The Red Admiral is a fairly common butterfly in Ohio, but I've never seen as many at one time as I did yesterday. There were dozens nectaring on our Redbud trees. My field guides say the species occasionally experiences tremendous population outbreaks. It is also one of the few migrating species of butterfly. One of my favorite blogs - Blue jay Barrens - mentioned seeing a similar number of Red Admirals nectaring on his Red bud trees in southern Ohio several weeks ago. Perhaps the mild winter contributed to this population spike.
I know! I know! They're EVERYWHERE !!!
ReplyDeleteOn my window sill, in the lilacs, the viburnum, the redbud!
You should have seen the crabapple at Crosby (TBC) yesterday!
People were standing around with their mouths agape.
PS. Love the picture!
ReplyDeleteI was going to take a video at TBC and just as I hit record . . . the batteries died. ARGGGGGHHHHHH!! I'd have put it on Youtube. Waaaaaaaa ;)
PPS. I LOVE that Blue Jay blog !
ReplyDeleteLovely color/composition :)
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