Recent Butterflies - End of July to August 4, 2026

 Week of July 25 to August 4, 2026

I'm finding more butterflies but not much luck finding dragonflies.

Viceroy

Monarch

Eastern Giant Swallowtail

Summer Azure

Pearl Crescent

Black Swallowtail

Worn Red Admiral

Finding More Insects, July 2026

Week of July 20, 2026

While birding, I'm looking for insects too.  I saw some butterflies but not too many dragonflies this week.

Red-spotted Purple

Black Swallowtail

Northern Crescent

 Meadowhawk

Widow Skimmer

Monarch

Insects - July 2025

Photos of some birds I've seen and I have been looking for butterflies and dragonflies which I have listed below. 

Komoka Park

Willow Skimmer, Powered Dancer, Blue-fronted Dancer, Clouded Sulphur, Cabbage Whites and one Monarch.

Indigo Bunting

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Coves

Widow Skimmer, Common Whitetail, Cabbage Whites, Ebony Jewelwing, and one Black Swallowtail

Also saw 1 White tailed Deer, Carolina Grasshopper - FOY, Painted Turtles, large Common Carp in the water.

Osprey trying to keep cool

Wood Ducks

Black Swallowtail

Westminster Ponds

Black Saddlebags - 1, Common Whitetails, Eastern Pondhawk - 1, Blue Dasher - 2, Monarchs - 8, Black Swallowtail - 1, Silver-spotted Skipper - 3, Wild Indigo Duskywing - 2, Common Wood Nymph - 2

Monarch

Indigo Duskywing

Black Swallowtail

Black Saddlebags

Eastern Pondhawk

Blue Dasher

Canterbury Park

Common Whitetails, Eastern Forktail - 1, Monarch - 1; Cabbage Whites - 5; Black Swallowtail - 1

Also saw a Painted Turtle

Painted Turtle

Monarch

Cabbage White

Some Insects

A short blog this week.  This past week, there seems to be more butterflies around.  It's always nice to see the Black Swallowtail.  Also, I've seen Common Ringlets, some Monarchs, Viceroys, Cabbage Whites, Clouded Sulphurs, and Northern Crescents.

Black Swallowtail

Northern Crescent

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

I've seen dragonflies and damselflies around.  Most of them are flying so it's difficult to get photos.

Powdered Dancer

Eastern Pondhawk

Wonderful Week Plus a Lifer

 May 17-22, 2021

I saw some nice variety of birds and wildlife this week. We had some very hot weather in the 30c range.  I do my birding in the mornings in this weather.

American Goldfinch

Wild Turkey

I saw my first Black Swallowtail of the year.  Beautiful.

Black Swallowtail

I found this tiny Painted Turtle (2") long on a main pathway.  I was afraid it might get hurt and it was far from water.  So I carried the turtle to the edge of the pond so it will be safe.  I put it on a reed stem at the water edge, so it can go into the water when it is ready.

This sandpiper is a lifer.  It was quite far away on the mudflats.

Black-bellied Plover

Green Heron

July 26-30, 2020 - Marveling Nature

Here are some photos that I captured during the week.  I was mostly looking for butterflies.