought out 15 different species of butterflies.  There are Monarch and Black Swallowtail caterpillars still munching away on their host plants.  The Long-tailed Skipper continues which is exciting but even better were the 2 Painted Lady butterflies that were in the yard.  This butterfly has been rare in the tri-county area with only 11 seen so far this season.  My two Painted Ladies make numbers 12 and 13 the the counties.
Painted Lady Butterfly

Long-tailed Skipper

Fiery Skipper

Red Admiral Butterfly

Variegated Fritillary 






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