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Monday, June 3, 2024

Nottingham County Park ~ Butterflies'

I drove to I drove to Nottingham County Park this afternoon. It's a great place to walk but I was interested in seeing if the Great Spangled Fritillary's were around yet. I saw 5 of them today. I saw a total of 8 species of butterflies including 2 Monarch's! It's a start, though very little is blooming yet. I, actually, only stayed around the parking lot and not for long as the bugs were out & biting. this afternoon. It's a great place to walk but I was interested in seeing if the Great Spangled Fritillary's were around yet. I saw 5 of them today. I saw a total of 8 species of butterflies including 2 Monarch's! It's a start, though very little is blooming yet. I, actually, only stayed around the parking lot and not for long as the bugs were out & biting.

Great Spangled Fritillary's

Great Spangled Fritillary

Tawny-edged

Least

Meadow Fritillary

Peck's

Sunday, August 20, 2023

Lancaster County Butterflies ~ Chestnut Grove Natural Area,

It's my second visit to this butterfly friendly natural area. I saw 19 species of butterflies though sad there weren't more individuals of each species flying. Lots of trails to walk and butterflies to see though the nectar plants from my last visit have almost all died back. I bet it's wonderful in the spring when all of the Common Milkweed is blooming.

Common Milkweed seeds starting to blow in the wind.

Painted Lady

Clouded Yellow Sulphur

Orange Sulphur

Swarthy Skipper

Least

Cabbage White

Least

American Lady

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

My Yard~ First of Year 2023 Butterflies

Least Skipper

Dun Skipper

Gray Hairstreak

Pearl Crescent

Friday, July 21, 2023

Wolf's Hollow County Park

Had a great visit to Wolf's Hollow County Park in Chester County yesterday. 11 species of butterflies, Snowberry Clearwing, Ruby-throated hummingbird, and along the creek some dragonflies. Sadly, the park service just recently mowed down the center field as you enter the park where I saw tons of butterflies last summer. The left side of the driveway is a sea of lavender bee balm.

Lavender Bee Balm

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Monarch Caterpillars

Pearl Crescent

Least

Sachem

Variable Dancer

Snowberry Clearwing

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Dark Morph

Saturday, July 30, 2022

Honeycroft Village ~ Around my Yard

Great day in the yard today- 3 Hummers on the porch feeding on flowers & at feeder at the same time. 9 species total of butterflies with 2 new yard butterflies #12 Zabulon Skipper, #13 Least Skipper and 11 Tiger Swallowtails that included 3 dark morph swallowtail. The Tiger swallowtails are going crazy on the tall garden Phlox.