Common Buckeye
It may not be the most picturesque background, but even the jagged pavement cannot take away the look of this beautiful Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) butterfly. I wanted to be sure to get a decent photograph of this individual, my first of the year, and it was not at all interested on landing on anything natural. After watching it for a few minutes I moved on, hoping for many reasons that there will be more of them to come this year. As we go through June many more butterflies will be coming out to see us, and we will share them with you. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach...
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This Savannah Sparrow would certainly rather be in the grasslands and farm fields than stuck to the pavement. Unfortunately for the bird at the moment, and often for the species in the winter, those favored habitats are covered in a very deep layer of snow and ice. Instead it feeds on any exposed seeds it can find in these grasses, just like other birds I have photographed and shown you lately. It is not an easy life but it may be easier and safer overall than migrating far to the south and having to return in a couple of months. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach...
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