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Beautiful Spring Azure Butterfly At Fort Hill On Cape Cod.

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The Spring Azure is among the first butterflies of the year. Its early spring appearance helps to identify this species. The undersides of the wings are pale gray to whitish, with small dark spots while outer sides are a light blue. Such a pretty, little butterfly…

Wishing you all a Happy Mother’s Day! May you find something new or special outside in nature today!

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First Cabbage White Butterflies At Fort Hill On Cape Cod.

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It’s so wonderful to see the butterflies starting to migrate back to Cape Cod. The first ones that we’ve seen are the Cabbage White butterflies.

The Cabbage White butterfly got its name because its favorite host plant for laying eggs are cabbages and because the adults are white.

Have you seen any butterflies this season?

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Beautiful Little Wood Satyr Butterfly On Cape Cod!

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I hadn’t seen a Little Wood Satyr butterfly in a couple of years and this one was stunning. It  landed on a leaf on the side of the Doane Rock Trail to Coast Guard Beach.

The Little Wood Satyr butterfly lives on woodland edges as well as salt marshes, which explains why we saw it there on that trail.

Gorgeous, isn’t it? I love its markings…

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Gorgeous Monarch Butterfly At Fort Hill On Cape Cod.

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We were having a picnic breakfast at Fort Hill yesterday and were commenting that we hadn’t seen many Monarch butterflies this summer… maybe only a handful. And then this gorgeous one landed on the Milkweed plant nearby. Just beautiful…

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Beautiful Northern Crescent Butterfly On The Trail At Fort Hill On Cape Cod.

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This is the first Northern Crescent butterfly I’ve seen this year and he sure is a beauty! Look at those vibrant colors!

He was hanging out right on the trail as we walked by, and was very accommodating, waiting for us to take our photographs before moving on.