A beautiful Viceroy visited the yard. If you don't know how to tell a Viceroy from a Monarch, click here.
I did see a fresh female Monarch today at Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton. I don't have a photo record, but I do want to keep track of it. It was the third monarch I've seen this year within Massachusetts, the fifth if you count the two I saw while in Southwest Harbor, Maine.
When I came back from lunch and took a walk up and down the driveway to check for butterflies, I noticed this little tree frog camping out on a black-eyed susan. You just never know what you'll find outside!
As I stepped into the garden in order to get its eyes in the photo (its back was to me), a garter snake slithered off into the woods. I wonder if that is why the frog was on the flower? I think it is a Common Gray Tree Frog.
The Viceroy is a stunning butterfly and you have captured it beautifully in your picture. You have so many amazing creatures there. I love the tree frog and to have snakes and humming birds, etc must be fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThanks! You can have the snakes! But I guess I have to take the good and the bad! I am glad for the wildlife habitat around my home!
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