Mourning Cloaks are consistently the first butterflies to appear in March each year. While they prefer to feed on tree sap, oaks are a favorite, or rotting fruit, they have to make due with sucking nectar from the blossoms of our early blooming plum tree. The Mourning Cloak caterpillars like to feed on a variety of tree leaves including elms and cottonwoods, which we have plenty of. Adults that appear this early in the season have hibernated over the winter.
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You have more spring down there than I have up here. Thanks for the reminder spring is here/coming. 🙂
Hi Susan. A little bit is blooming, but not a lot.
Beautiful photographs!
Thanks, Kendall.
Welcome!
Wow Timothy, there are beautiful macros! The butterfly is so amazing. 😎
Thanks, John. My wife says “Thank God for macro season!”
Spring won’t be arriving here just yet. Thursday into Friday, 2-4 inches of snow will be coming instead.
Rain is forecast for our area. Thanks, David.
The first photo would make a fine postcard 🙂
Thanks, Harry.
Beautiful pictures !
I really enjoyed these. Wonderful photographicalisationing, Sir!
Thanks, Inchcock.
One more reason to love spring and summer: all the beautiful colours! Great photographs, Tim!
Bellissime foto Timothy 🙂
Grazie, Simona.
So delightful, you are the master! Thanks for the prelude and overture 🦋
Thanks, Dot.
Breathtakingly beautiful creatures and photos of them and their surroundings!
Thanks, Holly.
My pleasure Timothy!
Oh for the delight of early Spring flowers. Great captures, Tim!! Our minds are on the same page this morning!! NICE!!
Thanks, Amy Rose.
You are welcome!!
Great shots! Can’t wait for the flowers to bloom here…and for some sun!
Thanks, Teri. It’s cloudy and rainy here this morning.
Here too 😦
The Mourning Cloak is fabulous, and your shots do it total justice! Wonderful… and the spider is cute.
These are so beautiful, Tim! A nice start to my day! 🙂
Thanks, Lavinia.
These are gorgeous pictures! Spring has Sprung in your neck of the woods! Those butterflies… are stunning!
Very beautiful photos of flowers and butterflies 😍 Magnificent. Kisses Timothy
Thanks, Angelilie. How are you doing?
I’m fine Timothy thank you, and my health too. I take good care of myself and I hope I don’t have Lyme disease.
I’m happy to hear you are well.
Thank you Timothy for your support. Kisses from Paris 💋
Colorful and Cheerful!
Thanks, YellowCable.
Those are all so incredible, you have a great eye for nature photography!
Thanks, Tiffany. Fortunately, we have a lot of nature around here.
Wow, absolutely gorgeous photos. I feel lighter and cheerier just looking at them. You really do have quite the eye for photography, Tim! Amazing job.
Thanks, Holly.
Hey Tim that’s a wow from me too ..just love those moth images .. stunning
Thanks, Julie.