Category Archives: Brush-footed

Finally, Butterflies – GRSF

After a frustrating day yesterday I went back to Green Ridge State Forest after lunch today and with temps being about four degrees warmer and the Sun breaking through strong every now and again the butterflies were out(: Tallied ten … Continue reading

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February Butterflies

The Sun has not been out very often during the last two weeks but we did have a couple of days last week pushing 80 degrees and today it was sunny and in the mid-fifties. Over-wintering adults are starting to … 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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Leonard’s Skipper – Sleepy Creek WMA

I took my dog Shadow on a tough 4 mile hike that we both desperately needed. Sleepy Creek WMA today was cool’ish with a nice breeze. The Sun came out enough from time to time to get some things moving. … Continue reading

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