The meadows at Fort Hill are teeming with Milkweed plants this summer, ready for the Monarch butterflies to feed on and lay their eggs.
This was such a pretty photograph of the Milkweed in the meadow… such soft colors. What do you think?
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Pretty Cabbage White Butterfly On Cape Cod.
I was taking a photograph of this pretty, yellow Cinquefoil wildflower when this Cabbage White butterfly landed on top. I only got one photo and this is it!
The Beautiful Monarch Butterflies Are Back On Cape Cod!
The colorful, black and orange Monarch butterflies are back on Cape Cod. We’ve seen quite a few of them at Fort Hill feeding on the Milkweed.
Gorgeous butterfly, don’t you think? Have you seen a Monarch butterfly this summer?
Beautiful Orange And Brown Pearl Crescent Butterfly On Cape Cod.
The butterflies are back on Cape Cod and so much fun to try and photograph although they are not always cooperative! This little Pearl Crescent was flitting from flower to flower so I was able to get a couple of good photos. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
The Pearl Crescent is a small butterfly with a wingspan of only 1 to 1 1/2″. It is orange with black borders and scattered black markings. You can find them in open areas, including meadows, fields and roadsides. Have you ever seen a Pearl Crescent?
Beautiful Little Copper Butterfly On Cape Cod.
The butterflies are starting to migrate back to Cape Cod this time of the year. It’s so much fun to see a couple of new ones each day. This Little Copper Butterfly was feasting on the flowers at Fort Hill. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
The Little Copper butterfly is a small butterfly with a wing span of only about 1″. Its fiery tones are just gorgeous among the white flowers. You can see the difference in coloring in the 2nd photograph when its wings are folded up.
Beautiful little butterfly, don’t you think?
Beautiful Mourning Cloak Butterfly On Cape Cod!
I was so surprised to see this beautiful Mourning Cloak butterfly flitting around our yard. I saw them frequently when we lived in Colorado, but I had never seen one here on the Cape.
A Mourning Cloak is a large butterfly with a wingspan of around 3″. Its color is predominantly deep maroon with a marginal row of violet-blue marks and yellow borders.
Have you ever seen a Mourning Cloak butterfly? Beautiful butterfly, don’t you think?