While visiting family in Philadelphia, I managed a day trip to Cape May. I was about a week early for warbler, song bird, and hawk migration. But in places I felt like I was in the middle of a butterfly garden. And ... in a continuing expansion of subject and interest, dragonflies captured my focus. Here is a sampling of images from the day ...
Terns, oystercatchers, and skimmers were gathered along the beaches near the conservancy.
A particular delight were the
Royal Terns ...
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| Royal Tern |
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| American Oystercatcher |
A dozen species of butterflies were tallied. The most stunning was this
Red-spotted Purple ...
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| Red-spotted Purple |
I am a novice with dragonflies, so please let me know if you disagree with the IDs on the following ...
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| Common Whitetail |
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| Twelve-Spotted Skimmer |
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| Swamp Darner |
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| Swamp Darner |
Good everything!!
