I’ve seen a lot of butterflies out there lately. Here’s a monarch sharing some flower nectar with a bee (upper left).
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Glowing daylily
A brief moment of sunshine, for a flower in the middle of a deep forest.
Capitol reflections
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A birthday selfie.
Red-spotted purple butterfly
Blue sky moon
I always enjoy noticing our world’s largest satellite during the day. Waxing, first quarter moon.
Coneflowers
Just look at the structure of those heads! Spiky, colorful… another fascinatingly beautiful creation of nature.
View more →Mating monarchs
A little monarch love in the afternoon. Good to see pandemic loneliness isn’t a thing for butterflies.
Flowers of blue
Scottish bluebell (above), and Louisiana iris (below). Seen at Olbrich Botanical Gardens.
View more →Great blue heron
This great blue heron was kind enough to stand still for a pretty long photo session. Though I suspect she was probably just waiting for lunch to swim by.
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