Silvery Checkerspot Monarch on Milkweed. Truly 'stealth' behvior. Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) MORNING Abundance Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Silver-spotted Skipper Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) When Lily goes dancing with Pond... Grass-like Yellow Aster (Eastwoodia elegans) Watching us. The size of Basswood leaves along the trail. Finally finished. One of the old freighters on the Great Lakes, Mich… Cargo transport on St. Clair River, Michigan Mosiac at the river front, Marine City, Michigan River Park, Marine City, Michigan A classic freighter of the Great Lakes. From foreign shores. butterfly cocoon No photo editing with this one. Fusing colors Contrasts The Old Oaktree Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) The bee is not afraid of the Monarch. Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) Density The morning meadow. Home to a secret hunter The turtle pond Invasion of a microscopic monster... Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Under Power Summer at the lake The height of summer is here... Opposite a brightly colored sunset... Looking out our door last evening. Looking through a window. The insect patrol A juvenile, but what species?