Beautiful day today. Spotted two egrets on the pond behind our house
Spotted two butterflies on our bushes when I went out to walk this afternoon
Also spotted another egret at n the pond in development next to ours on our afternoon walk
My butterfly bushes are doing great. There were five butterflies when I went out to walk this afternoon. I managed to get a few pictures
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
Lin and Michael’s Photos
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.
