More Late Spring Sightings-

The butterflies are flying around the Sand Coreopsis planted in front of the house.  Shown here is a Fritillary, a somewhat common visitor here, along with Swallowtail.  The daisies grow in many places around the land, so sunny and cheerful.  Also, a common sight is mushrooms/fungus of different sorts - this one I haven't been able to identify yet, it is growing on the stump of a White Pine.





Fritillary Butterfly on Sand Coreopsis

Sand Coreopsis

Swallowtail on Arrowwood tree blossom
(Arrowwood is in the Viburnum Family)



Golden Daisy Margeurite

Unidentified Mushroom andFungus



Butterflies Everywhere

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This year the Pines has more butterflies than all the years before. There are large stands of Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) which attract large numbers of butterflies especially Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, both yellow and black form.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Yellow)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Black)