Monarch butterflies fueling up for the journey south maybe?
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Blue-eyed daisy
With a bonus bug and a tiny spider.
More butterflies
I’ve noticed quite a few butterflies out on my nature walks lately. Some believe butterfly sightings to be symbols of good fortune. Maybe there’s some hope for the coming months of 2020?
View more →Learning patience from a dragonfly
I spent a frustrating 20 minutes following this common whitetail skimmer dragonfly as they buzzed around, trying to get a decent photo or two. Yet another time when nature is trying to teach me to have more patience. Maybe someday, that lesson will finally sink in.
View more →Butterfly season
I’ve seen a lot of butterflies out there lately. Here’s a monarch sharing some flower nectar with a bee (upper left).
View more →Red-spotted purple butterfly
Mating monarchs
A little monarch love in the afternoon. Good to see pandemic loneliness isn’t a thing for butterflies.
Autumn milkweed
Want to help your local monarch butterfly population? Now is the time to collect milkweed seeds to plant.
Orange Meadowhawk dragonfly
I could have used a deeper depth of field here (the head is not quite in focus), but my favorite thing about this photo are those hairy legs!
