We saw Mourning Cloaks and Eastern Commas in good abundance! It was so much fun!
We also some several Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers. Not all were cooperative for pictures, but this one was pretty good.
There were tons of people enjoying the day, but these were the two cutest hikers by far.
But I digress.....back to the butterflies.
Mourning Cloak
We were seeing Mourning Cloak after Mourning Cloak and not Eastern Commas when someone spotted some on a Black Oak Birch Tree that had sap running. It turned out there were about six gathered around that sap!
Eastern Comma
Eastern Commas (4)
Just a reminder that today is April 12th in Massachusetts! There's still snow!
The view
Infant Moth
Eastern Comma
A gorgeous specimen!
Ditto
Dog fighting at the top of the mountain
Turkey Vulture
We stopped to chat with this young hiker on the way down. He had a butterfly visiting him!
Not to be outdone by the young hiker, our club president also had a friend!
Eastern Comma
Great to hear that butterflies are flying with you. The Mourning Cloak must be a difficult butterfly to photograph with the contrast between dark and light colouring.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had trouble with it.....it is a curious species. It often lands on people who enter its declared territory. Last year, one repeatedly landed on my hat, but since I was alone, I couldn't capture the moment in a photo!
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