It didn't necessarily feel unusually warm at the coast today, but as I was doing some monitoring work a couple of butterflies flew by me. This Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) landed nearby, so I took a quick photo. There were also quite a few bees and flies out and about, so later I checked the air temperature record. It reached about 63°F (17°C) this afternoon. Warm enough!
3 comments:
I love your photo of this really cheering butterfly! We used to have Buckeyes in our garden, but it's been at least a decade since I've seen one, and I miss them.
This Buckeye is wearing jewels!
So beautiful!
Thanks!
Sue
Thanks, Alice and Sue! Buckeyes are one of my favorite local butterflies -- I love the color patterns within the spots on the wings! :)
Buckeye numbers seem to fluctuate from year to year. I haven't seen as many this year, so I was also cheered to see this individual yesterday.
:) Jackie
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