Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) and Eastern Tiger Swallowtails (Papilio glaucus)
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Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus, dark form
Overwintering Monarchs
Every year millions of monarch butterflies fly more than three thousand miles from Canada to Mexico, to the same mountains where a year earlier their grandparents spent the winter. This phenomenon is the migration of the Eastern Monarch. Last month I took the trip, organized by Expedition Travel, to the Transvolcanic mountain range in Mexico… Read more »
Southwest ’09: part 1
Zion National Park Beautiful hike through Zion National Park. Chipmunks were jumping from under the feet. Another short hike at sunrise – watching the shadow crawl off the valley. Lick Wash Canyon A canyon carved in Sandstone. Filled with butterflies, lizards, birds (one dead one at the bottom of the canyon) and even petroglyphs. Bryce… Read more »
Shenandoah
Memorial day @ Shenandoah National Park