I sat for a while
on the front steps
with my dog &
a steaming mug of tea
on the front steps
with my dog &
a steaming mug of tea
That's when I saw my first butterfly of the season
fluttering in the air, then landing on a piece of
firewood in the open woodshed, finding the sun.
By the time I got my camera, the butterfly
was no longer there.
I looked around for several minutes
spotted those rust-coloured wings again,
watched as the butterfly came to rest
in this spruce tree.
The next place I found the butterfly
was on these sun-warmed stones
near the driveway.
This is the Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum).
fluttering in the air, then landing on a piece of
firewood in the open woodshed, finding the sun.
By the time I got my camera, the butterfly
was no longer there.
I looked around for several minutesspotted those rust-coloured wings again,
watched as the butterfly came to rest
in this spruce tree.
The next place I found the butterflywas on these sun-warmed stones
near the driveway.
This is the Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum).Note: The Compton Tortoiseshell hibernates as an adult and can survive until the following June. source: Butterflies of Canada
What is most remarkable about this particular sighting is that the Compton Tortoiseshell was the last butterfly species I saw before the cold weather set in last year. At that time (October), one of these amazing butterflies was looking for a place to hibernate. Most likely this is not the same one I saw in the autumn, but I think it is fitting that the Compton Tortoiseshell is the first butterfly of the year to appear in my yard.
Temperature: 7C (44.6F)
Temperature: 7C (44.6F)
3 comments:
That sounds like a wonderful morning..great photos. I have never seen that particular butterfly before
but you captured it beautifully..
thanks for sharing.
I enjoy your blog.
Thank you, Dawn.
This post is one of the reasons that I love blogging and why blogging adds a great wealth of information to the web. IE, your observations regarding this being the last butterfly that you saw before the winter set in, and this also being the first butterfly you saw once spring arrived- which confirmed what you read in the reference book. Wonderful observations and photographs! It is nice to come across another nature lover's blog! Keep up the great observations and journaling! :)
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