We arrived safely at our camper rally… it is quite chilly… mid 50’s F and drizzly weather. By the end of the week a high of 90 F is expected. I will be posting a butterfly a day while on this trip… all taken at Smith Gilbert Gardens on June 7th.
Beautiful capture! Great colours and light! Fav (KV, a question for you about red admirals: have you noticed that their wings seem beaten and torn and there is some kind of mold or something on their wings as well? Yours doesn't seem afflicted, but I noticed this situation last year and this year so far too with red admirals that I have spotted. Anyhow, I wonder why this is happening. Do you have any idea?) (p.s. I hope you get better weather soon)
@365projectorgheatherb I know very little about the red admiral… this is probably the first one I’ve seen & photographed. Sorry I can’t be more help. The painted ladies that were at the butterfly house seemed to be the ragged looking ones and there were many more of them than the red admirals.
