Michele Melio found this Echo Azure Butterfly drinking water out of the Wheatfield Fork of the Gualala River when she took a recent walk with her dad.
These are small butterflies, and a treat to see.
Thanks to Michele for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
No fog this morning, and temps were in the 60s. All of a sudden the temperature jumped, at it's 81 degrees this afternoon. Wow! Warm weather is moving in.
Last Sunday was a mixed bag, weather-wise. But butterflies had a sunny window to get out and find some sweet nectar. Amy found several different kinds of butterflies.
First up is one we don't see very often, a Two-banded Skipper.
And one of our most common butterflies, Gray or Grey Buckeye. It's been recently renamed - previously it was called a Common Buckeye.
Then another rarer one, an Echo Azure.
And finally the bright Mylitta Crescent.
Quite a nice bunch of butterfly sightings by Amy! Thanks to Amy for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
Sunny and breezy today. Our weather forecast changed and more rain is headed our way by Thursday afternoon.