Another beautiful Vanessa butterfly from my weekend survey. I'd not seen one since I was a kid, so another first photo. All N. American Vanessa's have beautiful side markings, but the dorsal view is also quite nice.
I haven't seen a butterfly for a couple of weeks now, we've had several hard freezes, and it was in the 40s (F) at lunch time when I went out to look for a hawk down this little dirt road. Imagine my surprise when I saw this little Ladie floating down from a tree! I thought it was a leaf! It...
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