BUTTERFLIES ARE BECOMING COMMON

During this past week many new butterflies have emerged.  Now instead of chasing birds with cameras in hand, we are pursuing the butterflies. We have several species pictured below.
The Great Spangled Fritillary is a large (3.5 in) and common butterfly over much of the United States.  This butterfly seems to prefer wet meadows or marshland edges as its primary habitat.  We have a great hatch of fritillaries this year.