Who doesn’t love butterflies?
There might be a small number of people who have irrational fears of butterflies but, on the whole, people are enchanted by these faerie-like creatures with colorful wings and flight patterns that are a cross between whimsy and magic.
Because our property is full of different types of native wildflowers (and some non-native ones, too, alas), we get a lot of butterflies. Here are some of the ones I took photos of recently on a walk around the property.
The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is always a magnificent sight, whether the yellow version…
or the black version…
But smaller butterflies are also delightful and less flitty. Here’s a sweet little Pearl Crescent…
a Peck’s Skipper…
and an Eastern Comma…
I swear the names are as fun as the insects themselves. Just look at all the happy butterflies in one little patch of wild bergamot!
Do you have a favorite butterfly?
