Category Archives: Skippers

Satyr Comma + Canada Endemics

My wife and I recently returned from a two week vacation in the Canadian Maritimes. We visited Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick go to various scenic sights, cultural locations and partaking of local eateries (which was excellent with fresh … Continue reading

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Rickett’s Glen 2018

Barry Marts, Mike Smith and I made a trip to Rickett’s Glen State Park which is about 25 miles NW of Wilkes-Barre, PA. We try to get up there at least once a year as it is a great location … Continue reading

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Mountain Butterflies

The way the weather has been this spring I didn’t think I’d ever get out again for butterflies. Just kidding of course but our cold May and early June with 6+ surplus inches of rain this year has certainly put … Continue reading

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Lower Rio Grande Valley – “off the charts”

This is a much belated post containing a lot of photos (a good thing). I procrastinated a lot in going through the 2,500+ photos taken during the trip to the LRGV between 11-5 and 11-16. After several years in a … Continue reading

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Clouded Skipper, Leonard’s Skipper and Gray Comma

Spent a beautiful day looking for butterflies in Garrett County, MD and then my neighborhood here in Berkeley County, WV. A good variety was on the wing. Temps were in the mid 70’s in the mountains and mid 80’s here … Continue reading

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