Karner Blue Butterfly Melissa blue butterfly. This is a endangered butterfly species found only in a few places now. The larva feed off the wild lupine, which is going away. They only lay their eggs on the wild lupine. This was captured at a wild breeding spot here in Oregon that we stumbled upon.
This Boisduval's Blue Butterfly is yet another one of our endangered species here in Oregon.
These butterflies rely on the wild Lupine flower to survive. Wild Lupine which is disappearing.
Pine White Butterfly. These butterfly just happen to love yellow. This one has a hint of other colors in it so it must be a female. A pair showed up here yesterday.
The Social Butterfly. I was sitting in the truck minding my own, when this butterfly landed in front of me and stuck around long enough for a couple photographs. Than fluttered off.
When I seen all the activity going on on a thistle flower, well I had to get the action with my camera!
Thistle is a great attraction to all sorts of nectar eating bugs, butterflies are no different!
Some of these photographs are very busy, it was a active place!
One thing to be assured of here in Oregon is, never know what you are going to see here!
I noticed this blue butterfly fluttering around, then oh my I noticed a whole lot more! I paid attention for these photographs to just one.
The site of so much blue was quite pretty. Sure the wild Lupine flowers are blue, but these were flying!!
So, what is a person who is armed with their trusty camera to do? Take photographs of course!
The Black-headed Grosbeak is the monarch butterflies worst enemy!
These are a species of birds who can safely eat the poisonous monarch butterfly.
And is happy to do it!
As I was sitting in my spot watching the birds,butterflies,bees just enjoying the nice weather we have here in the high desert of Oregon I looked over to one of our ponds and seen the swimming young frogs wanting their piece of bread.
Well, I can not just feed them one day and not the other right?
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