Butterfly
Butterfly
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager I spotted this butterfly on the fence rail the other day. Naturally, I didn’t have my camera with me—but I…
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. Butterfly populations were still suppressed on Tuesday, but we still had interesting finds. The Delaware Skipper…
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. We held the Annual Butterfly Census at Mariton on Saturday. We tallied 16 species and 112…
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. Our Tuesday Butterfly Walk was good. The milkweed is just starting to bloom. The butterflies that…
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. American Lady on Goldenrod Weekly butterfly walks will start on Tuesday, June 10. For the next…
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. The Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) is in full bloom at Mariton. You will find patches of…
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. Striped Hairstreak We saw a Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) on the Butterfly Census on Saturday! Not…
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. Butterflies are really starting to get going at Mariton. We saw a lot of Little Wood…
by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager. Photo by Carole Mebus. Mariton’s Bird Group has a saying: “That was worth the price of admission.” It usually…
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The Monarda is blooming in the meadows right now and is attracting lots of butterflies. Yesterday, I watched a patch…
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