It was raining here today, so not surprising we had no butterflies or dragonflies to report. But yesterday, when the sun was shining, I met my first Painted Skimmer in our backyard as it posed in the sun on a dead butterfly bush stem. And the grass was full of skippers of some type. (Our lawnmower was broken for 2 weeks so right now we have more of a tall-grass meadow than a lawn.) Walking around the block a week ago, I met a freshly out Black Swallowtail sipping mineral water off a paving-stone driveway. And this week the large yellow coloured Swallowtails are around but not perching low very often.
I hope this week will bring you better success, perhaps even very close to home!
