Category Archives: Whites and Sulphurs

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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Cloudless Sulphurs, LT Skipper and Solar Eclipse

I going to take a break from my “wildlife only” rule as this was possibly a once in a lifetime experience. Barry Marts and I traveled to eastern Tennessee in hopes of seeing the total eclipse of the Sun. Of … Continue reading

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Birding Tour Butterflies – Cloudless Sulphur, Painted Lady

While co-leading a WINGS Birding Tour through West Virginia over the last week we spent considerable time in mountain counties. Notable butterflies seen were my second ever Cloudless Sulphur in Tucker county along Bonner Mtn Rd. Other highlights were Pink-edged … Continue reading

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Northern Exposure – Jutta Arctic, Bog Fritillary

It was the best of times! Barry Marts and I ventured back up to SW Maine and northern New Hampshire to have another go at a couple of species we struck out on last year. We timed out this trip … Continue reading

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The “Keys” to finding butterflies – Schaus’ Swallowtail, Amethyst Hairstreak

Barry Marts, Sarah Smith, Mike Smith and yours truly took a trip to the southern regions of Florida making an initial side trip in the northern part of the state to Suwannee State Park in Suwannee County. At Suwannee we … Continue reading

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