Invasion of a microscopic monster... The turtle pond Home to a secret hunter The morning meadow. Density Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) The bee is not afraid of the Monarch. Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) The Old Oaktree Contrasts Fusing colors No photo editing with this one. butterfly cocoon Great Spangled Fritillary 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) 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? Male and female Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arth… My secret place I visit to relieve stress. Summer meadow. The end of a hot summer's day. Companions Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata) Feeding alongside the trail. Culvert's Root (Euphorbia corollata) The dried up rootball of a cedar A free gift to us. The river on a hot Sunday. Hibiscus, blooming in July. Reaching the edge Early morning meadow.