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July 13, 2020

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Butterflies, Butterflies, and More Butterflies

Posted by Vonda on July 13, 2020

Butterfly activity is up lately. Here are some of the visitors I have been seeing in the backyard and at the pond a few blocks away.

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  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

    Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

    Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Coneflower in the Backyard

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

    Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

    Male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Seeking Nectar from Swamp Milkweed

  • Eastern Black Swallowtail

    Eastern Black Swallowtail

    Female Eastern Black Swallowtail on Purple Coneflower

  • Wild Bergamot with Eastern Black Swallowtail

    Wild Bergamot with Eastern Black Swallowtail

    A Patch of Wild Bergamot in the Rain Garden Attracts a Female Eastern Black Swallowtail

  • Monarch on Sullivant's Milkweed

    Monarch on Sullivant's Milkweed

    Male Monarch Nectars at Sullivant's Milkweed in the Backyard Garden

  • Monarch on Wild Bergamot

    Monarch on Wild Bergamot

    Monarch Seeks Nectar from Wild Bergamot in Backyard Garden

  • Cabbage White

    Cabbage White

    Cabbage White Female on Blue Vervain at the Pond

  • Summer Azure

    Summer Azure

    Summer Azure on a Paving Stone in the Backyard Gardens

  • Red Admiral on Purple Coneflower

    Red Admiral on Purple Coneflower

    Red Admiral Butterfly Nectaring on Purple Coneflower

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