Flower Arrangements

It’s another on/off rainy morning today in Erie County, Pennsylvania. Yesterday afternoon, lots of nice shorebird activity at Presque Isle State Park, but just a “PSA” that the access road past Waldameer is down to two lanes – one ‘in’ and one ‘out’ – due to construction. Depending on time of day, allocate at least an extra 20 minutes of traffic wait time to exit Presque Isle 🙁

Saturday afternoon shorebirds @ Presque Isle

(Bird IDS, right to left: Semipalmated Plover (x2), Short-billed Dowitcher, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, & Short-billed Dowitcher x7.)

While waiting on photo editing, here’s another contender for prettiest BirdingPI.com post of the year, back at Asbury Woods, featuring beautiful Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus):

Wow!

Also what’s probably Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) on Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) or similar species in the Silphium genus: 

w/ possibly Giant Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) on Wild Bergamot
Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta)
Probably Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)
In the Arnica genus (exact species uncertain)

2 thoughts on “Flower Arrangements”

  1. Paul Edwards

    Lovely! Nothing like a good day in a park to see butterflies! Thank you, “Team Leader”

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