First Butterfly of the season: Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui

....not counting those pesky white and black moths that look like
butterflies and drive me nuts for a while.

The bug density in the air around here is really remarkable, with Rufous
Hummingbirds very busy flycatching. The females have been here at the
feeders, having arrived a week after the male, and they are now gone,
apparently busy nesting and avoiding the cantankerous male as they do each
year. It's good to see they'll have a lot of juicy flying bugs to eat.
They'll be back later.

Jerry Blinn
Silverdale
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