Saturday, July 29, 2017

Sachem and other recent local butterflies, 7/29/17

Broad-winged Skipper, Home, 7/28/18
Broad-winged Skipper, Home, 7/28/18
American Lady, Home, on Buddleia, 7/28/17
Painted Lady, Home, on Buddleia, 7/28/17
Male Black swallowtail, Home, on Buddleia, 7/28/17

Wild Indigo Duskywing, 7/22/17, Lake Galliard
2 Pearl Crescent, 7/22/17 Lake Galliard
female Black Swallowtail, Home, on Buddleia, 7/27/17
female Black Swallowtail, Home, on Buddleia, 7/27/17
female Black Swallowtail, Home, on Buddleia, 7/27/17
male Monarch, 7/28/17, Home, Joe-Pye Weed
Gray Hairstreak, Home Garden, on Joe Pye Weed
Gray Hairstreak, Home Garden, on Joe Pye Weed
Summer Azure, Home Garden, 7//26/27
Gray Hairstreak, Home Garden, on Joe Pye Weed



female Sachem, 7/27/17, on Buddleia, home garden



Sachem male, 7/25/17, Milford, Silver Sands SP, on Spotted Knapweed

Sachem male, 7/25/17, Milford, Silver Sands SP, on Spotted Knapweed


Thursday, July 27, 2017

Milford Point, 7/27/17, injured PIPL hatchling, et al

Milford Point, 7/27/17, injured PIPL hatchling, et al






PIPL fledgling, 7/27/17, Milford Point

PIPL fledgling, 7/27/17, Milford Point

COTE, adult & juv., 7/27/17, Milford Pt
Milford Point, Cedar Beach, tractor pulling beach rake. 7/27/17

massing SESA, 7/27/17

massing SESA, 7/27/17
LESA, 7/27/17, Milford Point

RUTU, Milford Point, 7/27/17
COTE juv., AMOY, 7/27/17, Milford Pt

COTE, juv. adults, 7/27/17, Milford Point

COTE, juv. adults, 7/27/17, Milford Point


Silver Sands SP, 726/17

Silver Sands SP, 726/17
LESA, 7/26/17, SSSP
SESA, SSSP, 7/26/17

PIPL adult, with 2 chicks, 7/25/17, SSSP


PIPL adult, with chick, 7/25/17, SSSP

PIPL chick, 7/25/17, SSSP

PIPL chick, 7/25/17, SSSP

Glossy Ibis, 7/25/17, SSSP

Green Heron, SSSP, 7/25/17

SESA, SEPL, SSSP, 7/25/17

Green Heron, SSSP, 7/25/17

Friday, July 21, 2017

Pipeline Swallowtail, 7/18/17, home

Pipeline Swallowtail, 7/18/17, home

Thursday, July 20, 2017

juvenile Least and Common Terns, Milford Point, 7/20/17

juvenile Least and Common Terns,  PIPL, Milford Point, 7/20/17.  These juveniles were not born on Milford Point; terns regularly visit Milford Point at this time in their breeding cycle.
begging juvenile COTE, Milford Point 7/20/17



Lest Tern juvenile, Milford Point, 7/20/17
LETE juvenile, Milford Point, 7/20/17

COTE, 2 juv., adult, Milford Point, 7/20/17

adult PIPL, Milford Point, 7/20/17

adult PIPL, Milford Point, 7/20/17

2+-week old chick, Milford Point, 7/20/17