Flowers and Fliers

Our patch of Sedum among the Asters, finally started to turn pink and has attracted some butterflies. This is a Buckeye.....

 It posed well, but in the mulch!...

 A Pearl Crescent......

 Pearl Crescent, Buckeye, and Sachem Skipper......

 Another mystery plant. This grew by itself in a pot with 2 dark pink daisy-type plants from Walmart. I had seen those small trumpet like flowers before and think I had a blue one called Torenia. But Google sent me to Toronto! Finally found it and common name is Wishbone flower....

 So far, this is the last osprey view we've had. It was Tuesday, 9-11 and juvie was finishing breakfast.....

 All gone! Happy travels....☺

 Cam nest showed a Great Blue Heron preening.....

 Must be one-legged nap time!!...

Patuxent Ospreys

Aug. 14 video with both juvies. If you miss their loud chirping over the winter, just play this! ☺......

Both juvies were eating in the nest. They looked up, started mantling their fish when all of a sudden an intruder landed right in between them, but immediately left! You can see the wings partly open......

 After work on that day, went to the boat ramp and could see one juvie land in the nest platform. The video cam is on the right and osprey is on the left. Wild rice and other plants are very tall....

 Closer shot~~~can't hardly see the nest!!....

 Back at the office to go home saw an adult drop in with a fish, then leave!!! Glad I stayed!!....

 This Tuesday the same thing occurred after this one chick chirped there for half the day!!...

On Saturday, Sept. 9, 2012, only a Great Blue Heron visited the nest.

Safe travels to all our ospreys!

New Visitor 9-3-12

Today we were visited by a Long-tailed Skipper! It's only the third one we've ever seen! Wasn't sure if it's rare or not, but guide said they live in AZ, TX, and over to FL. They stray to the East Coast and as far north as CN.....

 The body top and attached edge of wings is iridescent green or blue green...

 It darted around like a speeding bullet! Finally was hungry enough so we could get it's picture....

Night and Day

 WandaGene flew all the way down to visit milkweed at Patuxent River Park!....

 Two pictures taken by my buddy, Doris, in the PRP butterfly garden.

Fritillary.... 

 Tiger Swallowtails....

 At home, a Painted Lady visited the lantana...

 On the underside, the hindwing has 4 spots before the edge. An almost identical species has 2 large spots there. Scientists are calling it the American Painted Lady! Always something.....

 Cloudless Giant Sulphur on salvia. They migrate northward in late summer...