August 21, 2021
Decided to go to Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. This is our third time there and this time we actually saw more wildlife than usual.
We also made a stop at the Montezuma Winery – one of our favorite wineries in the finger lakes
Surprised to finally see some butterflies and three of them at once – jackpot
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Another really warm day and lots of humidity. I walked this morning but it was still really warm. Earlier this week I posted a picture of this flower – didn’t know what it was but another photographer as kind enough to tell me it was milkweed. When I spotted the milkweed earlier this week there were a lot of bees around them. Today in addition to the bees there were butterflies. It was hard to get a good photo since the butterflies kept fluttering around but I managed to get this one.
Lin and Michael’s Photos
The one on the bottom looks like its barely hanging on
Lin and Michael’s Photos
As I was walking down the path to the boat launch, I noticed these butterflies. I slowly moved closer and closer and kept hoping they would stay put. Have never been able to capture three of them at a time. My brother in law told me it is unusual to see black and tiger swallow tale butterflies together – so I now I know the names of the butterflies.
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