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The Butterfly Walk Report

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     Saturday's butterfly walk was a great success, thanks in large part to the expertise of Tom Burr, who really knows his stuff when it comes to plants and bugs and other neat stuff (Thanks, Tom!)
    We had a group of two dozen on the 75-minute walk, and we saw at least five butterfly species (including the Question Mark above), many awesome dragonflies and plants galore.

   Click "Continue reading ..." for the list of butterflies and some neat shots of dragonflies, Milkweed Beetles and a plant or two. Seymour Drakes assures me that it is well worth the effort.

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   Milkweed Beetles shaking hands.

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IMG_1247     The butterflies we saw were the Question Mark, Red Admiral, Monarch, Sulphur and the ever-present Cabbage White (above).

IMG_1253-1   Birdsfoot Trefoil.

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Spiderwort

 

 

 

 

 

 

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