Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Butterflies

Question Mark, March 27.
Cabbage White, April 6.
Clouded Sulphur, April 18.
American Lady, May 6.
Painted Lady, May 15.
Sachem, May 17.
Black Swallowtail, May 17.

First butterflies photographed this year. The early Mourning Cloak eluded the lens, but not the eye.

mthew

One response to “Butterflies”

  1. Christopher Enright

    Black Swallowtail is a gorgeous creature!

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