Picture from previous blog in April.
At the cabin, I was sitting in a lawnchair doing Sudoku after a long bike ride in the afternoon.
Along fluttered an Admiral Butterfly which landed on some Bugloss nearby.
I stopped to watch, and then it flew overhead and landed on the deck.
As I was about to resume my puzzle, it flew onto my knee and stayed there for 10 minutes, until I absolutely had to move, whence it flew up and around and landed on my arm.
I watch for at least 20 minutes as it's proboscis probbed and probbed around the old skin cells, tickling me nicely. It felt wonderful, and it was so beautiful to watch.
When its wings were folded up, it looked drabbly grey, but on opening them, which it did quickly before closing them up again, then I could view the lovely blocks of orange on black.
It has evolved to look very much like a Monarch Butterfly, especially to birds and other enemies, so it is often avoided as a food source.
Not a lot of wildflowers, though, on my property this year for it to get nectar from, although there are lots out by the road.
Strange year. Strange animal behaviors, too.
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